This study investigated the behavioral response (acception or rejection) of Acromyrmex laticeps nigrosetosus to their brood and to brood from different colonies of this subespecies. The four colonies used in the bioassays came from Paraopeba, MG, Brazil. Workers accepted either brood from their colonies or from different colonies. There was no significant difference on the time for brood acceptance (transport to the interior of the nest) among nestmates and non-nestmates.
larvae; pupae; discrimination; odor; leaf-cutting ants
