Toxicity of Hydramethylnon to Leaf-cutting Ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

<p class="Default">Since 2009, when sulfluramid was listed in annex B of the Stockholm Convention’s Persistent Organic Pollutants, effort has been made to search for other active ingredients to use in baits for controlling leaf-cutting ants in Brazil. Considering that active ingredie...

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Autores principales: Fabiana Correa Bueno, Luiz Carlos Forti, Odair Correa Bueno
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:438055440bf9425392ec1b7f58be2be92021-12-02T11:46:11ZToxicity of Hydramethylnon to Leaf-cutting Ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)0361-652510.13102/sociobiology.v60i2.150-153https://doaj.org/article/438055440bf9425392ec1b7f58be2be92013-07-01T00:00:00Zhttp://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/40https://doaj.org/toc/0361-6525<p class="Default">Since 2009, when sulfluramid was listed in annex B of the Stockholm Convention’s Persistent Organic Pollutants, effort has been made to search for other active ingredients to use in baits for controlling leaf-cutting ants in Brazil. Considering that active ingredients that inhibit insect cellular respiration have been shown to be effective in controlling ants, the current work aimed at assessing the toxicity of hydramethylnon to<em> Atta sexdens rubropilosa</em> workers. Hydramethylnon was dissolved in acetone and in a solution of acetone + soy oil then incorporated in artificial diet at concentrations of 1 µg/mL, 5 µg/mL, 10 µg/mL, 100 µg/mL, 200 µg/mL and 1000 µg/mL. The treatments where ants were daily fed on the diet containing hydramethylnon at 100 µg/mL, 200 µg/mL and 1000 µg/mL, especially those dissolved in soy oil, exhibited high mortality in comparison to the controls. The data presented here confirms the insecticidal activity of hydramethylnon and highlights the importance of employing soy oil in the formulation of baits to control leaf-cutting ants because it enhances hydramethylnon efficiency.</p>Fabiana Correa BuenoLuiz Carlos FortiOdair Correa BuenoUniversidade Estadual de Feira de SantanaarticleLeaf-cutting ant controlinhibitor of cellular respirationtoxicological bioassaysZoologyQL1-991EcologyQH540-549.5Natural history (General)QH1-278.5ENSociobiology, Vol 60, Iss 2, Pp 150-153 (2013)
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language EN
topic Leaf-cutting ant control
inhibitor of cellular respiration
toxicological bioassays
Zoology
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Ecology
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Natural history (General)
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spellingShingle Leaf-cutting ant control
inhibitor of cellular respiration
toxicological bioassays
Zoology
QL1-991
Ecology
QH540-549.5
Natural history (General)
QH1-278.5
Fabiana Correa Bueno
Luiz Carlos Forti
Odair Correa Bueno
Toxicity of Hydramethylnon to Leaf-cutting Ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
description <p class="Default">Since 2009, when sulfluramid was listed in annex B of the Stockholm Convention’s Persistent Organic Pollutants, effort has been made to search for other active ingredients to use in baits for controlling leaf-cutting ants in Brazil. Considering that active ingredients that inhibit insect cellular respiration have been shown to be effective in controlling ants, the current work aimed at assessing the toxicity of hydramethylnon to<em> Atta sexdens rubropilosa</em> workers. Hydramethylnon was dissolved in acetone and in a solution of acetone + soy oil then incorporated in artificial diet at concentrations of 1 µg/mL, 5 µg/mL, 10 µg/mL, 100 µg/mL, 200 µg/mL and 1000 µg/mL. The treatments where ants were daily fed on the diet containing hydramethylnon at 100 µg/mL, 200 µg/mL and 1000 µg/mL, especially those dissolved in soy oil, exhibited high mortality in comparison to the controls. The data presented here confirms the insecticidal activity of hydramethylnon and highlights the importance of employing soy oil in the formulation of baits to control leaf-cutting ants because it enhances hydramethylnon efficiency.</p>
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author Fabiana Correa Bueno
Luiz Carlos Forti
Odair Correa Bueno
author_facet Fabiana Correa Bueno
Luiz Carlos Forti
Odair Correa Bueno
author_sort Fabiana Correa Bueno
title Toxicity of Hydramethylnon to Leaf-cutting Ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
title_short Toxicity of Hydramethylnon to Leaf-cutting Ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
title_full Toxicity of Hydramethylnon to Leaf-cutting Ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
title_fullStr Toxicity of Hydramethylnon to Leaf-cutting Ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
title_full_unstemmed Toxicity of Hydramethylnon to Leaf-cutting Ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
title_sort toxicity of hydramethylnon to leaf-cutting ant atta sexdens rubropilosa forel (hymenoptera: formicidae)
publisher Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
publishDate 2013
url https://doaj.org/article/438055440bf9425392ec1b7f58be2be9
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