PREFERÊNCIA DE SAÚVA LIMÃO, <i>Atta sexdens rubropilosa</i> Forel, 1908 (HYMENOPTERA, FORMICIDAE) A DIFERENTES ESPÉCIES FLORESTAIS, EM CONDIÇÕES DE LABORATÓRIO

Peres Filho, Otávio; Dorval, Alberto; Berti Filho, Evônio

doi:10.5902/198050981675

RESUMO

Avaliou-se a preferência de saúva limão, Atta sexdens rubropilosa Forel, 1908, para 41 espécies florestais nativas e exóticas, em condições de laboratório. As espécies mais transportadas foram gmelina (Gmelina arborea), leucena (Leucaena leucocephala), pau-ferro (Caesalpinia ferrea), albizia (Albizia lebbeck) e orelha-de-negro (Enterolobium contortisiliquum) e as menos transportadas foram eucalipto (Eucalyptus grandis), jequitibá (Cariniana strellensis) e mutamba (Guazuma tomentosa).

Palavras-chave:
formiga cortadeira; preferência por espécies florestais; Atta sexdens rubropilosa

ABSTRACT

It was evaluated the cutting ant preference of Atta sexdens rubropilosa Forel, 1908, to native and exotic forest tree species, in laboratory conditions. The most preferred species were: gmelina (Gmelina arborea), leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala), caesalpinia (Caesalpinia ferrea), albizzia (Albizia lebbeck) and enterolobium (Enterolobium contortisiliquum) and the less preferred ones were: eucalypt (Eucalyptus grandis), jequitiba (Cariniana strellensis ) and guazuma (Guazuma tomentosa ).

Key words:
leaf-cutting ant; preference for forest species; Atta sexdens rubropilosa

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REFERÊNCIAS BIBLIOGRÁFICAS

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Jul-Dec 2002

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22 Maio 2001
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08 Ago 2002

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[1] ANJOS, N.; DELLA LUCIA, T.M.C.; MAYHÉ-NUNES, A.J. Guia prático sobre formigas cortadeiras em reflorestamentos. Ponte Nova: Editora Graff Cor, 1998. 97p.

[2] BARNOLA, L.F.; CEDENO, A.; HASEGAWA, M. Intraindividual variations of volatile terpene contents in Pinus caribaea needles and its possible relationship to Atta laevigata herbivory. Biochemical Sysytematics and Ecology, v. 25, n. 8, p. 707-716, 1997.

[3] CAPRON, M.A.; WIEMER, D.F. Piplaroxide, an ant-repellente piperidine epoxide from Piper tuberculatum Journal of Natural Products, v. 59, n. 8, p. 794-795, 1996.

[4] CHENT, T.K.; WIEMER, D.F.; HOWARD, J.J. A volatile leafcutter ant repellent from Astronium graveolens Naturwissenschaften, v. 71, n. 2, p. 97-98, 1984.

[5] CHERRET, J.M.; SEAFORTH, C.E. Phytochemical arrestants for leaf-cutting ants, Atta cephalotes (L.) and Acromyrmex octospinosus (Reich), with some notes on the ants responses. Bull.Ent.Res., v. 59, p. 615-625, 1970.

[6] FOLGARAIT, P.J. et al. Leaf cutting ant preferences for five native tropical plantation tree species growing under different light conditions. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, v. 80, n. 3, p. 521-530, 1996.

[7] HUBBEL, S.P.; WIEMER, D.F. Host plant selection by an attine ant. In: JAISSON, P. (Ed.) Social insects in the tropics. Paris: Université Paris-Nord, 1983. p. 133-153.

[8] JAISSON, P.; HUBBELL, S.P.; WIEMER, D.F. Host plant selection by an attine ant. In: FIRST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZED BY THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL INSECTS AND THE SOCIEDAD MEXICANA DE ENTOMOLOGIA, 1980, México. Proceedings… Mexico, 1984, v. 2, p. 133-154.

[9] LITTLEDYKE, M.; CHERRET, J.M. Defense mechanisms in young and old leaves against cutting by the leaf-cutting ants Atta cephalotes (L.) and Acromyrmex octospinosus (Reich) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research, v. 68, n. 2, p. 263-271, 1978.

[10] MARICONI, F.A.M. As saúvas. São Paulo: Editora Agronômica Ceres, 1970. 167p.

[11] SALATINO, A. et al. Effect of constituents of the foliar wax of Didymopanax vinosum on the foragin activity of the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata , v. 86, n. 3, p. 261-266, 1998.

[12] SCHOEREDER, J.H. Aspectos ecológicos da saúva no cerrado. 1985. 112p. Dissertação (Mestrado em Ciências) - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo. 1985.

[13] SUGAYAMA, R.L.; SALATINO, A. Influence of rutin and quercetin on substrate selection by the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa Revista Brasileira de Biologia, v. 57, n. 1, p. 121-125, 1997.

[14] WALLER, D.A. The foraging ecology of Atta texana in Texas. In: LOFGREN, C.S.; VANDERMEER R.K. (eds.). Fire ants and leaf-cutting ants: biology and management. Boulder: Westveew Press, p. 146-158 1986

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