Fire ant venom alkaloids act as key attractants for the parasitic phorid fly, Pseudacteon tricuspis (Diptera: Phoridae)

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 96, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1421-1429

  Chen, Li ^a,b   Sharma, Kavita R ^a   Fadamiro, Henry Y ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alkaloid; GC EAD; Host location; Pseudacteon tricuspis; Solenopsis invicta; Venom

Indexed keywords

ANT VENOM; CHEMOATTRACTANT; PHEROMONE;

ALKALOID; ANT; ANTENNA; ATTRACTANT; BIOACTIVITY; BIOASSAY; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; HOST LOCATION; PHEROMONE; SEMIOCHEMICAL; VENOM;

ANTENNA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FLY; MATING; NONHUMAN; WORKER (INSECT);

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; ARTHROPOD VENOMS; DIPTERA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; PARASITES; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BORGMEIER; DIPTERA; FORMICIDAE; PHORIDAE; PSEUDACTEON TRICUSPIS; SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 70350220734     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-009-0598-6     Document Type: Article

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