Synthetic amides toxic to the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa L. and its symbiotic fungus

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-23

  Pagnocca, F C ^a   Victor, S R ^a   Bueno, F C ^a   Crisostomo F R ^b   Castral, T C ^b   Fernandes, J B ^b   Correa A G ^b   Bueno, O C ^a   Bacci, M ^a   Hebling, M J A ^a   Vieira, P C ^b   Da Silva, M F G F ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Atta sexdens rubropilosa; Insecticidal activity; Leaf cutting ants; Leucoagaricus gongylophorus; Piperamides

Indexed keywords

ATTA; ATTA SEXDENS RUBROPILOSA; FORMICIDAE; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEUCOAGARICUS GONGYLOPHORUS;

EID: 33645090441     PISSN: 14619555     EISSN: 14619563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-9555.2006.00278.x     Document Type: Article

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