Colonization and destruction of ants of the genus sp. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in vitro by the fungus in the southeast region of Brazil.

The objective of this study was to evaluate, in vitro, the colonization and destruction of ants of the genus sp. by the ovicidal fungus (VC4 isolate), in the southeast region of Brazil. The insects used in the experiment were worker ants of the genus sp.