Susceptibility of Atta sexdens worker ants treated with the immunosuppressant Sandimmun Neoral to Metarhizium anisopliae
Abstract: The objective of this work was to evaluate if the immunosuppressant Sandimmun Neoral enhances the activity of Metarhizium anisopliae against the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens. The vulnerability to the pathogen was measured by comparing the mortality rate of worker ants subjected to the following treatments: immunosuppressant+control, immunosuppressant+M. anisopliae, excipient+control, excipient+M. anisopliae, control+M. anisopliae, and control. Worker ants treated with immunosuppressant+M. anisopliae showed the highest mortality rate in comparison with those subjected to all other treatments. The use of the immunosuppressant together with entomopathogenic fungus controlled leaf-cutting ants in laboratory conditions.
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Main Authors: | Dornelas,Aline Silvestre Pereira, Sarmento,Renato de Almeida, Pedro-Neto,Marçal, Silva,Daniella Gonçalves da, Santos,Gil Rodrigues dos, Nascimento,Mariela Otoni do, Oliveira,Cléia Almeida, Souza,Danival José de |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Embrapa Secretaria de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento
2017
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2017000200133 |
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