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Exposure of Workers of Ectatomma brunneum Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ectatomminae) to ant Baits Containing Different Active Ingredients under Laboratory Conditions

open access: yesEntomoBrasilis, 2015
This work evaluated the short-range mortality of workers of Ectatomma brunneum Smith when exposed to ant baits in laboratory, in order to verify if the attractiveness of this non-target species by ant baits intended to be used in the control of leaf ...
Viviane Cristina Tofolo   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Leaf-cutting ant (Atta laevigata Smith) in an African mahogany plantation in Minas Gerais state, Brazil

open access: yesEntomoBrasilis, 2021
Khaya grandifoliola C. DC. (Meliaceae), known as African mahogany, is used in the establishment of commercial plantations for high-value timber production. This work aims to report the first occurrence of the genus Atta in a commercial plantation of this
Rodolfo Molinário de Souza   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mutualistic interactions between ants and fungi: A review

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 13, Issue 8, August 2023., 2023
We review the mutualistic interactions between ants and fungi. Neotropical myrmicine Attina cultivate Basidiomycota for food, the same being true for certain “plant‐ants” associated with myrmecophytes that also feed on Ascomycota fungi. Otherwise, these Ascomycota have antibacterial properties.
Alain Dejean   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microbial communities of the ant Formica exsecta and its nest material

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Soil Science, Volume 74, Issue 3, May–June 2023., 2023
This study compares the bacterial and fungal microbiomes of worker ants of Formica exsecta, and the nest material associated with the ants. We found that the ants maintain a microbiome, distinct from the surrounding nest material, and that this microbiome is consistent across colonies and time.
Stafva Lindström   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Yet more "weeds" in the garden: fungal novelties from nests of leaf-cutting ants. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2013
Symbiotic relationships modulate the evolution of living organisms in all levels of biological organization. A notable example of symbiosis is that of attine ants (Attini; Formicidae: Hymenoptera) and their fungal cultivars (Lepiotaceae and Pterulaceae ...
Juliana O Augustin   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The type specimens of fungus growing ants, Attini (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) deposited in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

open access: yesPapéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2005
We present here a list of the Attini type material deposited in the Formicidae collection of the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo (MZSP), Brazil.
Christiana Klingenberg   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Colony size predicts division of labour in Attine ants [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Division of labour is central to the ecological success of eusocial insects, yet the evolutionary factors driving increases in complexity in division of labour are little known.
Alexander RD   +10 more
core   +3 more sources

Ants of the genus Protalaridris (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), more than just deadly mandibles

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2018
The ants of the genus Protalaridris are revised based upon their morphology. Seven species are recognized; the type species (P. armata Brown, 1980) and six species described as new: P. aculeata Lattke & Alpert, sp. n., P.
John E. LATTKE   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Distinct and enhanced hygienic responses of a leaf‐cutting ant toward repeated fungi exposures

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 12, Issue 7, July 2022., 2022
The leaf‐cutting ant Atta sexdens discriminates between different antagonistic fungi and apply distinct responses to remove them from the fungus garden. Also, successive exposures to the same antagonist increase sanitization in the fungus garden.
Aryel C. Goes   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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