Predacious activity of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in conventional and in No-till agriculture systems

Lange, Denise; Fernandes, Wedson Desidério; Raizer, Josué; Faccenda, Odival

doi:10.1590/s1516-89132008000600015

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“…are ecologically diverse, and it also collects seeds, are omnivorous, predatory and mutualistic in associations with plants (Soares et al, 1998). The higher frequency of ants in a no-till area than in conventional crops suggests that the organic matter in this system increases the populations of Termitidae (Lange et al, 2008).…”

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Soil organisms associated to the weed suppressant Crotalaria juncea (fabaceae) and its importance as a refuge for natural enemies

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Soil organisms play an important role in organic crops of Crotalaria juncea (Fabaceae) and are associated with the natural conservation of the environment. The present study was aimed to investigate the population of soil organisms in the organic culture of C. juncea, as well as its importance as a refuge for natural enemies. Dalbulus maidis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), Diabrotica sp. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), Doru luteipes (Dermaptera: Forficulidae), Gryllus assimilis (Orthoptera: Gryllidae), Lagria villosa (Coleoptera: Lagriidae), Melanotus sp. (Coleoptera: Elateridae), Meloidogyne incognita (Tylenchida: Heteroderidae), Nephila clavipes (Araneae: Nephilidae), Orius insidiosus (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae), Pheidole sp. (Hymenoptera: Myrmicidae), Phyllophaga sp. (Coleoptera: Scarabeidae), Procornitermes sp. (Isoptera: Termitidae), Solenopsis sp. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), and Utetheisa ornatrix (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) were identified in C. juncea. The organisms that were found during a 3-month period in 144 trenches in C. juncea were pest species (84.47%) and natural enemies (15.53%) as well. Natural enemies had an average of 11.89 individuals per 1.08 m³ of soil cultivated with C. juncea. The abundance of organisms in the pod stage (5.49%) of C. juncea was lower than that in the vegetative (83.50%) and flowering (11.01%) stages. Crotalaria juncea plants can be used as part of a crop system for Integrated Pest Management.

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Soil organisms associated to the weed suppressant Crotalaria juncea (fabaceae) and its importance as a refuge for natural enemies

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“…According to Bolton (1995), Pheidole is between the 10 richer genera in number of Formicidae species. This high species richness added to the fact that the nests have many individuals, make this genus ubiquitous in natural or disturbed environments (see ANDERSEN, 2000;BROWN Jr., 2000;WARD, 2000;LANGE et al, 2008).…”

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poral dynamic of foraging of epigeic ants in an urban forest fragment

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ABSTRACT:The present study aimed to investigate the foraging dynamic of an ant community in an urban semideciduous mesophitic forest. A total of 4,297 individuals, distributed in 23 species, seven genera and four subfamilies were sampled in January, April, July and October of 2010. Four ant species guilds were found: leaf cutters, soil-dominant omnivores, soil and vegetation opportunists and large-sized epigaeic predators. There were no significant differences in total of species richness and abundance of individuals in samples among the months evaluated. However, there was a clear substitution (turnover) of species over the months. Nine species were sampled exclusively in the rainy period and five species were present only during the dry period. Thus, the species turnover over the months support the hypothesis that ant communities present a temporal dynamics in their foraging activities even in an urban forest fragment. In general, the abundance of ants foraging on soil was greatest during the months with greater rainfall. However, two species belonging to the guild of opportunistic ants from soil and vegetation doubled the number of foraging individuals in period during the months with less precipitation. These findings support that ant communities, independent of isolation and environment (urban or natural), have temporal dynamics that arise from factors relating to the biology and behavior of the group.

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“…According to Hölldobler and Wilson (1990), this group is the largest subfamily of Formicidae in number of species and variety of food and nesting habits, with wide adaptation to disturbed environments. Furthermore, many authors have shown that most Myrmicinae species are aggressive and they have efficient and massive recruitment, being of ten sampled in agrosystems (Castro & Queiroz, 1987;Perfecto, 1991;Lange et al, 2008;Falcão et al,2015).They are considered to be effective agents in the biological control of pests in crops (see Fernandes et al,1994Fernandes et al, , 2012.…”

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“…In addition to their role as bioindicators of environmental change, most ant species are efficient predators of other insects, contributing to pest control in crops (Perfecto, 1991;Agarwal et al, 2007;Rico-Gray & Oliveira, 2007;Lange et al, 2008). According to Booij and Noorlander (1992), ants, beetles and spiders are the most effective generalist predators in agrosystems.…”

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“…According to Booij and Noorlander (1992), ants, beetles and spiders are the most effective generalist predators in agrosystems. Several authors have shown that more complex environments exhibit higher predation rates by ants (Harvey & Eubanks, 2004;Philpott & Armbrecht, 2006;Lange et al, 2008). According to Mansfield et al (2003), effective biological pest control is one of the goals of sustainable agriculture.…”

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Ant Community in Neotropical Agrosystems: A Four-Year Study in Conventional and No-Tillage Systems

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Studies comparing agricultural practices that maintain a better quality and a healthy soil fauna consider the no-tillage farming as the most effective practice when compared to other planting techniques. In order to evaluate the influence of the no-tillage and conventional tillage methods (with and without manipulation of the soil before planting, respectively) on ant communities, we monitored two areas with these two types of practice (conventional and no-tillage) over the period of four years. We collected ants once per month along 10 transects randomly distributed using three pitfall traps in each area. In addition, we collected the dead plant biomass present at each point sampled as a parameter for measuring the environmental complexity of the areas. In total, we captured 27,480 individuals belonging to 26 species in the no-tillage area and 24,570 individuals belonging to 24 species in the conventional tillage area. The generalised linear model analysis showed that the no-tillage system had the highest abundance of individuals, as well as richness and diversity of species, during most of the study period, as compared to conventional tillage areas. We also found a significant positive correlation between species richness and dead plant biomass. Thus, it is possible to infer that the no-tillage area is a more complex environment with a greater diversity of ants and, therefore, a more sustainable agrosystem as compared to conventional tillage areas.

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Predacious activity of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in conventional and in No-till agriculture systems

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Soil organisms associated to the weed suppressant Crotalaria juncea (fabaceae) and its importance as a refuge for natural enemies

Soil organisms associated to the weed suppressant Crotalaria juncea (fabaceae) and its importance as a refuge for natural enemies

poral dynamic of foraging of epigeic ants in an urban forest fragment

Ant Community in Neotropical Agrosystems: A Four-Year Study in Conventional and No-Tillage Systems

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