Trail pheromone disruption of red imported fire ant

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 744-750

  Suckling, David M ^a   Stringer, Lloyd D ^a   Bunn, Barry ^a   El Sayed, Ashraf M ^a   Meer, Robert K Vander ^b  

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

^b CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant; Invasive species; Red imported fire ant; Solenopsis invicta; Trail disruption; Trail pheromone; Z,E farnesene

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FARNESENE; ALPHA-FARNESENE; PHEROMONE; SESQUITERPENE;

AGGRESSION; ANT; BAIT; BIOCONTROL AGENT; COLONY; FOOD STORAGE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MATING DISRUPTION; NATIONAL PARK; NONTARGET ORGANISM; ORGANIC FARMING; PHEROMONE; TOXIC MATERIAL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANT; ARTICLE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; PHEROMONES; SESQUITERPENES;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 77954242596     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-010-9810-6     Document Type: Article

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