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Occurrence of Leaf-Cutting and Grass-Cutting Ants of the Genus Atta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Geographic Regions of Brazil
(Univ Estadual Feira Santana, 2020-12-01)
Leaf-cutting ants are widely distributed in Brazil, particularly species of the genus Atta. We therefore described the occurrence of leaf-cutting and grass-cutting ant species of the genus Atta. Five routes comprising some ...
Effects of cycloheximide on the mortality of Atta sexdens leaf-cutting worker ants
(2018-07-01)
Leaf-cutting ants live symbiotically with a fungus that they cultivate on the plant leaves that they cut. The innumerous studies on the plant selection mechanism used by leaf-cutting ants show the researchers’ interest in ...
Inhibition of the symbiotic fungus of leaf-cutting ants by coumarins
(2005-05-01)
Leaf-cutting ants are known to be a serious pest for agriculture due to the high amounts of vegetal matter from crops used by them in order to cultivate a symbiotic fungus on which they rely for food and enzymes. The ...
DECOMPOSITION RATES OF SPENT FUNGAL REFUSE OF ATTA-SEXDENS (HYMENOPTERA, FORMICIDAE) AND IMPLICATIONS FOR ESTIMATING FORAGE INTAKE BY LEAF-CUTTING ANTS
(Gustav Fischer Verlag Jena, 1994-05-01)
Using simulated ceramic refuse chambers, field decomposition studies were performed on the spent fungal refuse of the lead-cutting ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa. Refuse half life was estimated at 40 days, with complete ...
Astilbin toxicity to leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
(2005-04-18)
The toxicity of astilbin, isolated from Dimorphandra mollis, was tested in laboratory ingestion bioassays for the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa Forel. Worker ants that were fed an artificial diet daily to which ...
Dispersion of Seeds of Tree Species by the Leaf-Cutting Ant Acromyrmex subterraneus molestans (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Vicosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
(California State University, 2010-01-01)
Leaf-cutting ants are the main pests in forest plantings, especially at the pre-cutting stage and immediately after the planting or in the beginning of sprouting. However, several genera of Formicidae are important seed ...
Dispersion of Seeds of Tree Species by the Leaf-Cutting Ant Acromyrmex subterraneus molestans (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Vicosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
(California State University, 2010-01-01)
Leaf-cutting ants are the main pests in forest plantings, especially at the pre-cutting stage and immediately after the planting or in the beginning of sprouting. However, several genera of Formicidae are important seed ...
Dispersion of seeds of tree species by the leaf-cutting ant acromyrmex subterraneus molestans (hymenoptera: Formicidae) in viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
(2010-12-01)
Leaf-cutting ants are the main pests in forest plantings, especially at the pre-cutting stage and immediately after the planting or in the beginning of sprouting. However, several genera of Formicidae are important seed ...