Preferences and differences in the trail pheromone of the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens sexdens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) [PDF]
European Journal of Entomology, 2006 The amount of the trail pheromone substance, 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine, of the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens sexdens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) increases with increasing size of the ant from 0 to 35 ng per individual. The compounds 2,5-dimethylpyrazine
Tom Wenseleers, Johan Billen
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Insects, 2015 Cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) are traditionally considered to be one of the most important chemical cues used in the nestmate recognition process of social hymenopterans. However, it has been suggested that in the leafcutter ant genus Atta, it is not the
Fabio S Nascimento, Lohan Valadares
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F1000Research, 2023 In Peru, insect consumption, as a nutritional complement or as the main source in the diet, is limited to the regions of our the central jungle where Atta sexdens ants are consumed.
Oriana Rivera-Lozada +4 more
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Directional vibration sensing in the leafcutter ant Atta sexdens. [PDF]
Biol Open, 2017 ABSTRACT Leafcutter ants communicate with the substrate-borne component of the vibratory emission produced by stridulation. Stridulatory signals in the genus Atta have been described in different behavioural contexts, such as foraging, alarm signalling and collective nest building.
Hager FA, Kirchner L, Kirchner WH.
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The Influence of Selected Insecticides on the Oxidative Response of Atta sexdens (Myrmicinae, Attini) Workers. [PDF]
Neotrop Entomol, 2023 AbstractReactive oxygen species (ROS) are generated as products of normal cellular metabolic activities; however, the use of pesticides to control leafcutter ants leads to unbalanced ROS production. We evaluated the effects of two insecticides (fipronil, sulfluramid) and metallic insecticide complex (magnesium complex [Mg(hesp)2(phen)] (1)) on the ...
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What Can the Bacterial Community of Atta sexdens (Linnaeus, 1758) Tell Us about the Habitats in Which This Ant Species Evolves? [PDF]
Insects, 2020 Studies of bacterial communities can reveal the evolutionary significance of symbiotic interactions between hosts and their associated bacteria, as well as identify environmental factors that may influence host biology.
Manuela de Oliveira Ramalho +3 more
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The ideal habitat for leaf-cutting ant queens to build their nests [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Queens of Atta sexdens Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) face biotic and abiotic environmental factors in the environment while establishing their nests.
Kátia K. A. Sousa +9 more
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Contamination and mortality of leaf-cutting ant workers by the quinone inside inhibitor fungicide after social interactions [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Leaf-cutting ants of the genera Atta and Acromyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) are the most important pests in forest and agricultural plantations and livestock. Toxic baits are the main method to manage these insects.
Tamires Scudillio +6 more
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First-year nest growth in the leaf-cutting ants Atta bisphaerica and Atta sexdens rubropilosa [PDF]
Sociobiology, 2014 The majority of ants construct nests underground to maintain environmental conditions favorable to the development of immature and adult individuals. But little is known about nest growth.
Sandra Cardoso +3 more
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Ant identity determines the fungi richness and composition of a myrmecochorous seed. [PDF]
PLoS ONEMyrmecochory-seed dispersal by ants-is a mutualistic interaction in which ants attracted by seed appendices take them away from the parental plant location, where seeds usually have better development odds.
Tiago V Fernandes +4 more
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