Susceptibility of Atta sexdens worker ants treated with the immunosuppressant Sandimmun Neoral to Metarhizium anisopliae

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:	Pereira Dornelas, Aline Silvestre, Sarmento, Renato de Almeida, Pedro-Neto, Marçal, da Silva, Daniella Gonçalves, dos Santos, Gil Rodrigues, Nascimento, Mariela Otoni do, Oliveira, Cléia Almeida, Souza, Danival José de
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	eng
Published:	Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira 2017
Online Access:	https://seer.sct.embrapa.br/index.php/pab/article/view/24256
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