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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Effects of Entomopathogenic Fungi on Individuals as Well as Groups of Workers and Immatures of Atta sexdens rubropilosa Leaf-Cutting Ants [PDF]
Insects, 2020 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
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2012 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]
Insects, 2017 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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Diversitas Journal, 2022 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?
Insects, 2017 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
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2012 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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Custos de armadilhas adesivas artesanais para a captura de insetos-praga
Agropecuária Catarinense, 2021 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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Evolução dos Insetos-Praga na Cultura da Soja no Mato Grosso
EntomoBrasilis, 2012 O presente trabalho apresenta o desenvolvimento da cultura da soja no estado de Mato Grosso quanto aos insetos-praga associados a essa cultura. Constatou-se que em 1978 essa cultura apresentava seis espécies-pragas principais e nenhuma praga secundária ...
Aleson Wiest, Marliton Barreto
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CUCURBITACINAS COMO FATOR DE RESISTÊNCIA A INSETOS-PRAGA
Revista Caatinga, 2007 The 20th century was marked by great discovers, which had a deep impact on plants resistance against pest insects. In this context, high studies were developed about cucurbitacins, an important group of secondary substances produced by plants.
Luciano Pacelli Medeiros Macedo +2 more
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