Attractiveness of copperleaf-based bait to leaf-cutting ants

Autor(es)

Nagamoto, Nilson Satoru ^[1] ; Barbieri, Rafael Forti ^{[1, 2]} ; Forti, Luiz Carlos ^[1] ; de Sousa Cardoso, Sandra Regina ^[1] ; Moreira, Sinara Maria ^[1] ; Santos Lopes, Juliane Floriano ^[3]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Estadual Paulista UNESP, FCA, Dept Prod Vegetal, BR-18610307 Botucatu, SP - Brazil

^[2] Victoria Univ Wellington, Sch Biol Sci, Wellington - New Zealand

^[3] UFJF, ICB, Dept Zool, Juiz De Fora, MG - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Ciência Rural; v. 41, n. 6, p. 931-934, JUN 2011.
• Citações Web of Science: 1

Resumo

Leaves of copperleaf (Acalypha spp.) are greatly accepted by leaf-cutting ants and therefore used to maintain colonies in the laboratory. In order to determine the attractive potential of granulated bait of Acalypha wilkesiana leaves versus citrus pulp, currently used in commercial baits, an evaluation was performed, by using the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa as model. The handmade non-toxic baits contained powder (90% w/w) of either citrus pulp or A. wilkesiana were offered simultaneously in the foraging arena until the total loading of one of them. Results showed that copperleaf baits are less attractive than the citrus ones, which invalidates the viability of the substitution. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 05/04587-0 - Influencia da agua disponivel na interacao entre formigas cortadeiras (hymenoptera: formicidae), microrganismos e inseticidas.
• Beneficiário: Nilson Satoru Nagamoto
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 05/04586-3 - Influencia de agua disponivel na interacao entre formigas cortadeiras (hymenoptera: formicidae), microrganismos e inseticidas.
• Beneficiário: Luiz Carlos Forti
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular