Plant-based compounds with potential as push-pull stimuli to manage behavior of leaf-cutting ants

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Perri, Daiana Vanesa; Gorosito, Norma Beatriz; Fernandez, Patricia Carina; Buteler, Micaela
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2017
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Leaf-cutting ants are a serious pest of young forestry plantations. Currently, the main control method is the use of broad-spectrum insecticides, which have a negative effect on non-target organisms and the environment. In this work, plant-based compounds were evaluated in laboratory assays with Acromyrmex ambiguus Emery (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) for their potential use as repellent and attractant stimuli to be used in a push-pull strategy. Farnesol, a sesquiterpene present in many essential oils, was tested as a repellent at doses of 10, 50, and 100 mg. Its distance of action was studied by comparing the repellent effect of farnesol in a situation in which ants had to touch the farnesol in order to reach the food source in comparison to when ants could reach the food source without getting into direct contact with it. Different parts of the orange fruit (pulp and peel) were evaluated and compared as attractants, given that citrus-based baits are among the most popular attractants used. Results from laboratory bioassays indicated that farnesol is repellent at doses of 50 mg and acts upon contact or at a very short distance. Furthermore, orange pulp was more attractive than the peel, and volatile compounds were highly responsible for the attraction. When both stimuli were tested simultaneously in a laboratory experiment, repellency of farnesol was enhanced in the presence of orange pulp odor. When tested in a field push-pull experiment, the results also showed a good repellent effect of farnesol as well as an attractant effect of the orange pulp. These results encourage long-term studies with these substances in a field setting and suggest that repellents can be enhanced by the use of attractants to manage leaf-cutting ants behavior.
Fil: Perri, Daiana Vanesa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Departamento de Biología Aplicada y Alimentos. Cátedra de Química de Biomoléculas; Argentina
Fil: Gorosito, Norma Beatriz. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Quilmes. Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología. Laboratorio de Entomología Aplicada y Forense; Argentina
Fil: Fernandez, Patricia Carina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Buenos Aires Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Delta del Paraná; Argentina
Fil: Buteler, Micaela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Laboratorio de Ecotono; Argentina
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Acromyrmex Ambiguus
Attractants
Farnesol
Formicidae
Hymenoptera
Pest Management
Plant Volatiles
Repellents
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spelling Plant-based compounds with potential as push-pull stimuli to manage behavior of leaf-cutting antsPerri, Daiana VanesaGorosito, Norma BeatrizFernandez, Patricia CarinaButeler, MicaelaAcromyrmex AmbiguusAttractantsFarnesolFormicidaeHymenopteraPest ManagementPlant VolatilesRepellentshttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Leaf-cutting ants are a serious pest of young forestry plantations. Currently, the main control method is the use of broad-spectrum insecticides, which have a negative effect on non-target organisms and the environment. In this work, plant-based compounds were evaluated in laboratory assays with Acromyrmex ambiguus Emery (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) for their potential use as repellent and attractant stimuli to be used in a push-pull strategy. Farnesol, a sesquiterpene present in many essential oils, was tested as a repellent at doses of 10, 50, and 100 mg. Its distance of action was studied by comparing the repellent effect of farnesol in a situation in which ants had to touch the farnesol in order to reach the food source in comparison to when ants could reach the food source without getting into direct contact with it. Different parts of the orange fruit (pulp and peel) were evaluated and compared as attractants, given that citrus-based baits are among the most popular attractants used. Results from laboratory bioassays indicated that farnesol is repellent at doses of 50 mg and acts upon contact or at a very short distance. Furthermore, orange pulp was more attractive than the peel, and volatile compounds were highly responsible for the attraction. When both stimuli were tested simultaneously in a laboratory experiment, repellency of farnesol was enhanced in the presence of orange pulp odor. When tested in a field push-pull experiment, the results also showed a good repellent effect of farnesol as well as an attractant effect of the orange pulp. These results encourage long-term studies with these substances in a field setting and suggest that repellents can be enhanced by the use of attractants to manage leaf-cutting ants behavior.Fil: Perri, Daiana Vanesa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Departamento de Biología Aplicada y Alimentos. Cátedra de Química de Biomoléculas; ArgentinaFil: Gorosito, Norma Beatriz. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Quilmes. Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología. Laboratorio de Entomología Aplicada y Forense; ArgentinaFil: Fernandez, Patricia Carina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Buenos Aires Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Delta del Paraná; ArgentinaFil: Buteler, Micaela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Laboratorio de Ecotono; ArgentinaWiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc2017-05info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/72583Perri, Daiana Vanesa; Gorosito, Norma Beatriz; Fernandez, Patricia Carina; Buteler, Micaela; Plant-based compounds with potential as push-pull stimuli to manage behavior of leaf-cutting ants; Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc; Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata; 163; 2; 5-2017; 150-1590013-8703CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1111/eea.12574info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/eea.12574info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T09:52:11Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/72583instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 09:52:12.208CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Plant-based compounds with potential as push-pull stimuli to manage behavior of leaf-cutting ants
title Plant-based compounds with potential as push-pull stimuli to manage behavior of leaf-cutting ants
spellingShingle Plant-based compounds with potential as push-pull stimuli to manage behavior of leaf-cutting ants
Perri, Daiana Vanesa
Acromyrmex Ambiguus
Attractants
Farnesol
Formicidae
Hymenoptera
Pest Management
Plant Volatiles
Repellents
title_short Plant-based compounds with potential as push-pull stimuli to manage behavior of leaf-cutting ants
title_full Plant-based compounds with potential as push-pull stimuli to manage behavior of leaf-cutting ants
title_fullStr Plant-based compounds with potential as push-pull stimuli to manage behavior of leaf-cutting ants
title_full_unstemmed Plant-based compounds with potential as push-pull stimuli to manage behavior of leaf-cutting ants
title_sort Plant-based compounds with potential as push-pull stimuli to manage behavior of leaf-cutting ants
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Perri, Daiana Vanesa
Gorosito, Norma Beatriz
Fernandez, Patricia Carina
Buteler, Micaela
author Perri, Daiana Vanesa
author_facet Perri, Daiana Vanesa
Gorosito, Norma Beatriz
Fernandez, Patricia Carina
Buteler, Micaela
author_role author
author2 Gorosito, Norma Beatriz
Fernandez, Patricia Carina
Buteler, Micaela
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Acromyrmex Ambiguus
Attractants
Farnesol
Formicidae
Hymenoptera
Pest Management
Plant Volatiles
Repellents
topic Acromyrmex Ambiguus
Attractants
Farnesol
Formicidae
Hymenoptera
Pest Management
Plant Volatiles
Repellents
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Leaf-cutting ants are a serious pest of young forestry plantations. Currently, the main control method is the use of broad-spectrum insecticides, which have a negative effect on non-target organisms and the environment. In this work, plant-based compounds were evaluated in laboratory assays with Acromyrmex ambiguus Emery (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) for their potential use as repellent and attractant stimuli to be used in a push-pull strategy. Farnesol, a sesquiterpene present in many essential oils, was tested as a repellent at doses of 10, 50, and 100 mg. Its distance of action was studied by comparing the repellent effect of farnesol in a situation in which ants had to touch the farnesol in order to reach the food source in comparison to when ants could reach the food source without getting into direct contact with it. Different parts of the orange fruit (pulp and peel) were evaluated and compared as attractants, given that citrus-based baits are among the most popular attractants used. Results from laboratory bioassays indicated that farnesol is repellent at doses of 50 mg and acts upon contact or at a very short distance. Furthermore, orange pulp was more attractive than the peel, and volatile compounds were highly responsible for the attraction. When both stimuli were tested simultaneously in a laboratory experiment, repellency of farnesol was enhanced in the presence of orange pulp odor. When tested in a field push-pull experiment, the results also showed a good repellent effect of farnesol as well as an attractant effect of the orange pulp. These results encourage long-term studies with these substances in a field setting and suggest that repellents can be enhanced by the use of attractants to manage leaf-cutting ants behavior.
Fil: Perri, Daiana Vanesa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Departamento de Biología Aplicada y Alimentos. Cátedra de Química de Biomoléculas; Argentina
Fil: Gorosito, Norma Beatriz. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Quilmes. Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología. Laboratorio de Entomología Aplicada y Forense; Argentina
Fil: Fernandez, Patricia Carina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Buenos Aires Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Delta del Paraná; Argentina
Fil: Buteler, Micaela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Laboratorio de Ecotono; Argentina
description Leaf-cutting ants are a serious pest of young forestry plantations. Currently, the main control method is the use of broad-spectrum insecticides, which have a negative effect on non-target organisms and the environment. In this work, plant-based compounds were evaluated in laboratory assays with Acromyrmex ambiguus Emery (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) for their potential use as repellent and attractant stimuli to be used in a push-pull strategy. Farnesol, a sesquiterpene present in many essential oils, was tested as a repellent at doses of 10, 50, and 100 mg. Its distance of action was studied by comparing the repellent effect of farnesol in a situation in which ants had to touch the farnesol in order to reach the food source in comparison to when ants could reach the food source without getting into direct contact with it. Different parts of the orange fruit (pulp and peel) were evaluated and compared as attractants, given that citrus-based baits are among the most popular attractants used. Results from laboratory bioassays indicated that farnesol is repellent at doses of 50 mg and acts upon contact or at a very short distance. Furthermore, orange pulp was more attractive than the peel, and volatile compounds were highly responsible for the attraction. When both stimuli were tested simultaneously in a laboratory experiment, repellency of farnesol was enhanced in the presence of orange pulp odor. When tested in a field push-pull experiment, the results also showed a good repellent effect of farnesol as well as an attractant effect of the orange pulp. These results encourage long-term studies with these substances in a field setting and suggest that repellents can be enhanced by the use of attractants to manage leaf-cutting ants behavior.
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