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Pathogenic interaction between Escovopsis weberi and Leucoagaricus sp.: mechanisms involved and virulence levels
(Elsevier, 2015-10)
Attini are the only ants that use fresh plant material to cultivate species of Leucoagaricus, which are their source of nutrition. Escovopsis species are specialized mycoparasites of Leucoagaricus sp. and Escovopsis ...
Lack of correlation between micro fungi species and chemical control method of Atta treated with toxic baitsAusência de correlação entre espécies de microfungos e método de controle químico de Atta tratadas com iscas tóxicas
(2018-01-01)
Atta sexdens rubropilosa (leaf-cutter ants) has a symbiotic association with a fungus and has a negative interaction with other fungi due to parasitism of the fungus cultivated by ants; also, there are several other fungi ...
Does diatomaceous earth control leaf-cutter ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Eucalyptus plantations?
(2015)
Genus Atta includes some of the most important Formicidae leaf cutter ants which cause extensive damage to the eucalyptus plantations. Atta sexdens rubropilosa Forel, one of the chief pests in Brazilian reforestation, can ...
Yeasts in the nests of the leaf-cutter ant Acromyrmex balzani in a Savanna biome: exploitation of community and metabolic diversity
(2021-01-01)
The leaf-cutter ant Acromyrmex balzani is responsible for causing important losses in reforestation areas, crops, and pastures, and is frequently found in the Brazilian savanna (Cerrado). So far, there is no information ...
Selection and yield optimisation of a Beauveria bassiana isolate for the biological control of leaf cutter ants
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2018-07)
Leaf cutter ants are one of the most important pests to agriculture and forestry in the Neotropics. One environmentally friendly solution to control them is biological control with the use of conidia of some fungi, such ...
Do leaf-cutter ants Atta colombica obtain their magnetic sensors from soil?
How animals sense, process, and use magnetic information remains elusive. In insects, magnetic particles are candidates for a magnetic sensor. Recent studies suggest that the ant Pachycondyla marginata incorporates ...