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Identification of the Trail Pheromone of the Pavement Ant Tetramorium immigrans (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Four species of Tetramorium pavement ants are known to guide foraging activities of nestmates via trail pheromones secreted from the poison gland of...
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No evidence that recruitment pheromone modulates olfactory, visual, or spatial learning in the ant Lasius niger
AbstractPheromones are perhaps the most common form of intraspecific communication in the animal kingdom and used in various contexts. Their...
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The Trail-Following Communication in Stylotermes faveolus and S. halumicus (Blattodea, Isoptera, Stylotermitidae)
Stylotermitidae appear peculiar among all termites, feeding in trunks of living trees in South Asia only. The difficulty to collect them limits the...
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Testing presence of directionality information in female spider silk trails through male trail-following behavior
AbstractMate search is challenging for solitary species. Trails represent a particularly potent, target-oriented means for finding mates, as...
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Individual Variation in Male Pheromone Production in Xylocopa sonorina Correlates with size and Gland Color
Sex pheromones are species-specific chemical signals that facilitate the location, identification, and selection of mating partners. These pheromones...
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The trail-following pheromone of the termite Serritermes serrifer
The Neotropical family Serritermitidae is a monophyletic group of termites including two genera, Serritermes and Glossotermes , with different...
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The Alarm Pheromone and Alarm Response of the Clonal Raider Ant
Ants communicate via an arsenal of different pheromones produced in a variety of exocrine glands. For example, ants release alarm pheromones in...
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Even- and odd-numbered fatty acids used as worker arrestant aggregation pheromone components in the Formosan subterranean termite Coptotermes formosanus
Pheromones play a pivotal role in coordinating collective activities. Recent research has demonstrated that workers of the Japanese subterranean...
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Role of the pheromone for navigation in the group foraging ant, Veromessor pergandei
Navigation is comprised of a variety of strategies which rely on multiple external cues to shape a navigator’s behavioral output. Here, we explored...
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Identification of the Trail Pheromone of the Carpenter Ant Camponotus modoc
Trail pheromones deposited by ants lead nestmates to food sources. Based on previous evidence that the trail pheromone of the carpenter ant Camponotus...
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Trail-Following Pheromones in the Termite Subfamily Syntermitinae (Blattodea, Termitoidae, Termitidae)
Trail-following behavior is a key to ecological success of termites, allowing them to orient themselves between the nesting and foraging sites. This...
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Colonies of the Eastern Tent Caterpillar Malacosoma americanum (Lepidoptera:Lasiocampidae) Abandon Trails to Depleted Feeding Sites and Follow the Most Direct and Shortest Pathways Between their Tent and Food-Finds
Laboratory studies were conducted to determine the ability of colonies of the eastern tent caterpillar, Malacosoma Americanum ...
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Dehydroabietic acid, an aromatic abietane diterpenoid, attracts termite workers
Subterranean termites primarily use decaying wood as both nest material and food, and the worker caste is responsible for searching for new wood....
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Identification of the Argentine ant Linepithema humile (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) using an artificially synthesized trail pheromone and its effects on native Japanese ants
Invasion by the Argentine ant Linepithema humile (Mayr) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) causes the collapse of global ecosystems. Attempts to exterminate...
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Differential Feeding Responses of Several Bee Species to Sugar Sources Containing Iridomyrmecin, an Argentine Ant Trail Pheromone Component
Pollinators such as bees need reliable access to nectar resources. However, competition for these carbohydrate rewards can be high among floral...
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Not just going with the flow: foraging ants attend to polarised light even while on the pheromone trail
The polarisation pattern of skylight serves as an orientation cue for many invertebrates. Solitary foraging ants, in particular, rely on polarised...
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Hero Turned Villain: Identification of Components of the Sex Pheromone of the Tomato Bug, Nesidiocoris tenuis
Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter) (Heteroptera: Miridae) is a tropical mirid bug used as a biocontrol agent in protected crops, including tomatoes....
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In addition to cryptochrome 2, magnetic particles with olfactory co-receptor are important for magnetic orientation in termites
The volatile trail pheromone is an ephemeral chemical cue, whereas the geomagnetic field (GMF) provides a stable positional reference. However, it is...
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Identification of methyl 6-methylsalicylate as the trail pheromone of the Japanese pavement ant Tetramorium tsushimae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
The Japanese pavement ant Tetramorium tsushimae Emery (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) has a mass recruitment system for foraging. We successfully separated...
