Neotropical Entomology (2003) 32, 497-501

Carlos A. Lima, Terezinha M.C. Della Lucia, Raul N.C. Guedes and Clayton E. Da Veiga (2003)
Desenvolvimento de Iscas Granuladas com Atraentes Alternativos para Atta bisphaerica Forel, (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) e sua Aceitação Pelas Operárias
[Development of granulated baits with alternative attractants to Atta bisphaerica Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and their acceptance by workers]
Neotropical Entomology 32 (3), 497-501
Abstract: This research aimed to develop a methodology to prepare granular baits with alternative attractants for the workers of the leaf-cutting ant Atta bisphaerica Forel, and to compare these baits attractiveness with that of the citrus pulp. Granule pick ups of hand made baits of jaraguá grass (Hyparhenia rufa); sugar cane leaves and stalks and of wheat flour were compared to that of commercial baits without active ingredient in six nests located in Viçosa, MG. The bait of jaraguá grass was the most attractive to the ant workers, followed by the bait of sugar cane leaves. Commercial granulated baits had both mass and diameter inadequate for picking up by the ants, besides having the least attractiveness.
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(original language: Portuguese)
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Database assignments for author(s): Raul Narciso C. Guedes, Terezinha M.C. Della Lucia

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
pheromones/attractants/traps

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Atta bisphaerica		Brazil (south)