Wolbachia symbiont of Atta sexdens

Leaf-cutting ants are pests of great economic importance due to the damage they cause to agricultural and forest crops. The use… (More)

Genus Atta includes some of the most important Formicidae leaf cutter ants which cause extensive damage to the eucalyptus… (More)

The post-pharyngeal gland (PPG) occurs in ants and some Sphecidae wasps. Among its several roles is the storage of lipids from… (More)

The current study compared the toxicity of different concentrations of boric acid in adult workers of Atta sexdens rubropilosa… (More)

The objective of this work was to study the effect of colony waste on the mortality of workers of Atta sexdens rubropilosa Forel… (More)

Leave cutting ants rely on a fungus garden as their main food supply. This garden produces debris that must be disposed by… (More)

The mandibular gland secretions of worker castes from wild colonies of the leaf-cutting ants Atta sexdens sexdens and Atta… (More)

Comme démarche préliminaire à une étude expérimentale du comportement del'Atta sexdens rubropilosa, nous avons mesuré la quantit… (More)

The major component of the trail pheromone of the South American leaf-cutting ant,Atta sexdens rubropilosa Forel, is 3-ethyl-2,5… (More)

The parasitic phorid Myrmosicarius grandicornis Borgmeier is commonly found around nest entrances of the leaf-cutting ant Atta… (More)