“…The activity of the leaf-cutting ants implies the defoliation and removing the live bark of plants, which can cause tree's death in certain cases, making them of great economic importance for agrosilvipastoral activities (agriculture [especially fruit growing], pasture, or forestry). In this case, that species of leaf-cutting ants are considered agrosilvipastoral pests (Cherrett & Peregrine, 1976;Anjos et al, 2008). Most of the leaf-cutting ants' diet is based on the symbiotic fungus Leucoagaricus gongylophorus (Agaricales: Basidiomycota) which develops on fresh parts of vegetables that these ants cut, load and supply, such as leaves, flowers, fruits, buds or bark of plants near the anthill (Brandão et al, 2011;Della Lucia & Souza, 2011), although, during the processing plant materials, Attini adult workers can consume sap (Quinlan & Cherrett, 1979;Forti & Andrade, 1999).…”