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Trait‐Mediated Indirect Effects of Phorid Flies on Ants

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
This paper provides a synthesis of the ecological impact of phorid fly parasitoids on ants. We find the most important impact of phorids on ants to be trait‐mediated effects. Phorids diminish the foraging activity of ants, frequently reducing the number and average size of foragers and reducing the amount of food retrieved by a colony.
Hsun-Yi Hsieh, Ivette Perfecto, Jean Paul Lachaud   +2 more
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Explorando el potencial alimenticio y nutricional de tres artrópodos amazónicos comestibles [PDF]

, 2017
Ensuring food supply and availability, and consequently food safety, on a global scale represents one of the most important challenges of this century. The exploitation of local resources such as invertebrates has been extremely relevant to contribute to
Garcia, Jesús Eribert Bravo, Giron, Richard Jesús Cedeño, Hidalgo, Glida Gisela, Pino Hernández, Enrique José Gregorio, Villa, Pedro Manuel   +4 more
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Examining the Presence of Cronobacter spp. in Ready-to-eat Edible Insects [PDF]

, 2019
Edible insects present a potential solution to increasing global food insecurity. However, there is limited research on the microbial hazards they may pose. These include opportunistic pathogens like Cronobacter spp. (formerly Enterobacter sakazakii). In
Amund, Daniel, Greenhalgh, Jake
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Leaf-cutting ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Myrmicinae) in three agrosystems and the attractiveness of a natural bait to Atta laevigata’s biocontrol

Research, Society and Development
Leaf-cutting ant species with economic importance are those of the genera: Atta and Acromyrmex. Natural baits with spores of these entomopathogenic fungi can be used in the biological control of pest species. Therefore, the aims of this research, were: 1)
Antonio Mendonça dos Santos, M. A. Uchoa, Isaias de Oliveira, E. S. Loureiro, Tamara Santos Ferreira de Farias   +4 more
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Potential of alternative control of leaf‐cutting ants using essential oils: A systematic review

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, Volume 27, Issue 4, Page 497-511, November 2025.
Abstract Leaf‐cutting ants (LCAs) are abundant and cause considerable damage to agricultural and forest crops in the Neotropical region and are commonly controlled using sulfluramid‐based ant baits. However, this active ingredient is a precursor of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), a persistent, human‐made pollutant that poses serious environmental
Heloisa S. S. Pinheiro, Crislaine C. Calazans, Virginia E. Masiulionis, Valfran S. Andrade, Tainara da S. Carvalho, Itamara Bomfim Gois, Genésio T. Ribeiro, Arie F. Blank, Ana P. A. Araújo, Leandro Bacci   +9 more
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Diversity of Fungi Associated with Atta bisphaerica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): The Activity of Aspergillus ochraceus and Beauveria bassiana

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
The grass‐cutting ant Atta bisphaerica is one of the most serious pests in several pastures and crops in Brazil. Fungal diseases are a constant threat to these large societies composed of millions of closely related individuals. We investigated the occurrence of filamentous fungi associated with the ant A. bisphaerica in a pasture area of Viçosa, Minas
Myriam M. R. Ribeiro, Karina D. Amaral, Vanessa E. Seide, Bressane M. R. Souza, Terezinha M. C. Della Lucia, Maria Catarina M. Kasuya, Danival J. de Souza, Alain Lenoir   +7 more
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Intraspecific and Intracolonial Variation in the Profile of Venom Alkaloids and Cuticular Hydrocarbons of the Fire Ant Solenopsis saevissima Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
Fire ants are aggressive Neotropical ants that are extensively similar in general biology and morphology, making species identification difficult. Some fire ant species are top‐rated pests spreading throughout the world by trade vessels. Many researchers attempted to sort between invasive and native species by using chemical characters, including ...
Eduardo Gonçalves Paterson Fox, Adriana Pianaro, Daniel Russ Solis, Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie, Bruno Cunha Vairo, Ednildo de Alcântara Machado, Odair Correa Bueno, Michael Rust   +7 more
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Densidade e tamanho de formigueiros de Acromyrmex crassispinus em plantios de Pinus taeda. [PDF]

, 2012
O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a densidade e o tamanho dos formigueiros de Acromyrmex crassispinus, ao longo do ano, em plantios de Pinus taeda de diferentes idades.
IEDE, E. T., NICKELE, M. A., OLIVEIRA, E. B. de, REIS FILHO, W.   +3 more
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Flooded forests: Death by drowning, not herbivory [PDF]

, 2007
Trees on small islands formed when a new hydroelectric dam was filled are said to have been killed by leaf-cutter ants that were no longer regulated by their armadillo predators.
Auclair A.N.D., White T.C.R.
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Ants as Indicators in Brazil: A Review with Suggestions to Improve the Use of Ants in Environmental Monitoring Programs

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
We describe the use of ants as indicators in Brazil, based on a critical review of published articles. The analysis of fifty‐eight papers, encompassing a range of almost 25 years, indicates an increased number of studies using ants as indicators in the last decade. Among the parameters analyzed in the papers, species composition is the most suitable to
Carla R. Ribas, Renata B. F. Campos, Fernando A. Schmidt, Ricardo R. C. Solar, Jonathan D. Majer   +4 more
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