SHORT COMMUNICATION: BROOD PRODUCTION AND MORTALITY RATE OF YOUNG SAÚVA QUEENS (ATTA SEXDENS LINNAEUS, 1758) (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE) REARED IN ARTIFICIAL COLONIES WITH MIXED SUBSTRATUM

Authors

  • J.O. Augustin
  • J.F.S. Lopes

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21206/rbas.v1i1.9

Abstract

The use of plaster as a substratum for colonies of leaf-cutting ants in laboratory is widespread. Because Atta Fabricius, 1804 species excavate the soil in order to found new colonies in nature, we wanted to test whether mixing plaster with soil (Latossolo Vermelho) would influence the number of eggs, larvae, pupae and workers in A. sexdens Linnaeus, 1758 colonies. Here we report results that possibly indicate the plaster substratum as the most suitable for rearing young A. sexdens colonies in laboratory.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Downloads

Published

2011-07-01

How to Cite

Augustin, J., & Lopes, J. (2011). SHORT COMMUNICATION: BROOD PRODUCTION AND MORTALITY RATE OF YOUNG SAÚVA QUEENS (ATTA SEXDENS LINNAEUS, 1758) (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE) REARED IN ARTIFICIAL COLONIES WITH MIXED SUBSTRATUM. Brazilian Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.21206/rbas.v1i1.9

Issue

VOLUME 1, NÚMERO 1, JULHO DE 2011

Section

Artigos

License

1. Proposta de Política para Periódicos de Acesso Livre

Autores que publicam nesta revista concordam com os seguintes termos:

Autores mantém os direitos autorais e concedem à revista o direito de primeira publicação, com o trabalho simultaneamente licenciado sob a Licença Creative Commons Attribution que permite o compartilhamento do trabalho com reconhecimento da autoria e publicação inicial nesta revista.