Selectivity of workers of the grass-cutting ants Atta bisphaerica and Atta capiguara (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) to vegetable oils

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dc.contributor.authorCastellani, Maria Aparecida
dc.contributor.authorForti, Luiz Carlos [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorMoreira, Aldenise Alves
dc.contributor.authorProtti De Andrade, Ana Paula [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorRaetano, Carlos Gilberto [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorLima, Jessé Moreira
dc.contributor.authorNagamoto, Nilson Satoru [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-28T21:00:32Z
dc.date.available2022-04-28T21:00:32Z
dc.date.issued2010-04-14
dc.description.abstractThe grass-cutting ants Atta capiguara Gonçalves, 1944 and Atta bisphaerica Forel, 1908, have great economic importance as regards pastures and various agricultural cultivations in Brazil. These are ants which are difficult control, generally rejecting toxic baits, the main control method, in the field. In this work the reactions of the workers of A. capiguara and A. bisphaerica to vegetable oils in neutral substrates were observed, aiming to select the most attractive for the formulation of bait matrixes. Three field experiments were conducted. In the first experiment conducted for A. capiguara, the following treatments were used : corn oil, soy oil, cotton oil, canola oil, sesame oil, sunflower oil and control (distilled water). For the other experiments, conducted for both species of ant, the following treatments were used: cotton oil, rice oil, canola oil, sesame oil, sunflower oil, corn oil, soy oil, bait pellets without active ingredient, distilled water and cellulose (not immersed in water or oil). The data presented in this work affirms that soy oil, present in commercial baits, probably contributes to its attractiveness. Corn and rice oil presented potential as substitutes for soy oil in relation to the development of new bait matrixes for A. capiguara.en
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Fitotecnia e Zootecnia Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, CP 95, 45.083-900, Vitória da Conquista, BA
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Produção Vegetal Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas Univ Estadual Paulista, CP 237, 18603-970, Botucatu, SP
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartamento de Produção Vegetal Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas Univ Estadual Paulista, CP 237, 18603-970, Botucatu, SP
dc.format.extent453-470
dc.identifier.citationSociobiology, v. 55, n. 2, p. 453-470, 2010.
dc.identifier.issn0361-6525
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-77950550453
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/225812
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofSociobiology
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAttractiveness
dc.subjectChemical control
dc.subjectGrass-cutting ants
dc.subjectToxic baits
dc.titleSelectivity of workers of the grass-cutting ants Atta bisphaerica and Atta capiguara (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) to vegetable oilsen
dc.typeArtigo
unesp.departmentProdução e Melhoramento Vegetal - FCApt

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