Toxic effects of Canavalia ensiformis L. (Leguminosae) on laboratory colonies of Atta sexdens L. (Hym., Formicidae)
- Hebling, M. J. A.
- Bueno, O. C.
- Pagnocca, F. C.
- Silva, O. A. da
- Maroti, P. S.
Publication date
April 2000
DOI Publisher
Blackwell Wissenschafts Verlag Gmbh Journal
0931-2048Abstract
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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