Bioactivity of Asclepias curassavica, Equisetum spp. and Rosmarinus officinalis Extracts Against Leaf-Cutting Ants

Bioactivity of Asclepias curassavica, Equisetum spp. and Rosmarinus officinalis Extracts Against Leaf-Cutting Ants

Chemical control of leaf-cutting ants is widely used, but alternative control with toxic plant extracts is promising. Substances with insecticidal potential extracted from plants have numerous ecological advantages. This study evaluated the insecticidal and/or fungicidal potential of the plants Asc...

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Main Authors: Vânia Maria Ramos, Rafael Gervasoni Ferreira Leite, Viviane Tavares de Almeida, Roberto da Silva Camargo, João Vitor Souza Cruz, Renato Marcos de Leão, Matheus Venâncio Prado, Mariana Cristina Sousa Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2019-12-01
Series:Sociobiology
Subjects:
Atta spp.
plant extracts
botanical insecticides
alternative control
Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/4271

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