Does diatomaceous earth control leaf-cutter ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Eucalyptus plantations?

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dc.contributor.authorFerreira-filho, P. J.
dc.contributor.authorWilcken, Carlos Frederico [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorNeves, D. A.
dc.contributor.authorPogetto, M. H. F. A. D.
dc.contributor.authorCarmo, J. B.
dc.contributor.authorGuerreiro, J. C.
dc.contributor.authorSerrao, Jose Eduardo
dc.contributor.authorZanuncio, Jose Cola
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-01T18:46:17Z
dc.date.available2016-04-01T18:46:17Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractGenus Atta includes some of the most important Formicidae leaf cutter ants which cause extensive damage to the eucalyptus plantations. Atta sexdens rubropilosa Forel, one of the chief pests in Brazilian reforestation, can restrict and reduce forest productivity by its intense and constant leaf-cutting activities on plants at all stages. Therefore, the demand for new products to control A. sexdens rubropilosa indicates the study of the utilization of the dry powder formulation of diatomaceous earth (DE) against this pest in the eucalyptus cultivars. The study was conducted using 120 colonies of A. sexdens rubropilosa in Eucalyptus grandis Hill ex. Maiden x Eucalyptus urophylla Blake (Myrtaceae) (urograndis) stand. The randomized block experimental design was used with six treatments (1, 10, 25, and 50 g/m2 of DE, 6.0 g/m2 sulfluramid bait per square meter of loose soil, and the control) with five replications, each with four colonies of this ant. Diatomaceous earth was applied to the active A. sexdens rubropilosa ant holes, and the sulfluramid bait was applied in bulk in a localized manner. The control efficacy of A. sexdens rubropilosa with DE was low, showing values similar to that of the control, and, for this reason, it cannot be used to control this ant. The bait with sulfluramid showed higher efficacy than those of the other treatments.en
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de São Carlos, Departamento de Ciências Ambientais
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Estadual de Maringá, Departamento de Ciências Agrárias
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de Viçosa, Departamento de Biologia Geral
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de Viçosa, Departamento de Entomologia
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniversidade Estadual Paulista, Departamento de Produção e Melhoramento Vegetal, Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas de Botucatu
dc.format.extent1-5
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jee/tov066
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Economic Entomology, v. 108, n. 3, p. 1-5, 2015.
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/jee/tov066
dc.identifier.issn0022-0493
dc.identifier.lattes7353607022049208
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/137568
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Economic Entomology
dc.relation.ispartofjcr1.936
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,936
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dc.sourceCurrículo Lattes
dc.subjectForest pesten
dc.subjectIntegrated pest managementen
dc.subjectMonitoringen
dc.subjectSilicon dioxideen
dc.subjectSulfluramiden
dc.titleDoes diatomaceous earth control leaf-cutter ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Eucalyptus plantations?en
dc.typeArtigo
unesp.author.lattes7353607022049208[2]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0001-9875-4158[2]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas, Botucatupt
unesp.departmentProdução e Melhoramento Vegetal - FCApt

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