
handle: 11449/227480
The objective of this work was to evaluate the efficiency of extracts of plants from Minas Gerais in the control of leaf cutting ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Seventy plant extracts were evaluated, being applied to the diet of the test insects. It was verified that only the botanical extracts Eugenia florida and Eugenia handroana (Myrtaceae), Trichilia pallida (Meliaceae) and Zanthoxylum pohlianum (Rutaceae) present lethal effect, with mortality average of 16.7; 23.3; 19.7 and 17.3%, respectively.
Natural products, Atta spp, Coffea arabica, Mortality, Atta spp.
Natural products, Atta spp, Coffea arabica, Mortality, Atta spp.
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 0 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Average | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Average | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Average |
