Natural parasitism in Acromyrmex landolti forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in pastures of Bahia, Brazil

dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, M. S.
dc.contributor.authorCastellani, M. A.
dc.contributor.authorMoreira, A. A.
dc.contributor.authorD'Esquivel, M. S.
dc.contributor.authorRibeiro, E. B.
dc.contributor.authorForti, L. C. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorLacau, S.
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Do Sudoeste da Bahia
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-28T19:02:28Z
dc.date.available2022-04-28T19:02:28Z
dc.date.issued2015-12-01
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of natural parasitism in Acromyrmex landolti Forel, to identify parasitoids associated to the species and to estimate parasitism rates. The experiment was conducted from January to May 2012 in Itapetinga, BA. A sample comprised of 20 nests was studied. Nests were excavated, eggs, larvae, pupae and adults were removed for counting and parasitism evaluation, isolating adult parasitoids and parasitized ant larvae. Parasitism by Mimopria sp. (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae: Diapriini) occurred in nine nests, with an average rate of 12% of parasitized larvae. It is the first record of parasitism of Mimopria Holmgren in an Attini species.en
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Estadual Do Sudoeste da Bahia
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Estadual Paulista
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniversidade Estadual Paulista
dc.format.extent607-609
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v62i4.786
dc.identifier.citationSociobiology, v. 62, n. 4, p. 607-609, 2015.
dc.identifier.doi10.13102/sociobiology.v62i4.786
dc.identifier.issn0361-6525
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84953741130
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/220534
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofSociobiology
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAttini
dc.subjectBiological CONTROL
dc.subjectDiapriidae
dc.subjectMimopria
dc.titleNatural parasitism in Acromyrmex landolti forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in pastures of Bahia, Brazilen
dc.typeArtigo

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