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Bioactivity of plant extracts against Atta sexdens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) workers by ingestion by Teixeira, Flávia Vidal, de Melo Souza, Talytha R., Castellani, Maria A., da Silva Camargo, Roberto, Forti, Luiz C., de Paula, Vanderlucia F., Silva, Aline, de Matos, Carlos Alberto O., Nipato, Óscar B., Moreira, Aldenise Alves, Sabattini, Julian Alberto

“…The leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens stands out as a pest of several crops of economic importance. The main control method for this species is the application of…”
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Chemical composition of Cymbopogon flexuosus (Poaceae) essential oil, its insecticidal and repellency activity against Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera:Curculionidae) by Mota Filho, Tarcísio Marcos Macedo, da Silva Camargo, Roberto, de Menezes, Claubert Wagner Guimarães, Zanuncio, José Cola, Osorio, Aura María Blandón, Ferraz, Vanny Perpetua, Gomes Brito, Eliane Souza, Araújo, Clináscia Rodrigues Rocha

“…Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is a common pest in stored corn grains [ Zea mays (Poaceae)]. Synthetic insecticides are effective to control S…”
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Taxonomic revision of the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex subterraneus (Forel, 1893) by Forti, Luiz Carlos, Andrade, Ana Paula Protti, da Silva Camargo, Roberto, Mota Filho, Tarcísio Marcos Macedo, Scudillio, Tamires Tainara, Zanuncio, José Cola, Sousa, Katia Kaelly Andrade, Caldato, Nadia

“…Leaf-cutting ants (genera Acromyrme x, Amoimyrmex and Atta ) are the most important generalist herbivores in the Neotropical Region. The subspecies of…”
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Nest Architecture Development of Grass-Cutting Ants, Atta capiguara (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by Farias, Adriano Pimentel, Camargo, Roberto da Silva, Caldato, Nadia, ti, Luiz Carlos

“…Atta capiguara grass-cutting ants are commonly found in the Cerrado biome, in open fields. Although grass-cutting ants build giant nests, little has been…”
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Allogrooming, Self-Grooming, and Touching Behavior: Contamination Routes of Leaf-Cutting Ant Workers Using a Fat-Soluble Tracer Dye by Camargo, Roberto da Silva, Puccini, Carolina, Forti, Luiz Carlos, de Matos, Carlos Alberto Oliveira

“…The aim of this study was to determine whether worker self-grooming, allogrooming, and direct contact promotes the dispersal of substances among members of the…”
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Communication or Toxicity: What Is the Effect of Cycloheximide on Leaf-Cutting Ant Workers? by Andrade Sousa, Kátia Kaelly, da Silva Camargo, Roberto, Forti, Luiz Carlos

“…Leaf-cutting ants are insects that use plant material to grow fungus from which they feed. These fungus-growing ants perform various behavioral activities to…”
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The underestimated role of leaf-cutting ants in soil and geomorphological development in neotropical America by Nascimento, Diego Luciano, Chiapini, Mariane, Vidal-Torrado, Pablo, Phillips, Jonathan D., Ladeira, Francisco Sérgio Bernardes, Machado, Diego Fernandes Terra, da Silva Camargo, Roberto, Valezio, Everton Vinícius

“…Leaf-cutter ants belonging to the genus Atta are important ecosystem engineers and conspicuous bioturbators in Neotropical regions acting as superorganisms…”
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Dynamics of the restoration of physical trails in the grass-cutting ant Atta capiguara (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) by Caldato, Nadia, Forti, Luiz Carlos, da Silva Camargo, Roberto, Santos Lopes, Juliane Floriano, Fourcassié, Vincent

“…Dynamics of the restoration of physical trails in the grass-cutting ant Atta capiguara. Leaf-cutting ants of the genus Atta build long physical trails by…”
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Protein content of leaf-cutting ant queens before the nuptial flight and during the post-claustral phase by Silva, Edypo Jacob, Camargo, Roberto da Silva, Forti, Luiz Carlos, Travaglini, Raphael Vacchi

“…Protein content of leaf-cutting ant queens before the nuptial flight and during the post-claustral phase. This study evaluated the crude protein content of…”
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Energetic cost of digging behavior in workers of the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens (Fabricius) by Camargo, Roberto da Silva, Lopes, Juliane F. S., Forti, Luiz Carlos

“…Energetic cost of digging behavior in workers of the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens (Fabricius). During nest excavation, leaf-cutting ant workers undergo…”
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Contamination and mortality of leaf-cutting ant workers by the quinone inside inhibitor fungicide after social interactions by Scudillio, Tamires, Camargo, Roberto da Silva, Mota Filho, Tarcísio Marcos Macedo, de Matos, Carlos Alberto Oliveira, Zanuncio, José Cola, Sabattini, Julian Alberto, Forti, Luiz Carlos

“…Leaf-cutting ants of the genera Atta and Acromyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) are the most important pests in forest and agricultural plantations and…”
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Predatory Behavior of Canthon virens (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae): A Predator of Leafcutter Ants by Camargo, Roberto da Silva, Fujihara, Ricardo Toshio, Forti, Luiz Carlos, Rinaldi, Isabela Maria Piovesan

“…We present a detailed description of the predatory behavior of the beetle Canthon virens Mannerheim, 1829, on the leafcutter ant Atta sp. We observed 51 acts…”
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To exchange or not to exchange liquid food: is that the question for foraging leaf‐cutting ant workers? by Catalani, Gabriela Christal, Camargo, Roberto da Silva, Mota Filho, Tarcisio Marcos Macedo, Andrade Sousa, Kátia Kaelly, Matos, Carlos Alberto Oliveira, Caldato, Nádia, Nagamoto, Nilson Satoru, Zanuncio, José Cola, Forti, Luiz Carlos

“…Leaf‐cutting ants forage fresh plants in the field to cultivate the symbiotic fungus in their nests. The trophallaxis rates in leaf‐cutting ants may be related…”
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Avoiding traffic jams: Hitchhiking behavior as a strategy to reduce ant workers’ traffic on the foraging trail by Hastenreiter, Isabel Neto, Lopes, Juliane Floriano Santos, da Silva Camargo, Roberto, Forti, Luiz Carlos

“…•Frequency of hitchhikers increased along narrow trails, and also due to outbound workers in both trail widths. Regardless of outbound foraging flow being…”
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Soil micromorphology and CO2 exchange in initial Atta sexdens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) nests by Sousa, Kátia Kaelly Andrade, Camargo, Roberto da Silva, Caldato, Nadia, Farias, Adriano Pimentel, de Matos, Carlos Alberto Oliveira, Zanuncio, José Cola, Sabattini, Julian Alberto, Forti, Luiz Carlos

“…Ants build underground nests to protect their colonies and to improve conditions for their offspring. The excavation of nests, by ants, modifies the soil…”
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Occurrence of Leaf-Cutting and Grass-Cutting Ants of the Genus Atta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Geographic Regions of Brazil by Forti, Luiz Carlos, Rando, Jael Santos, Camargo, Roberto da Silva, Moreira, Aldenise Alves, Castellani, Maria Aparecida, Leite, Suzany Aguiar, Sousa, Kátia Kaelly Andrade, Caldato, Nadia

“…Leaf-cutting ants are widely distributed in Brazil, particularly species of the genus Atta. We therefore described the occurrence of leaf-cutting and…”
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Effects of Entomopathogenic Fungi on Individuals as Well as Groups of Workers and Immatures of Atta sexdens rubropilosa Leaf-Cutting Ants by Stefanelli, Luis Eduardo Pontes, Mota Filho, Tarcísio Marcos Macedo, Camargo, Roberto da Silva, Matos, Carlos Alberto Oliveira de, Forti, Luiz Carlos

“…In 2009, sulfluramid, the main ingredient in toxic baits for leaf-cutting ant control, was included in Annex B of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent…”
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BIOLOGICAL CONTROL IN LEAF-CUTTING ANTS, Atta sexdens (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE), USING PATHOGENIC FUNGI by Mota Filho, Tarcísio Marcos Macedo, Stefanelli, Luis Eduardo Pontes, Camargo, Roberto da Silva, Matos, Carlos Alberto Oliveira de, Forti, Luiz Carlos

“…ABSTRACT Chemical control using toxic baits containing the active ingredient sulfluramid at 0.3% (w/w) is the main method for controlling leaf-cutting ants of…”
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Queen lipid content and nest growth in the leaf cutting ant (Atta sexdens rubropilosa) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by da Silva Camargo, Roberto, Forti, Luiz Carlos

“…The relationship between the queens’ lipid content and nest growth (population size, biomass and nest architecture) was studied from founding up to 1 year…”
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Nest architecture development of grass-cutting ants by Forti, Luiz Carlos, Moreira, Aldenise Alves, Camargo, Roberto da Silva, Caldato, Nadia, Castellani, Maria Aparecida

“…Atta bisphaerica is a species of grass-cutting ants commonly found in the Cerrado biome. The Brazilian Cerrado (savanna) biome covers 2millionkm representing…”
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