Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in five hospitals of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil

  • Flávio Roberto Mello Garcia Universidade Federal de Pelotas
  • Carolina Charlier Ahlert Antinsect
  • Bianca Ribeiro de Freitas Antinsect
  • Maura Morel Trautmann Antinsect
  • Simone Pirotta Tancredo Antinsect
  • Junir Antônio Lutinski Prefeitura Municipal de Chapecó
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v33i2.10999
Keywords: Ants, vectors, public health care, environment, hospital infection

Abstract

The presence of ants in hospitals is health risk for the hospital community, since presents a strong capability to carry pathogenic organisms throughout this environment. This study was carried out from May 2007 to April 2008, aiming the identification of ant species that infest the hospitals in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. A total of 989 ants from 19 species were sampled: Acromyrmex niger (Fr. Smith, 1858), Brachymyrmex sp., Camponotus rufipes (Fabricius, 1775), Camponotus sericeiventris (Guerin-Meneville, 1838), Camponotus sp1, Camponotus sp2, Gnamptogenys sp., Hypoponera sp., Labidus coecus (Latreille, 1802), Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758), Pachycondyla sp., Paratrechina fulva (Mayr, 1862), Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802, Pheidole sp1, Pheidole sp2, Pheidole sp3, Pheidole sp4, Pheidole sp5, and Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793. Among them, Brachymyrmex sp. was the most frequent one (47.0%) followed by Monomorium pharaonis (18.7%) and Labidus coecus (17.2%).

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Author Biography

Flávio Roberto Mello Garcia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas
possui graduação em Ciências Biológicas (1992), mestrado (1996) e doutorado (2002) em Zoologia pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). Realizou treinamentos no United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) nos Estados Unidos e na ESALQ/USP. Atua como professor universitário desde 1995. Atualmente é bolsista de produtividade em pesquisa do CNPQ, professor da Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Professor Permanente do Programa de Pos-graduação em Fitossanidade da UFPel, Pesquisador do Grupo de pesquisa em Biodiversidade de moscas-das-frutas da USP, avaliador externo do Ministério da Educação, consultor ad hoc do CNPq, da Fundação de Ciência e Tecnologia do Distrito Federal, de Pernambuco e Santa Catarina, consultor de 26 periódicos nacionais e internacionais, Perito do Fundo para Reconstituição de Bens Lesados do Ministério Público de Santa Catarina.Tem experiência na área e Ecologia de Insetos no Brasil e em Moçambique. Foi agraciado com os prêmios The Leading Scientists of the World (Cambridge, England), American Medal of Honor (USA) e Great Minds of 21st Century (USA).
Published
2011-03-29
How to Cite
Garcia, F. R. M., Ahlert, C. C., Freitas, B. R. de, Trautmann, M. M., Tancredo, S. P., & Lutinski, J. A. (2011). Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in five hospitals of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences, 33(2), 203-209. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v33i2.10999
Issue
Vol 33 No 2 (2011)
Section
Public Health

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