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Bacteria contribute to plant secondary compound degradation in a generalist herbivore system.
(2020)
Herbivores must overcome a variety of plant defenses, including coping
with plant secondary compounds (PSCs). To help detoxify these defensive chemicals,
several insect herbivores are known to harbor gut microbiota with ...
Escovopsioides as a fungal antagonist of the fungus cultivated by leafcutter ants
(2018-10-10)
Background: Fungus gardens of fungus-growing (attine) ants harbor complex microbiomes in addition to the mutualistic fungus they cultivate for food. Fungi in the genus Escovopsioides were recently described as members of ...
The effect of plant diversity on fungus garden development and foraging behavior of leaf-cutting ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
(2003-08-18)
The leaf-cutting ants forage a wide variety of plant species, used for symbiotic fungus cultivation. To better understand this tripartite complex interaction, 24 colonies of Acromyrmex subterraneus brunneus were conditioned ...
The effect of plant diversity on fungus garden development and foraging behavior of leaf-cutting ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
(2003-08-18)
The leaf-cutting ants forage a wide variety of plant species, used for symbiotic fungus cultivation. To better understand this tripartite complex interaction, 24 colonies of Acromyrmex subterraneus brunneus were conditioned ...
Absence of the Parasite Escovopsis in Fungus Garden Pellets Carried by Gynes of Atta sexdens
(Univ Estadual Feira Santana, 2015)
Planting of fungus onto hibernating workers of the fungus-growing ant Mycetosoritis clorindae (Attini, Formicidae)
(Birkhauser Verlag Ag, 2013)
Chemical control of leaf-cutting ants: how do workers disperse toxic bait fragments onto fungus garden?
(Soc Brasileira Entomologia, 2019-10-01)
Leaf cutting ants are controlled with toxic baits. For the method's greater efficiency, the baits must be distributed and processed by workers during fungus cultivation. To test hypotheses whether the mode of action of the ...
Pathogenic nature of Syncephalastrum in Atta sexdens rubropilosa fungus gardens
(2017-05-01)
BACKGROUND: Leaf-cutter ants are considered to be a major herbivore and agricultural pest in the Neotropics. They are often controlled by environmentally persistent insecticides. Biological control using pathogenic fungi ...
Ecology of microfungal communities in gardens of fungus-growing ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a year-long survey of three species of attine ants in Central Texas
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2011-11-01)
We profiled the microfungal communities in gardens of fungus-growing ants to evaluate possible species-specific ant-microfungal associations and to assess the potential dependencies of microfungal diversity on ant foraging ...
Effect of the presence of brood and fungus on the nest architecture and digging activity of Acromyrmex subterraneus Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
(Soc Brasileira Entomologia, 2017-01-01)
This study investigated the stimuli that trigger digging behavior inAcromyrmex subterraneus during nest building. The hypothesis was that the presence of the fungus garden and/or brood triggers the excavation of tunnels ...