Transport rate of capsules to leaf-cutting ants Atta sexdens

Autores

  • Raphael Vacchi Travaglini Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho"-Botucatu http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5404-8136
  • LUIS EDUARDO PONTES STEFANELLI Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”
  • FABÍOLA BONICENHA ENDRINGER Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense “Darcy Ribeiro”

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4322/2359-6643.10166

Palavras-chave:

Atta sexdens, Alternative control, Pheromone, Citrus pulp, NaCl.

Resumo

The search for new management alternatives in pest control is a constant in agriculture. In the case of leaf-cutting ants,
the most widespread control is that which makes use of granulated bait with synthetic chemical active ingredient, whose
attractiveness comes from the citrus pulp that composes it. Using the same attraction, a capsule was created, inspired
by seeds transported by forage workers. Bipartite gelatin capsules were adapted and filled with salt (NaCl), for a total
of 20 capsules for each mini colony in three groups of five colonies that received each one capsules with one of three
different masses (0.5g, 1g, or 2g). In addition to weight, were also compared citrus pulp and the pheromone from the
venom gland extract (VGE) of forage workers were compared in the relation to transport rate too. After statistical analyses,
concluded that the highest transport rate was for the capsules, which was empty (internal), only with the attractive citrus
pulp on the external surface (0.5g).

Biografia do Autor

Raphael Vacchi Travaglini, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho"-Botucatu

PhD in Plant Protection

LUIS EDUARDO PONTES STEFANELLI, Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”

Ms in Plant Protection

FABÍOLA BONICENHA ENDRINGER, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense “Darcy Ribeiro”

Pos-Doc in Ecology

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Publicado

2020-12-10

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