Feeding on living or dead plant material is widespread in insects. Seminal work on termites
and aphids has provided profound insights into the critical nutritional role that microbes play …

PFAS are a group of organic chemicals, which some presents environmental persistence,
dispersion and potential toxicity. Some of them have been listed in the Stockholm …

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) is a manmade chemical with several industrial
applications and also a potential byproduct of many other per-and polyfluorinated …

Leaf-cutter ants belonging to the genus Atta are important ecosystem engineers and
conspicuous bioturbators in Neotropical regions acting as superorganisms. The Atta ants …

Leaf-cutting ants are the main group of insect pests in Brazilian forest plantations, and their
nests can be visually identified in remotely sensed images. This study compares two distinct …

Leaf-cutting ants are important pests of forests and agricultural crops in the Neotropical
region. Atta sexdens colonies can be composed of thousands of individuals, which form a …

Abstract The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) was the first non-governmental organization
composed of multi-stakeholders to ensure the social, environmental, and economic …

Chitinases are enzymes that degrade chitin, a polysaccharide found in the exoskeleton of
insects, fungi, yeast, and internal structures of other vertebrates. Although chitinases isolated …

Forest plantations represent the fourth largest crop by planted area in Brazil. However, leaf-
cutting ants can compromise their establishment and development. Atta and Acromyrmex …

BACKGROUND Leaf‐cutting ants (LCAs) of the genera Atta and Acromyrmex
(Hymenoptera: Formicidae) are important pests of forest plantations, agriculture and …