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Trail complexity and foraged plants for the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in a caatinga area of Bahia

Zoologia (Curitiba)
Leaf-cutting ants (LCAs; Atta, Acromyrmex, and Amoimyrmex) are key herbivores in Neotropical ecosystems, preferentially harvesting leaves from palatable plant species such as pioneers and colonizers.
Thayara N.N. do Carmo, Gabriela V. de Oliveira, Lucas C. Marinho, Ana G.D. Bieber, Michele M. Corrêa, Paulo S.D. Silva   +5 more
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POTENCIAL TÓXICO DE Esenbeckia pumila Pohl (Rutaceae) SOBRE Artemia salina E Atta sexdens rubropilosa [PDF]

, 2019
The number of studies on plant compounds with insecticidal activity has increased in recent years, and one of the primary targets of these compounds is leaf-cutter ants, which are considered the most important pests in Brazilian plantations, especially ...
Santos, Renato Gomes, Duarte, Geane Karla Gonçalves Ferreira, Bueno, Odair Correa, Silva Junior, Weber Martins da, Menezes, Antônio Carlos Severo, Naves, Plínio Lázaro Faleiro   +5 more
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Recruitment and chemical-marked trail in Atta sexdens rubropilosa (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) to different stimuli

, 2014
A formação, recrutamento e manutenção de trilhas em formigas cortadeiras do gênero Atta é controlada quimicamente e envolve a participação de diferentes castas.
Fernando Ribeiro Sujimoto, Sujimoto, Fernando Ribeiro   +1 more
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Seleção de isolados de Metarhizium anisopliae e Beauveria bassiana patogênicos a soldados de Atta bisphaerica e Atta sexdens rubropilosa em condições de laboratório Selection of Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana isolates pathogenic to Atta bisphaerica and Atta sexdens rubropilosa soldiers under laboratory conditions

Ciência Rural, 2010
As formigas do gênero Atta são pragas importantes de diversas culturas agrícolas, pastagens e reflorestamentos. Os fungos entomopatogênicos estão entre os fatores naturais de mortalidade dessas formigas e por isso apresentam potencial para serem usados ...
Alzimiro Marcelo Conteiro Castilho, Marcelo Elias Fraga, Elen de Lima Aguiar-Menezes, Carlos Alberto da Rocha Rosa   +3 more
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Density and spatial distribution of Atta sexdens rubropilosa and Atta laevigata colonies (Hym., Formicidae) in Eucalyptus spp. forests

, 2022
The present study determined the density and spatial distribution of nests of the leaf-cutting ants Atta sexdens rubropilosa and A. laevigata in an area of Eucalyptus spp. forest. The research was accomplished between 05/2000 and 11/2001, on a farm located in Botucatu, SP, inside Area 19, with approximately 56,000 m2, without a history of control for ...
Ramos, Vania M., Forti, Luiz C., Andrade, Ana Paula P., Noronha, Newton C., Camargo, Roberto Da Silva   +4 more
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Forager size of the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in a mature eucalyptus forest in Brazil

, 2016
We determined the size characteristics of foragers of the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens in a mature eucalyptus forest in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, at daytime (7: 30 to 10: 00 hr) and nighttime (19: 00 to 23: 00 hr).
Tonhasca Jr., Athayde, Lima Bragança, Marcos Antonio   +1 more
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Acetylcholinesterases from Leaf-Cutting ant Atta sexdens: Purification, Characterization, and Capillary Reactors for On-Flow Assays. [PDF]

Enzyme Res, 2019
Dos Santos AM, Moreira AC, Lopes BR, Fracola MF, de Almeida FG, Bueno OC, Cass QB, Souza DHF.   +7 more
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Estudo fitoquímico de Anacardium humile associado ao controle de formigas cortadeiras Atta sexdens rubropilosa

, 2011
Several studies are being made to the branch of chemistry and biology to the development of less harmful agents, or natural agents. The present work is preparation of a concentrate of 50, 70 and 100 mg.ml-1 leaves of cashew (Anacardium humile) applied ...
Fernades Martins, Nicolas
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Attractiveness of copperleaf-based bait to leaf-cutting ants Atratividade de iscas à base de acalifa para formigas cortadeiras

Ciência Rural, 2011
Leaves of copperleaf (Acalypha spp.) are greatly accepted by leaf-cutting ants and therefore used to maintain colonies in the laboratory. In order to determine the attractive potential of granulated bait of Acalypha wilkesiana leaves versus citrus pulp ...
Nilson Satoru Nagamoto, Rafael Forti Barbieri, Luiz Carlos Forti, Sandra Regina de Sousa Cardoso, Sinara Maria Moreira, Juliane Floriano Santos Lopes   +5 more
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Gene Expression Profile Analysis is Directly Affected by the Selected Reference Gene: The Case of Leaf-Cutting Atta Sexdens. [PDF]

Insects, 2018
Livramento KGD, Freitas NC, Máximo WPF, Zanetti R, Paiva LV.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source