Toxic effects of Canavalia ensiformis L. (Leguminosae) on laboratory colonies of Atta sexdens L. (Hym., Formicidae) |
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| Authors: | M. J. A. Hebling O. C. Bueno F. C. Pagnocca O. A. da Silva P. S. Maroti |
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| Affiliation: | Centro de Estudos em Insetos Sociais (C.E.I.S.) - Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Rio Claro, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | Laboratory colonies of the leaf-cutting ants Atta sexdens that were fed daily with leaves of Canavalia ensiformis showed a high ant mortality, and a significant decrease in fungal garden volume, with complete depletion of nests after 11 weeks of treatment. |
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