2019
DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765201920181008
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Abstract: Leaf-cutting ants are considered major pests of agriculture and forestry in the Neotropics. Attractive toxic baits are the prevailing method for managing them. Thus, there is great interest in identifying attractants to incorporate into these baits. Moreover, leaf-cutting ants can avoid toxic baits by associating the attractant with the toxin. We evaluated attractiveness of heptyl butyrate, a volatile compound found in fresh apples and plums. We conducted field experiments with ten colonies of Acromyrmex lobic… Show more

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“…Another tool for management of pest ants is the use of repellent and attractant stimuli. Different plant-based compounds, plant species, and even waste generated by the ants themselves have been demonstrated to modulate ant foraging behavior (Farji-Brener and Sasal 2003;Ballari and Farji-Brener 2006;Medina et al 2012;Perri et al 2017;Alma et al 2019;Buteler et al 2021). Among those with repellent action, tea tree oil (a complex mixture of terpene hydrocarbons and tertiary alcohols distilled mainly from plantation stands of the Australian native plant Melaleuca alternifolia) and farnesol (present in many essential oils, such as Pluchea dioscoridis and Pittosporum undulatum) repel leaf-cutting ants at short distance in both laboratory and field assays (Perri et al 2017;Buteler et al 2021).…”
Section: ₆₁₂ Ag F����-b����� �� ��mentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Another tool for management of pest ants is the use of repellent and attractant stimuli. Different plant-based compounds, plant species, and even waste generated by the ants themselves have been demonstrated to modulate ant foraging behavior (Farji-Brener and Sasal 2003;Ballari and Farji-Brener 2006;Medina et al 2012;Perri et al 2017;Alma et al 2019;Buteler et al 2021). Among those with repellent action, tea tree oil (a complex mixture of terpene hydrocarbons and tertiary alcohols distilled mainly from plantation stands of the Australian native plant Melaleuca alternifolia) and farnesol (present in many essential oils, such as Pluchea dioscoridis and Pittosporum undulatum) repel leaf-cutting ants at short distance in both laboratory and field assays (Perri et al 2017;Buteler et al 2021).…”
Section: ₆₁₂ Ag F����-b����� �� ��mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Even though its repellent effect is short-lived, further research identifying the compounds that cause the effect could lead to a novel ant repellent. In addition, heptyl butyrate, a volatile compound found in fresh apples and plums, and orange pulp can be used as attractant stimuli (Perri et al 2017;Alma et al 2019). Attractants and repellents could be combined in an IPM strategy termed push-pull, which involves the manipulation of ant foraging behavior by integrating stimuli that turns crops unsuitable or unattractive to the insect pest (push) and simultaneously attracts them towards another resource (pull) from where the pest is subsequently removed (Cook et al 2007).…”
Section: ₆₁₂ Ag F����-b����� �� ��mentioning
confidence: 99%