Heptyl butyrate, a putative pheromone involved in social communication of Vespula germanica wasps

Buteler, Micaela; Fernández, Paula Virginia; Stadler, Teodoro; Weaver, David K.; Yossen, Belen; Lozada, Mariana

doi:10.1007/s00040-017-0591-6

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“…We have not found compounds among those identified in H. helix or H. sphondylium that might be selective for wasps or that are known as typical vespine wasp attractants, such as heptyl butyrate, isobutanol, and acetic acid (Davis et al, 1969;Landolt, 1998;Day and Jeanne, 2001;Landolt et al, 2007;El-Sayed et al, 2009;Landolt and Zhang, 2016;Buteler et al, 2018), which possibly resemble the odors from rotten fruits. For example, the floral scent of Gomphocarpus physocarpus, an asclepiad pollinated by vespid wasps, is characterized by acetic acid as a main compound (Burger et al, 2017).…”

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Olfactory and Visual Floral Signals of Hedera helix and Heracleum sphondylium Involved in Host Finding by Nectar-Foraging Social Wasps

Lukas

Dötterl

Ayasse³

et al. 2020

Front. Ecol. Evol.

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Social vespid wasps regularly forage on flowers with a generalist pollination system. However, little is known about communication between wasps and their host plants. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of olfactory and visual floral signals of Hedera helix and Heracleum sphondylium, both frequently visited by Vespula and Dolichovespula wasps for the collection of nectar. A combination of chemical, electrophysiological and spectral analyses and behavioral experiments was used to identify attractive floral signals. We identified 37 and 41 EAD-active substances (mainly terpenoids and aromatics) in H. helix and H. sphondylium, respectively. The most abundant floral compounds were 4-oxoisophorone in H. helix and linalool in H. sphondylium, followed by (E)-linalool oxide furanoid in both plants. The olfactory signals were attractive for wasps; however, a combination of olfactory and visual signals made both plants more attractive than olfactory signals alone and, in the case of H. helix, also than visual traits alone. Visual traits were not attractive by themselves. Wasps were also attracted by a synthetic solution resembling the floral scent of H. helix.Our study contributes to a better understanding of the foraging behavior of vespid wasps and describes, for the first-time, floral signals that attract vespine wasps to generalist flowers.

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Olfactory and Visual Floral Signals of Hedera helix and Heracleum sphondylium Involved in Host Finding by Nectar-Foraging Social Wasps

Lukas

Dötterl

Ayasse³

et al. 2020

Front. Ecol. Evol.

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“…Lures used were comprised by compounds found to be attractive by Unelius et al (), which were purchased (all of ≥98% purity) from Aldrich/SAFC. These compounds were (a) putative wasp pheromone heptyl butanoate, CAS nr: 5870‐93‐9 (Buteler et al, ; Unelius et al, ); (b) from fermented brown sugar: 3‐methylbut‐1‐yl acetate, CAS nr: 123‐92‐2, 2‐methyl‐1‐butanol, CAS nr: 137‐32‐6 (Unelius et al, ); (c) from beech forest honeydew (Brown, El‐Sayed, Unelius, Beggs, & Suckling, ): methyl phenylacetate, CAS nr: 101‐41‐7; (d) from green‐lipped mussel: 1‐octen‐3‐ol, CAS nr: 3391‐86‐4, 3‐octanone, CAS Number: 106‐68‐3 (Unelius et al, ); compounds with stereocenters were tested as racemates.…”

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“…Aldrich/SAFC. These compounds were (a) putative wasp pheromone heptyl butanoate, CAS nr: 5870-93-9(Buteler et al, 2018;Unelius et al, 2014); (b) from fermented brown sugar: 3-methylbut-1-yl acetate, CAS nr: 123-92-2, 2-methyl-1-butanol, CAS nr: 137-32-6; (c) from beech forest honeydew(Brown, El-Sayed, Unelius, Beggs, & Suckling, 2015): methyl phenylacetate, CAS nr: 101-41-7;…”

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Foraging niche separation of social wasps in an invaded area: Implications for their management

Masciocchi

Unelius

Buteler

2019

J Applied Entomology

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Foraging niche separation may be a mechanism to promote coexistence of two competing species by concentrating intraspecific competition relative to interspecific competition. The present study investigated foraging behaviour and microhabitat use of two coexisting species of invasive social wasps, Vespula germanica and Vespula vulgaris, when foraging for two different food resources. Also, we tested the attractiveness of traps baited with a synthetic lure for those two species. We found that V. germanica wasps prefer to forage at ground level regardless of the resource, while V. vulgaris prefers protein resources at the shrubland level given a choice between a protein bait at ground or at shrubland level. However, when baited with the synthetic lure, the species caught was not affected by the height at which traps were placed. That is, in a no choice scenario, the traps were sufficiently attractive to lure both species of wasps to both microhabitats (ground and shrubland levels). Thus, our results support the existence of spatial niche differentiation at least in protein foraging and suggest that the synthetic lure evaluated could be used to trap both species of Vespula wasps present in Argentina. These results could help to improve management strategies of these social wasps in an invaded area.

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“…While many products have been developed to effectively control yellowjacket populations, managing Polistes paper wasps has proven more difficult (Day & Jeanne 2001; Dvořák & Landolt 2006; Dvořák 2007; Landolt et al 2007; Davis et al 2012; Demichelis et al 2014; Babcock et al 2017). Heptyl butyrate, the leading commercial lure in pestiferous wasp traps, is not an attractant for Polistes (Davis et al 1973; MacDonald et al 1973; Gambino & Loope 1992; Landolt 1998; Landolt et al 2003; Buteler et al 2018). In addition, as Polistes feed on live insect prey, many of the baits that utilize or mimic animal protein do not work because they rely on yellowjacket scavenging behavior to be effective (Grant et al 1968; Spurr 1995; Sackmann et al 2001; D'Adamo et al 2003; Wood et al 2006; Buteler et al 2018; Choe et al 2018).…”

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Preliminary Study of Pear Ester Toxicity When Consumed by Polistes dominula (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

Asche,

Landolt,

Cooper

et al. 2023

Florida Entomologist

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Heptyl butyrate, a putative pheromone involved in social communication of Vespula germanica wasps

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Olfactory and Visual Floral Signals of Hedera helix and Heracleum sphondylium Involved in Host Finding by Nectar-Foraging Social Wasps

Olfactory and Visual Floral Signals of Hedera helix and Heracleum sphondylium Involved in Host Finding by Nectar-Foraging Social Wasps

Foraging niche separation of social wasps in an invaded area: Implications for their management

Preliminary Study of Pear Ester Toxicity When Consumed by Polistes dominula (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

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