This folder contains the data for the article: Paper: Disease management in two sympatric Apterostigma fungus-growing ants for control the parasitic fungus Escovopsis Authors: Yuliana Christopher, William T. Wcislo, Sergio Martínez- Luis, William O. H. Hughes, Nicole M. Gerardo & Hermógenes Fernández-Marín Description: Data folder: Includes nine spreadsheets: Spreadsheet 1: Diversity and Frequency M1 data, contains each colony identification code, the number of each of four morphotypes of Escovopsis (Y,B1,B2,B3) found in each colony of Apterostigma dentigerum (32) and Apterostigma pilosum (14) using Methodology 1 (M1). Spreadsheet 2: Diversity and Frequency M2 data, contains the nest identification code, the number of each of four morphotypes of Escovopsis (Y,B1,B2,B3) found in each nest of Apterostigma dentigerum (12) and Apterostigma pilosum (12) using Methodology 2 (M2). Spreadsheet 3: Growth area of morphotypes of Escovopsis data, contains the growth area (cm2) of each of five morphotypes of Escovopsis (Y, B1,B2,B3,TB), with measurements of three replicates at 5,10,15,20 and 25 days of growth. Spreadsheet 4: UHPLC QTOF MS data, contains the list of 171 ion signals across chemical profiles of each of five morphotypes of Escovopsis based on their molecular weights masses (m/z) detected using Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (UHPLC) with a QTOF Mass Spectrometer (MS), the indication of presence (1) or absence (0) of a compound mass, the 16 identified compounds name and chemical structure Spreadsheet 5: Escovopsis cultivar interactions data, contains the growth area measurement data (cm2) for each of five morphotypes of Escovopsis during interactions between each of five morphotypes of Escovopsis (Y,BI,B2,B3,TB) against fungal cultivar of Apterostigma dentigerum (CAd.) and fungal cultivar of Apterostigma pilosum (CAp.), four replicates of each combination: CAd.-Y, CAp.-Y, CAd.-B1, CAp.-B1, CAd.-B2, CAp.-B2, CAd.-B3, CAp.-B3, CAd.-TB, CAp.-TB. Three replicates of controlS (YCt, B1Ct, B2Ct, B3Ct, TBCt). Spreadsheet 6: Experimental Multiple infection of A. dentigerum colonies data, contains the identification code of 10 colonies of A. dentigerum that were inoculated randomly in five areas with each of five morphotypes of Escovopsis (Y,BI,B2,B3,TB) and the number of ants attending each of the areas inoculated Spreadsheet 7: Experimental Multiple infection of A.pilosum colonies data, contains contains the identification code of 12 colonies of A. pilosum that were inoculated randomly in five areas with each of five morphotypes of Escovopsis (Y,BI,B2,B3,TB) and the number of ants attending each of the areas inoculated Spreadsheet 8: Experimental Individual infection of A. dentigerum colonies data, contains 5 colonies of A. dentigerum that were divided in 5 subcolonies and inoculated with each of five morphotypes of Escovopsis (Y,BI,B2,B3,TB), the number of infrabuccal pellets plated, non germinated and germinated as: Escovopsis, fungal cultivar, actinomycetes and other fungi Spreedsheet 9: Experimental Individual infection of A. pilosum colonies data, contains 10 colonies of A. pilosum that were divided in 5 subcolonies and inoculated with each of five morphotypes of Escovopsis (Y,BI,B2,B3,TB), the number of infrabuccal pellets plated, non germinated and germinated as: Escovopsis, fungal cultivar, actinomycetes and other fungi