Trail Pheromone Disruption of Argentine Ant Trail Formation and Foraging

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 122-128

  Suckling, David Maxwell ^a   Peck, Robert W ^b   Stringer, Lloyd D ^a   Snook, Kirsten ^b   Banko, Paul C ^c  

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

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

ANT; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIONAL PARK; PEST CONTROL; PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INSECT CONTROL; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INSECT CONTROL; PHEROMONES;

HAWAII [(ISL) HAWAIIAN ISLANDS]; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; UNITED STATES;

FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE; SCOMBRIDAE;

EID: 76349093820     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-009-9734-1     Document Type: Article

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