Alternative Control of the Leaf-Cutting Ant Atta bisphaerica Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Via Homeopathic Baits

<p>Leaf-cutting ants are pests that afflict diverse crops, and are most efficiently controlled by chemical methods that are widely utilized. Other methods have been investigated aiming to efficiently control these insects while reducing the environmental impact of applying such chemical produc...

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Autores principales:	Vânia Maria Ramos, Fabiane Cunha, Karen Carolina Kuhn, Rafael Gervasoni Ferreira Leite, Wellington Franckievicz Roma
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Publicado:	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2013
Materias:	ant control control of pests Attini grass-cutting ants Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ac13c8bc9d454d028843d1fe84f900492021-12-02T13:07:43ZAlternative Control of the Leaf-Cutting Ant Atta bisphaerica Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Via Homeopathic Baits0361-652510.13102/sociobiology.v60i2.145-149https://doaj.org/article/ac13c8bc9d454d028843d1fe84f900492013-07-01T00:00:00Zhttp://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/54https://doaj.org/toc/0361-6525<p>Leaf-cutting ants are pests that afflict diverse crops, and are most efficiently controlled by chemical methods that are widely utilized. Other methods have been investigated aiming to efficiently control these insects while reducing the environmental impact of applying such chemical products. Therefore, an assay was conducted to evaluate the efficiency of baits, formulated homeopathically, in nests of the leaf-cutting ant <em>Atta bisphaerica</em>, in the field. Thirty (30) colonies were chosen and divided into 10 repetitions for each of the following treatments: control (without baits), standard (8 g/m<sup>2</sup> of loose soil of baits based on sulfluramid 0.3%) and homeopathic (60 g/m<sup>2</sup> of loose soil of homeopathic baits parceled into 20g/m<sup>2 </sup>doses applied on 3 consecutive days). At 24 hours after bait application on active foraging trails of colonies, evaluation of parameters was initiated: loading and return of the baits, foraging and mortality. The completed assay demonstrated that the transport of baits was greater in the standard (80%) than the homeopathic treatment (50%), and, to the contrary, the return of baits was significantly higher in the homeopathic treatment (15%) versus the conventional, where return/rejection did not occur. Colony mortality was 20% under the homeopathic treatment, differing statistically from the 80% value produced by the standard treatment. Thus, the homeopathic treatment is not demonstrated to be efficient at controlling leaf-cutting ants, suggesting new studies with different methodologies.</p>Vânia Maria RamosFabiane CunhaKaren Carolina KuhnRafael Gervasoni Ferreira LeiteWellington Franckievicz RomaUniversidade Estadual de Feira de Santanaarticleant controlcontrol of pestsAttinigrass-cutting antsZoologyQL1-991EcologyQH540-549.5Natural history (General)QH1-278.5ENSociobiology, Vol 60, Iss 2, Pp 145-149 (2013)
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topic	ant control control of pests Attini grass-cutting ants Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
spellingShingle	ant control control of pests Attini grass-cutting ants Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5 Vânia Maria Ramos Fabiane Cunha Karen Carolina Kuhn Rafael Gervasoni Ferreira Leite Wellington Franckievicz Roma Alternative Control of the Leaf-Cutting Ant Atta bisphaerica Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Via Homeopathic Baits
description	<p>Leaf-cutting ants are pests that afflict diverse crops, and are most efficiently controlled by chemical methods that are widely utilized. Other methods have been investigated aiming to efficiently control these insects while reducing the environmental impact of applying such chemical products. Therefore, an assay was conducted to evaluate the efficiency of baits, formulated homeopathically, in nests of the leaf-cutting ant <em>Atta bisphaerica</em>, in the field. Thirty (30) colonies were chosen and divided into 10 repetitions for each of the following treatments: control (without baits), standard (8 g/m<sup>2</sup> of loose soil of baits based on sulfluramid 0.3%) and homeopathic (60 g/m<sup>2</sup> of loose soil of homeopathic baits parceled into 20g/m<sup>2 </sup>doses applied on 3 consecutive days). At 24 hours after bait application on active foraging trails of colonies, evaluation of parameters was initiated: loading and return of the baits, foraging and mortality. The completed assay demonstrated that the transport of baits was greater in the standard (80%) than the homeopathic treatment (50%), and, to the contrary, the return of baits was significantly higher in the homeopathic treatment (15%) versus the conventional, where return/rejection did not occur. Colony mortality was 20% under the homeopathic treatment, differing statistically from the 80% value produced by the standard treatment. Thus, the homeopathic treatment is not demonstrated to be efficient at controlling leaf-cutting ants, suggesting new studies with different methodologies.</p>
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author	Vânia Maria Ramos Fabiane Cunha Karen Carolina Kuhn Rafael Gervasoni Ferreira Leite Wellington Franckievicz Roma
author_facet	Vânia Maria Ramos Fabiane Cunha Karen Carolina Kuhn Rafael Gervasoni Ferreira Leite Wellington Franckievicz Roma
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title	Alternative Control of the Leaf-Cutting Ant Atta bisphaerica Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Via Homeopathic Baits
title_short	Alternative Control of the Leaf-Cutting Ant Atta bisphaerica Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Via Homeopathic Baits
title_full	Alternative Control of the Leaf-Cutting Ant Atta bisphaerica Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Via Homeopathic Baits
title_fullStr	Alternative Control of the Leaf-Cutting Ant Atta bisphaerica Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Via Homeopathic Baits
title_full_unstemmed	Alternative Control of the Leaf-Cutting Ant Atta bisphaerica Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Via Homeopathic Baits
title_sort	alternative control of the leaf-cutting ant atta bisphaerica forel (hymenoptera: formicidae) via homeopathic baits
publisher	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
publishDate	2013
url	https://doaj.org/article/ac13c8bc9d454d028843d1fe84f90049
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Alternative Control of the Leaf-Cutting Ant Atta bisphaerica Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Via Homeopathic Baits

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