A task is said to be partitioned when it is split into two or more sequential stages and
material is passed from one worker to another; for instance, one individual collects a …

Several biological, chemical, cultural and mechanical methods have been studied for the
control of leaf-cutting ants due to their economic importance in forestry, agriculture and …

This review updates and summarizes the current knowledge about the interaction of leaf‐
cutter ants and their parasitoids by providing comparable data for Acromyrmex and Atta ants …

Ants can display modified behaviors that represent the extended phenotypes of genes
expressed by parasites that infect them. In such cases, the modifications benefit the parasite …

There are many ways in which social insect foragers may organise the collection of
resources and their transportation back to the nest. One way is to partition the task into a …

Host-searching and oviposition behaviors of parasitoids, and defensive responses of the
hosts, are fundamental in shaping the ecology of host-parasitoid interactions. In order to …

Little is known about the natural history of phorid parasitoids of leaf-cutting ants, an
important pest in the Neotropics. This is particularly so for phorids attacking Acromyrmex …

The leaf-cutting ants Atta sexdens (L.) and Atta laevigata (Smith) constitute serious pests of
agriculture and forestry in Brazil. These ants are parasitized by the phorids Neodohrniphora …

Este estudo foi conduzido para verificar a ocorrência de forídeos parasitóides da saúva Atta
laevigata (Smith) na região de Porto Nacional, TO, e para avaliar algumas características …

The leaf‐cutting ant Atta laevigata (Smith)(Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Attini) causes
significant damage to agricultural crops and forest plantations. Conventional control …