Foraging Activity and Seasonal Food Preference of Linepithema micans (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a Species Associated With the Spread of Eurhizococcus brasiliensis (Hemiptera: Margarodidae)

dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.creatorNondillo, Aline
dc.creatorFerrari, Leonardo
dc.creatorLerin, Sabrina
dc.creatorBueno, Odair Correa
dc.creatorBotton, Marcos
dc.date2015-03-18T15:56:09Z
dc.date2016-10-25T20:35:21Z
dc.date2015-03-18T15:56:09Z
dc.date2016-10-25T20:35:21Z
dc.date2014-08-01
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-06T07:17:36Z
dc.date.available2017-04-06T07:17:36Z
dc.identifierJournal Of Economic Entomology. Annapolis: Entomological Soc Amer, v. 107, n. 4, p. 1385-1391, 2014.
dc.identifier0022-0493
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/117438
dc.identifierhttp://acervodigital.unesp.br/handle/11449/117438
dc.identifier10.1603/EC13392
dc.identifierWOS:000342565000012
dc.identifierWOS000342565000012.pdf
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1603/EC13392
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/928085
dc.descriptionLinepithema micans (Forel) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is the main ant species responsible for the spread of Eurhizococcus brasiliensis (Wille) (Hemiptera: Margarodidae), a soil scale that damages vine plants in southern Brazil. The daily foraging activity of L. micans and its seasonal preference for protein-and carbohydrate-based foods were evaluated. The study was carried out in a greenhouse using seedlings of the Paulsen 1103 rootstock (Vitis berlandieri x Vitis rupestris) planted individually in pots and infested with colonies of L. micans. To determine the daily foraging activity and seasonal preference, a cricket (Gryllus sp.) and a 70% solution of inverted sugar and water were offered once a month for 12 mo. The ants foraging on each food source were counted hourly for 24 h. L. micans foraged from dusk until the end of the next morning, with higher intensity in the spring and summer. Workers of L. micans showed changes in food preference during the year, with a predominance of protein-based food during winter and spring and carbohydrate-based food during autumn. The implications of this behavior for control of the species with the use of toxic baits are discussed.
dc.descriptionConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherEntomological Soc Amer
dc.relationJournal Of Economic Entomology
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectgrapevine
dc.subjectsoil scale
dc.subjectdaily foraging
dc.subjectseasonal preference
dc.titleForaging Activity and Seasonal Food Preference of Linepithema micans (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a Species Associated With the Spread of Eurhizococcus brasiliensis (Hemiptera: Margarodidae)
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