A fungal symbiont converts provisioned cellulose into edible yield for its leafcutter ant farmers
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2022.0022
Abstract: While ants are dominant consumers in terrestrial habitats, only the leafcutters practice herbivory. Leafcutters do this by provisioning a fungal cultivar (Leucoagaricus gongylophorus) with freshly cut plant fragments and harnessing its metabolic machinery to convert… read more here.
Keywords: provisioned cellulose; symbiont converts; converts provisioned; fungal symbiont ... See more keywords
Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and Its Fungal Symbiont Ambrosiella roeperi Associated with Arecanut Kernel Decay in Karnataka, India
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DOI: 10.3390/insects13010067
Abstract: Simple Summary The Asian ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus crassiusculus is a polyphagous pest that causes extensive damage to several tree crops. The present research reports the incidence of X. crassiusculus infestations on areca nuts (betel nuts)… read more here.
Keywords: xylosandrus crassiusculus; fungal symbiont; arecanut kernel; ambrosiella roeperi ... See more keywords