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Redalyc.LEAF-CUTTING ANTS Acromyrmex Niger SMITH, 1858 Acta Biológica Colombiana ISSN: 0120-548X [email protected] Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Bogotá Colombia BELIZÁRIO CANTAGALLI, LIRIANA; ALVES LOPES, DENISE; BARATEIRO STUCHI, ANA LÚCIA PAZ; COLLA RUVOLO-TAKASUSUKI, MARIA CLAUDIA LEAF-CUTTING ANTS Acromyrmex niger SMITH, 1858 (HYMENOPTERA; FORMICIDAE) USED AS BIOINDICATORS OF AGROTOXICS RESIDUES Acta Biológica Colombiana, vol. 19, núm. 2, mayo-agosto, 2014, pp. 233-239 Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Bogotá Bogotá, Colombia Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=319030502011 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative ACTA BIOLÓGICA COLOMBIANA Artículo de investigación LEAF-CUTTING ANTS Acromyrmex niger SMITH, 1858 (HYMENOPTERA; FORMICIDAE) USED AS BIOINDICATORS OF AGROTOXICS RESIDUES Utilización de hormigas cortadoras Acromyrmex niger Smith, 1858 (Hymenoptera; Formicidae) como bioindicadores de residuos de agrotóxicos LIRIANA BELIZÁRIO CANTAGALLI 1, P h. D.; DENISE ALVES LOPES 2, P h. D.; ANA LÚCIA PAZ BARATEIRO STUCHI 2, P h. D.; MARIA CLAUDIA COLLA RUVOLO-TAKASUSUKI 2, P h. D . 1 Departamento de Biotecnologia, Genética e Biologica Celular, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brasil. 2 Docente Departamento de Biotecnologia, Genética e Biologia Celular, Universidade Estatal de Maringá, Av. Colombo, 5790. Maringá, Paraná, Brasil. Corresponding author: Maria Claudia Ruvolo, [email protected] Received 6 June 2013, first decision 9 September 2013, accepted 22 November 2014. Citation / Citar este artículo como: CANTAGALLI LB, LOPES DA, STUCHI ALPB, RUVOLO-TAKASUSUKI MCC . Leaf-cutting ants Acromyrmex niger Smith, 1858 (Hymenoptera; Formicidae) used as bioindicators of agrotoxics residues. Acta biol. Colomb. 2014;19(2):233-240. ABSTRACT Despite the condition of leaf-cutting ant pests in agroecosystems, it is undeniable the benefits they can bring in certain situations or environments. The leaf-cutting ants of the genus Acromyrmex attack mainly leaves of vegetables and fruit trees exposing not only to the agrochemicals used for their control as well as to those used for the control of other pests. Due to the bioindicator potential of environmental quality of the ants and their frequent exposure to agrochemicals such as organophosphates, neonicotinoids and growth regulators insecticide used for pest control, it is necessary to study the sublethal effects that these pesticides may cause. The electrophoresis technique was used to study the activity of esterase isozymes involved in the metabolism of xenobiotics of A. niger , combined with changes in the expression of isozymes after contamination by pesticides. A. niger showed eight regions of esterase activity, which were called EST-1, EST-2, EST-3, EST-4, EST-5, EST-6, EST-7 and EST-8 according to the electrophoretic mobility. As the specificity to α and β-naphthyl acetate substrates, the Est- 7 and Est-8 may be classified as α-esterase and the others as αβ esterases. EST-5 is considered an enzyme of the type cholinesterase II and the others are of the type carboxilesterase. The electrophoretic analysis showed partial inhibition to all esterases subjected to the contact with Malathion organophosforate at the concentrations 1 x 10 -3 % and 5 x 10 -3 %, which may be considered as a biomarker for the presence of residues of this insecticide in the environment. The regression analysis for sublethal effects of the tested pesticides demonstrated correlation between dose and mortality only for Thiametoxam neonicotinoid pesticide. Keywords: Acromyrmex niger , esterases, bioindicators. RESUMEN A pesar de la condición de plaga de las hormigas cortadoras en agroecosistemas, no se pueden negar los beneficios que ellas pueden traer en determinadas situaciones o en determinados ambientes. Las hormigas cortadoras del género Acromyrmex atacan principalmente las hojas de hortalizas y hojas de plantas fructíferas, exponiéndose no solo a los agroquímicos utilizados Acta biol. Colomb., 19(2):233-240, mayo - agosto de 2014 - 233 Cantagalli LB, Lopes DA, Stuchi ALPB, Ruvolo-Takasusuki MCC para su control sino también a aquellos utilizados en el residues is usually determined by physical, chemical and bio- control de otras plagas. Debido al potencial bioindicador logical methods and the simplicity of bioassays contributes de la calidad ambiental de las hormigas y su frecuente expo- to the acceptance of the residual analysis in the field. Theo- sición a los agrotóxicos como organofosforados, neonicoti- retically, any organism that is susceptible to an insecticide noides y reguladores de crecimiento, utilizados en el control may be used in these bioassays in any environmental sample de plagas, es necesario el estudio de los efectos subletales serving as a bioindicator for the detection of certain pollu- que estos agrotóxicos pueden causar. La técnica de electrofo- tants (Mansour, 1987). According Peakall (1994) can be resis fue utilizada para evaluar la actividad de las isoenzimas considered biomarkers any change in biological response of esterasas involucradas en el metabolismo de xenobióticos de an organism, from molecular level to community structure A. niger , asociada a las alteraciones en la expresión de las iso- or even ecosystems as a result of the effect of chemical con- enzimas después de la contaminación con pesticidas. Acromyrmex tamination in the environment. niger demostró ocho regiones de actividad esterasa, las cuales Van der Oost et al. (2003) considerer that the use of multiple fueron denominadas EST-1, EST-2, EST-3, EST-4, EST-5, biomarkers is important because it may provide answers EST-6, EST-7 e EST-8 de acuerdo con la movilidad electro- about the action of environmental chemicals in organisms, forética. En cuanto a la especificación de los substratos α y and each detected response can be considered a biomarker. β-nafitl acetato, las EST-7 e EST-8 son clasificadas como α- In this study, it was used the leaf-cutting ants A. niger (Smith, esterasa y las demás αβ esterasas. EST-5 es considerada una 1858), known popularly as “ quenquén mineira ”, which mainly enzima del tipo colinesterasa II y las demás son carboxiles- cut leaves of vegetables and also of fruit trees. These ants expose terasas. El análisis electroforético presentó inhibición parcial themselves not only to the agrochemicals used for their control para todas las esterasas sometidas al contacto con malathion as well as to those used for the control of other pests such as en las concentraciones 1 x 10 -3 % e 5 x 10 -3 %, que puede ser organophosphate, neonicotinoid and growth regulator. considerado un biomarcador para la presencia de residuos Therefore, due to the potential bioindicator of environmen- de este insecticida en el ambiente. El análisis de regresión tal quality of the ants and their frequent exposure to pesti- para el efecto subletal de los pesticidas evaluados demostró cides, was developed a study about sublethal effects that correlación entre la dosis y la causa de muerte solo para el these pesticides may cause. The electrophoresis technique pesticida neonicotinoide thiametoxam. was used to study the activity of esterase isozymes involved in the metabolism of xenobiotics of A. niger , combined with Palabras claves: Acromyrmex niger , esterasas, bioindicadores. changes in the expression of isozymes after contamination by pesticides. INTRODUCTION MATERIAL AND METHODS Currently, 20 species and nine subspecies of Acromyrmex are Biological material described (Zanetti, 2002). Their geographical distribution is The A. niger workers were collected from a single nest at the typical of America and their area of distribution begins in campus of State University of Maringá (23º 26’ of south California (United States), going to Mexico and continuing latitude, 51º 56’ of west longitude) in different seasons. through Central America and all over the countries of South Workers of A. niger were collected in the nest and brought America (except Chile) to Patagonia (Argentina). It also alive to the laboratory of Animal Genetics, State University occurs in Cuba and Trinidad (West Indies) and in Brazil they of Maringa, Brazil, sacrificed and subjected to PAGE electro- are in all states (Gonçalves, 1961). phoresis for identification and biochemical characterization Despite the condition of pests of these ants in agroecosystems, of esterase. requiring the need for chemical control to reduce economic Afterwards we made collections of other A. niger workers that losses, it is undeniable the benefits that ants can bring in were exposed to insecticides (biassays) and maintained in the certain situations or environments. According to Moutinho laboratory for 24 hours at room temperature (± 27º C), et al. (1993), the leaf-cutting ants may have positive impacts relative humidity of 45 % and absence of light. concerning about the physical and chemical structure of the soil and potentially benefit the vegetation by encouraging its PAGE electrophoresis for esterase growth, for in areas with nests the soil is less resistant to root The A. niger workers were sacrificed and homogenized indi- penetration and the organic matter in garbage chambers vidually in propylene tubes containing 35 µ L of the extrac- promotes the fertility of the soil. tion solution prepared with 2-mercaptoethanol and 10 % Pollutants
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