Activity of Ricinus communis (Euphorbiaceae) and ricinine against the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) and the symbiotic fungus Leucoagaricus gongylophorus

Artigo

Fecha

2004-09-01

Registro en:

Pest Management Science. Malden: Wiley-blackwell, v. 60, n. 9, p. 933-938, 2004.

1526-498X

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/682

10.1002/ps.892

WOS:000223539300014

http://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/3879135

Autor

Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)

Universidade Federal do Acre (UFAC)

Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)

Institución

Universidade Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (Brasil)

Resumen

The focus of this study was the identification of compounds from plant extracts for use in crop protection. This paper reports on the toxic activity of fractions of leaf extracts of Ricinus communis L (Euphorbiaceae) and isolated active compounds in the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa Forel and its symbiotic fungus Leucoagaricus gongylophorus (Singer) Moller. The main compounds responsible for activity against the fungus and ant in leaf extracts of R communis were found to be fatty acids for the former and ricinine for the ants. (C) 2004 Society of Chemical Industry.

Materias

insecticidal activity

antifungal activity

Atta sexdens rubropilosa

Leucoagaricus gongylophorus

Ricinus communis

ricinine

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