Contamination and mortality of leaf-cutting ant workers by the quinone inside inhibitor fungicide after social interactions [PDF]
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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Effects of Entomopathogenic Fungi on Individuals as Well as Groups of Workers and Immatures of Atta sexdens rubropilosa Leaf-Cutting Ants [PDF]
In 2009, sulfluramid, the main ingredient in toxic baits for leaf-cutting ant control, was included in Annex B of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.
Luis Eduardo Pontes Stefanelli +4 more
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Nest Digging by Leaf-Cutting Ants: Effect of Group Size and Functional Structures
Leaf-cutting ant workers dig underground chambers, for housing their symbiotic fungus, interconnected by a vast quantity of tunnels whose function is to permit the entrance of food (leaves), gaseous exchanges, and movement of workers, offspring, and the ...
Roberto da Silva Camargo +2 more
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Oviposition, Life Cycle, and Longevity of the Leaf-Cutting Ant Acromyrmex rugosus rugosus [PDF]
Studies related to the demography of individual members from ant colonies have received little attention, although they are the basis to understanding the population dynamics of colonies.
Sandra S. Verza +4 more
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O interesse no emprego de microrganismos aumentou significativamente nos últimos anos, tanto na promoção de crescimento vegetal como no controle biológico de pragas e doenças de plantas.
Jessica Maria Bezerra Do Espirito Santo +3 more
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Communication or Toxicity: What Is the Effect of Cycloheximide on Leaf-Cutting Ant Workers?
Leaf-cutting ants are insects that use plant material to grow fungus from which they feed. These fungus-growing ants perform various behavioral activities to establish an environment conducive to the fungus.
Kátia Kaelly Andrade Sousa +2 more
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Predatory Behavior of Canthon virens (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): A Predator of Leafcutter Ants
We present a detailed description of the predatory behavior of the beetle Canthon virens Mannerheim, 1829, on the leafcutter ant Atta sp. We observed 51 acts of predation, which were also recorded on film and subjected to behavioral analysis.
Luiz Carlos Forti +3 more
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Métodos alternativos para controle de insetos praga em sementes
A agricultura está cada vez mais tecnificada, utilizando abundantemente os recursos naturais de acordo com suas metas produtivas e gerando, assim, desequilíbrio nos ciclos naturais. Em sua maior parte, essa produção é realizada por meio da utilização de sementes, que são sensíveis a diversos fatores, entre estes injúrias provocadas por insetos-praga ...
FERREIRA, THIAGO COSTA +2 more
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Custos de armadilhas adesivas artesanais para a captura de insetos-praga
Armadilhas adesivas coloridas podem ser usadas no monitoramento e no controle de insetos-praga em cultivos agrícolas e em áreas urbanas. Neste trabalho calcularam-se os custos de dois modelos de armadilhas adesivas artesanais feitas com cola entomológica
Janaína Pereira dos Santos +2 more
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Disseminação de insetos-praga por meio de embalagens à base de amido extrusado [PDF]
Observou-se a viabilidade dos produtos à base de amido extrusado, que são usados como protetores de embalagens frágeis, como recurso alimentar para espécies-praga de grãos armazenados: Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Stephens), Lasioderma serricorne (Fabr.), Oryzaephilus surinamensis (L.), Sitophilus oryzae (L.), Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera) e ...
Isabel D C C Alencar +1 more
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