Contamination routes and mortality of the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by the insecticides fipronil and sulfluramid through social interactions.
Tarcísio Marcos Macedo Mota FilhoRoberto da Silva CamargoJosé C ZanuncioLuis E P StefanelliCarlos A O de MatosLuiz C FortiPublished in: Pest management science (2021)
These behaviors were responsible for the rapid dispersion of insecticides among members of the colony. Corroboration of the hypothesis that social interactions contaminate nestmates is a model for future studies on contamination of ant workers with active insecticide ingredients. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry.