Summary of Emater responde - Controle da formiga cortadeira - Programa Rio Grande Rural

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In the "Emater responde - Controle da formiga cortadeira - Programa Rio Grande Rural" YouTube video, Monica Moreira, an extensionist from Emater, presents eco-friendly methods to control cortadeira ants using agroecological principles. She demonstrates techniques such as applying the Penicillium fungus on a laranja to disrupt the ant's food source and using fervent cow dung to kill ant colonies. The speaker also discusses the use of Belova Baana fungus and identifying the ant's travel routes and cutting timing for effective population control. Alternative methods include using sesamina, a toxin found in doce and gergilim plants, which acts as both a fungicide and insecticide, and homeopathy with a nosódio made from collected ants.

• 00:00:00 In this section of the YouTube video "Emater responde" titled "Controle da formiga cortadeira - Programa Rio Grande Rural," the speaker addresses a viewer's question about controlling the cortadeira ant, following the principles of agroecology. Monica Moreira, an extensionist from Emater's training center in Montenegro, demonstrates various eco-friendly methods to control the ant without harming the environment. One method involves using the Penicillium fungus on a laranja, which accelerates the decomposition process and disrupts the fungus that feeds the ant. Another method is using fervent cow dung, which increases the number of microorganisms in the ant hill and kills the ant colony, especially effective for new ant hills. The speaker also mentions the fungus Belova Baana, which can be purchased commercially and diluted in water for introduction into the ant hill. Additionally, the speaker discusses the importance of identifying the ant's travel route and timing of the cut to effectively control the ant population.
• 00:05:00 In this section of the "Emater responde - Controle da formiga cortadeira - Programa Rio Grande Rural" YouTube video, the speaker discusses natural methods for controlling cortadeira ants. One such method involves using the toxin sesamina, found in the doce and gergilim plants. Sesamina is toxic not only to the fungus that feeds the ants but also to the ants themselves, making it a fungicide and insecticide. Another method mentioned is homeopathy, which uses a nosódio made from the ant itself. The speaker explains that by identifying a formigueiro, or ant hill, and collecting 0.1 gram of the ants, a nosódio can be made to control the cortadeira ants.