Pheromone disruption of Argentine ant trail integrity

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1602-1609

  Suckling, D M ^a   Peck, R W ^b   Manning, L M ^a   Stringer, L D ^a   Cappadonna, J ^b   El Sayed, A M ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentine ant; Disruption; Invasive species; Track angle; Trail integrity; Trail pheromone

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; PHEROMONE;

ANT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INVASIVE SPECIES; PHEROMONE; POINT SOURCE; SUBSTRATE; WALKING;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANT; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; WALKING;

ALDEHYDES; ANIMALS; ANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LOCOMOTION; PHEROMONES; WALKING;

FORMICIDAE; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE;

EID: 57349147620     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-008-9566-4     Document Type: Article

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