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Uncovering the Yeast Communities in Fungus-Growing Ant Colonies
Bizarria, Rodolfo
; de Castro Pietrobon, Tatiane ; Rodrigues, Andre (Microbial Ecology, 2022) [Artigo]
Yeast-insect interactions are compelling models to study the evolution, ecology, and diversification of yeasts. Fungus-growing (attine) ants are prominent insects in the Neotropics that evolved an ancient fungiculture of ... -
Predation of Diatraea saccharalis eggs and neonates by the earwig Euborellia annulipes
de Souza, Joice Mendonça; Seleghim, Aimée Regali ; da Silva Nunes, Gilmar ; Truzi, Caio Cesar ; Vieira, Natalia Fernanda ; De Bortoli, Sergio Antonio (Biological Control, 2022) [Artigo]
Diatraea saccharalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) is a key sugarcane pest in South America. The prohibition of crop burning and soil conservation programs have allowed several natural enemies of sugarcane borer to increase ... -
Monitoring the effects of field exposure of acetamiprid to honey bee colonies in Eucalyptus monoculture plantations
da Costa Domingues, Caio Eduardo; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Malaspina, Osmar ; et al. (Science of the Total Environment, 2022) [Artigo]
Eucalyptus plantations occupy 26 % of Portuguese forested areas. Its flowers constitute important sources for bees and beekeepers take advantage of this and keep their honey bee colonies within or near the plantations for ... -
Lessons From Insect Fungiculture: From Microbial Ecology to Plastics Degradation
Barcoto, Mariana O.; Rodrigues, Andre (Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022) [Artigo]
Anthropogenic activities have extensively transformed the biosphere by extracting and disposing of resources, crossing boundaries of planetary threat while causing a global crisis of waste overload. Despite fundamental ... -
The Genome of “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” Is Highly Transcribed When Infecting the Gut of Diaphorina citri
Darolt, Josiane Cecília; ; ; ; ; Wulff, Nelson Arno (Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021) [Artigo]
The Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri, is the vector of the bacterium “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” (Las), associated with the devastating, worldwide citrus disease huanglongbing. In order to explore the molecular ... -
Nesting biology and fungiculture of the fungus-growing ant, Mycetagroicus cerradensis: New light on the origin of higher attine agriculture
(Journal of Insect Science, 2011) [Artigo]The genus Mycetagroicus is perhaps the least known of all fungus-growing ant genera, having been first described in 2001 from museum specimens. A recent molecular phylogenetic analysis of the fungus-growing ants demonstrated ... -
Diversity of ground-dwelling ants in sugarcane plantations under different management systems
; ; Fernandes, Odair Aparecido; ; Bueno, Odair Correa ; ; (Journal of Tropical Ecology, 2022) [Artigo]
In this study, we compared the richness of ground-dwelling ants among three different sugarcane management systems (with the application of the insecticide fipronil and the addition of vinasse; with fipronil and no vinasse; ... -
ATLANTIC ANTS: a data set of ants in Atlantic Forests of South America
; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; dos Santos Monteiro, Erison Carlos et al. (Ecology, 2022) [Data paper]
Ants, an ecologically successful and numerically dominant group of animals, play key ecological roles as soil engineers, predators, nutrient recyclers, and regulators of plant growth and reproduction in most terrestrial ... -
Machaerium opacum Vogel (Fabaceae): phytochemical study and toxicity to Atta sexdens Linnaeus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
; ; ; ; ; de Oliveira, Amanda Aparecida; Bueno, Odair Correa ; (Natural Product Research, 2021) [Artigo]
In this work was described the phytochemical investigation of Machaerium opacum Vogel (Fabaceae) leaves as well as the insecticidal activity of its crude extract and fractions against Atta sexdens Linnaeus (Hymenoptera: ... -
Three phylogenetically distinct and culturable diazotrophs are perennial symbionts of leaf-cutting ants
Zani, Renata de Oliveira Aquino; Ferro, Milene ; Bacci, Maurício (Ecology and Evolution, 2021) [Artigo]
The obligate mutualistic basidiomycete fungus, Leucocoprinus gongylophorus, mediates nutrition of leaf-cutting ants with carbons from vegetal matter. In addition, diazotrophic Enterobacteriales in the fungus garden and ... -
Effects of larval exposure to the fungicide pyraclostrobin on the post-embryonic development of Africanized Apis mellifera workers
Domingues, Caio Eduardo da Costa; ; Inoue, Lais Vieira Bello ; ; Malaspina, Osmar (Environmental Advances, 2021) [Artigo]
Among the more than twenty thousand bee species currently described, Apis mellifera stands out for its high economic relevance due to crop pollination. In recent decades, many studies have registered a decline in bee ... -
Propolis green biofilm for the immobilization of carbon nanotubes and metallic ions: Development of redox catalysts
; ; ; Malaspina, Osmar; ; (Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2021) [Artigo]
Greener materials have been used in the construction of electrochemical devices, becoming one of the main strands of this scientific development area. Thin films based on natural and renewable sources, such as propolis, ... -
Author Correction: Acute thiamethoxam toxicity in honeybees is not enhanced by common fungicide and herbicide and lacks stress-induced changes in mRNA splicing (Scientific Reports, (2019), 9, 1, (19196), 10.1038/s41598-019-55534-8)
Decio, Pâmela; ; Roat, Thaisa C. ; Malaspina, Osmar ; ; ; (Scientific Reports, 2021) [Errata]
The original version of this Article contained an error in Figure 5A, where the gene structure was incorrectly labelled. The original Figure 5 and accompanying legend appear below. The original Article has been corrected. -
Impact of low temperatures on the immune system of honeybees
Butolo, N. P.; ; ; Malaspina, O. ; (Journal of Thermal Biology, 2021) [Artigo]
Changes in temperature resulting from climate change can impact the distribution and survival of species, including bees, where temperature may also affect their immune system. Evaluation of immune system activity is often ... -
Yeasts in the attine ant–fungus mutualism: Diversity, functional roles, and putative biotechnological applications
Bizarria, Rodolfo; Pagnocca, Fernando Carlos ; Rodrigues, Andre (Yeast, 2022) [Resenha]
Insects interact with a wide variety of yeasts, often providing a suitable substrate for their growth. Some yeast–insect interactions are tractable models for understanding the relationships between the symbionts. Attine ... -
Phylogenomic reconstruction reveals new insights into the evolution and biogeography of Atta leaf-cutting ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Barrera, Corina A.; ; ; ; Bacci, Maurício (Systematic Entomology, 2022) [Artigo]
Atta Fabricius is an ecologically dominant leaf-cutting ant genus, the major herbivore of the Neotropics, and an agricultural pest of great economic importance. Phylogenetic relationships within Atta have until now remained ... -
Fungi inhabiting attine ant colonies: reassessment of the genus Escovopsis and description of Luteomyces and Sympodiorosea gens. nov.
Montoya, Quimi Vidaurre; Martiarena, Maria Jesus Sutta ; Bizarria Jr, Rodolfo ; ; Rodrigues, Andre (IMA Fungus, 2021) [Artigo]
Escovopsis is a diverse group of fungi, which are considered specialized parasites of the fungal cultivars of fungus-growing ants. The lack of a suitable taxonomic framework and phylogenetic inconsistencies have long ... -
Use of beeswax as an alternative binder in the development of composite electrodes: an approach for determination of hydrogen peroxide in honey samples
; ; ; ; ; Malaspina, Osmar; ; (Electrochimica Acta, 2021) [Artigo]
The present paper describes a new way to construct composite electrodes by using beeswax as an alternative binder and graphite powder as the conductive phase. Beeswax can be an attractive binder since it is a biodegradable ... -
Odontadenia lutea (Apocynaceae) leaves: Phytochemical study and insecticidal activity against leaf-cutting ants atta sexdens rubropilosa forel
; ; ; ; ; Marchesin, Thais F.R.; Bueno, Odair C. ; (Quimica Nova, 2021) [Artigo]
The present work describes the chemical constituents of Odontadenia lutea (Vell.) Markgr. leaves and the toxicities of its extract and fractions against Atta sexdens rubropilosa Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Chromatographic ... -
First record of Cyphoderus innominatus Mills, 1938 (Collembola: Paronellidae) in early colonies of the leaf-cutting ant atta sexdens
Filho, Tarcísio Marcos M Mota; Sousa, Kátia Kaelly Andrade ; Camargo, Roberto S ; ; Caldato, Nadia ; ; Forti, Luiz Carlos (Sociobiology, 2021) [Artigo]
Cyphoderus innominatus Mills, 1938 (Collembola: Paronellidae) was first observed in early colonies of Atta sexdens leaf-cutting ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). The colonies were collected on February 6, 2019, from a ...