Spatial Distribution and Architecture of Acromyrmex landolti Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Nests in Pastures of Southwestern Bahia, Brazil
Ants of the genera Atta and Acromyrmex (Myrmicinae: Attini) are in general pests for agricultural and pasture areas. In southwestern Bahia pastures, in Brazil, Acromyrmex landolti Forel occurs at intermediate densities of 260 nests ha-1. In spite of its economic importance, there is not enough resea...
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| description | Ants of the genera Atta and Acromyrmex (Myrmicinae: Attini) are in general pests for agricultural and pasture areas. In southwestern Bahia pastures, in Brazil, Acromyrmex landolti Forel occurs at intermediate densities of 260 nests ha-1. In spite of its economic importance, there is not enough research on the bioecological aspects of such species. This paper aims to study the spatial distribution and the architectural pattern of A. landolti nests, as well as to establish the foundations for the improvement of strategies for controlling the pest. The research was carried out during the period of June 2011 and May 2012, in an area of pastures measuring 2.7 ha, in Itapetinga, in Bahia. Twenty five nests were selected. The external mound area, height of the tower, distance between the tower and the external mound area, as well as the tower diameter were all registered. In order to describe the internal architecture, the same nests were completely excavated and five were molded in cement. The spatial distribution of the nests is of aggregated type. The towers height is 2.1 cm and the average diameter is 1.2 cm. The amount of loose soil is of about 8.0 cm from the tower, with an average area of 472.9±312.5 cm² and average volume of 1.4 L±0.9. The depth of the nests varies between 7.0 and 78.0 cm, with an average of 33.2±21.29 cm. The nests have, in average, 4.4±2.0 chambers, being two nests with just one chamber (8%) and another nest (4%) with 11 chambers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9c680ddd013e4f4b8cc28a9af8af34432025-08-20T03:38:16ZengUniversidade Estadual de Feira de SantanaSociobiology0361-65252447-80672013-03-01601Spatial Distribution and Architecture of Acromyrmex landolti Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Nests in Pastures of Southwestern Bahia, BrazilMilton Rodrigues da Silva Júnior0Maria Aparecida Castellani1Aldenise Alves Moreira2Michele Silva D'Esquivel3Luiz Carlos Forti4Sébastien Lacau5Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da BahiaUniversidade Estadual do Sudoeste da BahiaUniversidade Estadual do Sudoeste da BahiaUniversidade Estadual do Sudoeste da BahiaUniversidade Estadual PaulistaUniversidade Estadual do Sudoeste da BahiaAnts of the genera Atta and Acromyrmex (Myrmicinae: Attini) are in general pests for agricultural and pasture areas. In southwestern Bahia pastures, in Brazil, Acromyrmex landolti Forel occurs at intermediate densities of 260 nests ha-1. In spite of its economic importance, there is not enough research on the bioecological aspects of such species. This paper aims to study the spatial distribution and the architectural pattern of A. landolti nests, as well as to establish the foundations for the improvement of strategies for controlling the pest. The research was carried out during the period of June 2011 and May 2012, in an area of pastures measuring 2.7 ha, in Itapetinga, in Bahia. Twenty five nests were selected. The external mound area, height of the tower, distance between the tower and the external mound area, as well as the tower diameter were all registered. In order to describe the internal architecture, the same nests were completely excavated and five were molded in cement. The spatial distribution of the nests is of aggregated type. The towers height is 2.1 cm and the average diameter is 1.2 cm. The amount of loose soil is of about 8.0 cm from the tower, with an average area of 472.9±312.5 cm² and average volume of 1.4 L±0.9. The depth of the nests varies between 7.0 and 78.0 cm, with an average of 33.2±21.29 cm. The nests have, in average, 4.4±2.0 chambers, being two nests with just one chamber (8%) and another nest (4%) with 11 chambers.https://www.periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/41negative binomialchamberschannelsdepth |
| spellingShingle | Milton Rodrigues da Silva Júnior Maria Aparecida Castellani Aldenise Alves Moreira Michele Silva D'Esquivel Luiz Carlos Forti Sébastien Lacau Spatial Distribution and Architecture of Acromyrmex landolti Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Nests in Pastures of Southwestern Bahia, Brazil Sociobiology negative binomial chambers channels depth |
| title | Spatial Distribution and Architecture of Acromyrmex landolti Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Nests in Pastures of Southwestern Bahia, Brazil |
| title_full | Spatial Distribution and Architecture of Acromyrmex landolti Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Nests in Pastures of Southwestern Bahia, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Spatial Distribution and Architecture of Acromyrmex landolti Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Nests in Pastures of Southwestern Bahia, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spatial Distribution and Architecture of Acromyrmex landolti Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Nests in Pastures of Southwestern Bahia, Brazil |
| title_short | Spatial Distribution and Architecture of Acromyrmex landolti Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Nests in Pastures of Southwestern Bahia, Brazil |
| title_sort | spatial distribution and architecture of acromyrmex landolti forel hymenoptera formicidae nests in pastures of southwestern bahia brazil |
| topic | negative binomial chambers channels depth |
| url | https://www.periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/41 |
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