Extractos bacterianos para el control de Atta cephalotes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) y su hongo simbiótico Leucoagaricus gongylophorus (Agaricales: Agaricaceae).

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Main Author:	Reyes, Adriana Ortiz
Format:	Online
Language:	eng
Published:	Universidad de Costa Rica 2019
Online Access:	https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/33752

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spelling	RBT337522022-06-13T14:26:54Z Bacterial extracts for the control of Atta cephalotes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and its symbiotic fungus Leucoagaricus gongylophorus (Agaricales: Agaricaceae) Extractos bacterianos para el control de Atta cephalotes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) y su hongo simbiótico Leucoagaricus gongylophorus (Agaricales: Agaricaceae). Reyes, Adriana Ortiz Bacteria leaf-cutting ants contact toxicity ingestion bioassay antifungal bioassay. Leaf-cutting ants (Atta cephalotes Linnaeus) are one of the main insect pests in Latin America; these ants (along with Acromyrmex sp.) present a unique characteristic amongst ants – the cultivation of the Leucoagaricus gongylophorus Möller (Singer) fungus as a food source. They belong to tribe Attini and build nests in underground chambers which are interconnected by pathways. These voracious ants have attacked over 45 crop fields in Colombia. The main control method has been the use of synthetic chemical products; however, alternative control measures must be established. One alternative that has a great potential are bacteria and their secondary metabolites. The aim of this study was to evaluate the insecticidal and antifungal effect of bacterial extracts on major worker A. cephalotes ants and the L. gongylophorus fungus. A total of 118 extracts produced by the same number of bacteria were evaluated. Among the strains that produced the active extracts were Serratia sp., Xenorhabdus nematophila, Photorhabdus sp., and Bacillus thuringiensis. Seventeen (17) extracts showed insecticidal activity upon contact, 13 by ingestion, while 8 showed antifungal activity that was statistically significant. In total, 23 bacterial extracts exhibited some type of activity to control Atta cephalotes. Universidad de Costa Rica 2019-09-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article application/pdf text/html https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/33752 10.15517/rbt.v67i4.33752 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 67 No. 4 (2019): Volume 67 – Regular number 4 – September 2019; 1010–1022 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 67 Núm. 4 (2019): Volumen 67 – Número regular 4 – Setiembre 2019; 1010–1022 Revista Biología Tropical; Vol. 67 N.º 4 (2019): Volume 67 – Regular number 4 – September 2019; 1010–1022 2215-2075 0034-7744 10.15517/rbt.v67i4 eng https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/33752/39670 https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/33752/39671 Copyright (c) 2019 Adriana Ortiz Reyes http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
institution	Universidad de Costa Rica
collection	Revista de Biología Tropical
language	eng
format	Online
author	Reyes, Adriana Ortiz
spellingShingle	Reyes, Adriana Ortiz Extractos bacterianos para el control de Atta cephalotes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) y su hongo simbiótico Leucoagaricus gongylophorus (Agaricales: Agaricaceae).
author_facet	Reyes, Adriana Ortiz
author_sort	Reyes, Adriana Ortiz
title	Extractos bacterianos para el control de Atta cephalotes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) y su hongo simbiótico Leucoagaricus gongylophorus (Agaricales: Agaricaceae).
title_short	Extractos bacterianos para el control de Atta cephalotes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) y su hongo simbiótico Leucoagaricus gongylophorus (Agaricales: Agaricaceae).
title_full	Extractos bacterianos para el control de Atta cephalotes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) y su hongo simbiótico Leucoagaricus gongylophorus (Agaricales: Agaricaceae).
title_fullStr	Extractos bacterianos para el control de Atta cephalotes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) y su hongo simbiótico Leucoagaricus gongylophorus (Agaricales: Agaricaceae).
title_full_unstemmed	Extractos bacterianos para el control de Atta cephalotes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) y su hongo simbiótico Leucoagaricus gongylophorus (Agaricales: Agaricaceae).
title_sort	extractos bacterianos para el control de atta cephalotes (hymenoptera: formicidae) y su hongo simbiótico leucoagaricus gongylophorus (agaricales: agaricaceae).
title_alt	Bacterial extracts for the control of Atta cephalotes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and its symbiotic fungus Leucoagaricus gongylophorus (Agaricales: Agaricaceae)
publisher	Universidad de Costa Rica
publishDate	2019
url	https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/33752
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Extractos bacterianos para el control de Atta cephalotes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) y su hongo simbiótico Leucoagaricus gongylophorus (Agaricales: Agaricaceae).

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