The topology and drivers of ant–symbiont networks across Europe

T Parmentier, F De Laender, D Bonte - Biological Reviews, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Intimate associations between different species drive community composition across
ecosystems. Understanding the ecological and evolutionary drivers of these symbiotic …

Chemical and behavioral integration of army ant-associated rove beetles–a comparison between specialists and generalists

C von Beeren, A Brückner, M Maruyama, G Burke… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - Springer
Host-symbiont interactions are embedded in ecological communities and range from
unspecific to highly specific relationships. Army ants and their arthropod guests represent a …

Myrmecophilous organisms associated with colonies of the ponerine ant Neoponera villosa (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) nesting in Aechmea bracteata bromeliads: a …

F Rocha, JP Lachaud, G Pérez-Lachaud - Myrmecological News, 2020 - hal.science
Ants and their resources are exploited by a plethora of other organisms, some using
remarkable morphological and behavioral adaptations for host deception and social …

Rainforest transformation reduces parasitoid wasp diversity—Can the enrichment of flowering vegetation alleviate this?

A Azhar, I Grass, A Rizali, Pudjianto… - Ecological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In Indonesia, the rapid expansion of oil palm and rubber plantations replaces large areas of
tropical rainforest. Rainforest transformation alters the diversity and composition of …

Ecological interaction networks. What we know, what we don't, and why it matters

DP Vázquez, G Peralta, L Cagnolo… - Ecología …, 2022 - ojs.ecologiaaustral.com.ar
Las especies que coexisten en las comunidades ecológicas interactúan de diferentes
modos y forman redes complejas. Presentamos una revisión de la creciente literatura sobre …

Complementary effects of different predators of leaf-cutting ants: implications for biological control

L Elizalde, M Superina - Biological Control, 2019 - Elsevier
Predators that share a prey can interact negatively or positively, depending on whether there
is intraguild predation or they facilitate the consumption of the shared prey. Leaf-cutting ants …

Biological control of leaf‐cutter ants using pathogenic fungi: experimental laboratory and field studies

PJ Folgarait, D Goffré - Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The alternative use of biological control agents (BCAs) against leaf‐cutter ants (LCAs) is in
increasingly high demand due to the negative consequences of traditional pesticides …

Seasonality of parasitism of phorid flies (Diptera: Phoridae) in the leafcutter ant Atta sexdens Linnaeus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in an Atlantic Forest area

RC Pereira, O Bailez, JOL Vieira‐Júnior… - Agricultural and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
There is a lack of information regarding the variations in parasitism rates of parasitoid
phorids for more than one year, whether they follow a pattern of distribution, and whether …

Seasonal and site differences in phorid parasitoidism rates of leaf-cutting ants

FV Arruda, FB Teresa, HC Martins… - Environmental …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Interspecific interactions are influenced by several environmental factors that may affect
spatial and temporal dynamics. Seasonal variations in environmental conditions and …

Parasitism of the leaf‐cutting ant Atta bisphaerica by phorid flies: biology and seasonal and inter‐colonial parasitism rates

MAL Bragança, HC Martins, RJ Oliveira… - Entomologia …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The leaf‐cutting ant Atta bisphaerica Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Attini) forages leaves
from monocotyledons in natural environments and is a serious pest of pastures and …