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

Autores
Buteler, Micaela; Fernandez, Patricia; Stadler, Teodoro; Weaver, David K.; Yossen, Belen; Lozada, Mariana
Año de publicación
2018
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Greater knowledge on the social communication of invasive Vespula germanica wasps is needed to fully understand their foraging behavior. This is particularly valuable considering that poison baiting is currently the only effective way of reducing wasp density. Heptyl butyrate is an attractant for many wasp species, but attempts to determine effects on V. germanica have yielded mixed results. We studied the behavior elicited by heptyl butyrate on V. germanica wasps in field experiments with foraging wasps. We also analyzed headspace volatiles of live V. germanica workers, to determine if heptyl butyrate is emitted. Heptyl butyrate was present in the headspace of live workers. Amounts of heptyl butyrate averaged 1.4 ± 0.2 ng per sample per hour, where each sample included six workers. Wasps approaching filter papers treated with different concentrations of heptyl butyrate hovered over it, but only a small percentage landed on it. Pure heptyl butyrate elicited the greatest response although all the concentrations tested were attractive. When heptyl butyrate was applied to protein baits, a greater number landed on the treated baits than on untreated ones, demonstrating this compound enhances attractiveness of baits. Results from our study suggest that heptyl butyrate is a pheromonal compound involved in attracting conspecifics to food resources, but other cues are needed to trigger landing.
EEA Delta del Paraná
Fil: Buteler, Micaela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Fernández, Patricia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Delta del Paraná; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Stadler, Teodoro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mendoza. Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental de Cuyo; Argentina
Fil: Weaver, David K. State University of Montana. Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences; Estados Unidos
Fil: Yossen, Belen. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Lozada, Mariana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
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Insectes Sociaux 65 (1) : 95–101 (February 2018)
Materia
Vespula germanica
Vespidae
Feromonas
Butiratos
Atrayentes
Control de Plagas
Pheromones
Butyrates
Attractants
Pest Control
Avispas
Heptyl butyrate
Avispa Chaqueta Amarilla
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spelling Heptyl butyrate, a putative pheromone involved in social communication of Vespula germanica waspsButeler, MicaelaFernandez, PatriciaStadler, TeodoroWeaver, David K.Yossen, BelenLozada, MarianaVespula germanicaVespidaeFeromonasButiratosAtrayentesControl de PlagasPheromonesButyratesAttractantsPest ControlAvispasHeptyl butyrateAvispa Chaqueta AmarillaGreater knowledge on the social communication of invasive Vespula germanica wasps is needed to fully understand their foraging behavior. This is particularly valuable considering that poison baiting is currently the only effective way of reducing wasp density. Heptyl butyrate is an attractant for many wasp species, but attempts to determine effects on V. germanica have yielded mixed results. We studied the behavior elicited by heptyl butyrate on V. germanica wasps in field experiments with foraging wasps. We also analyzed headspace volatiles of live V. germanica workers, to determine if heptyl butyrate is emitted. Heptyl butyrate was present in the headspace of live workers. Amounts of heptyl butyrate averaged 1.4 ± 0.2 ng per sample per hour, where each sample included six workers. Wasps approaching filter papers treated with different concentrations of heptyl butyrate hovered over it, but only a small percentage landed on it. Pure heptyl butyrate elicited the greatest response although all the concentrations tested were attractive. When heptyl butyrate was applied to protein baits, a greater number landed on the treated baits than on untreated ones, demonstrating this compound enhances attractiveness of baits. Results from our study suggest that heptyl butyrate is a pheromonal compound involved in attracting conspecifics to food resources, but other cues are needed to trigger landing.EEA Delta del ParanáFil: Buteler, Micaela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; ArgentinaFil: Fernández, Patricia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Delta del Paraná; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Stadler, Teodoro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mendoza. Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental de Cuyo; ArgentinaFil: Weaver, David K. State University of Montana. Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences; Estados UnidosFil: Yossen, Belen. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; ArgentinaFil: Lozada, Mariana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina2018-07-23T11:43:19Z2018-07-23T11:43:19Z2018-02info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00040-017-0591-6http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/28470020-18121420-9098https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-017-0591-6Insectes Sociaux 65 (1) : 95–101 (February 2018)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariaenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess2025-09-29T13:44:22Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/2847instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2025-09-29 13:44:22.353INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Heptyl butyrate, a putative pheromone involved in social communication of Vespula germanica wasps
title Heptyl butyrate, a putative pheromone involved in social communication of Vespula germanica wasps
spellingShingle Heptyl butyrate, a putative pheromone involved in social communication of Vespula germanica wasps
Buteler, Micaela
Vespula germanica
Vespidae
Feromonas
Butiratos
Atrayentes
Control de Plagas
Pheromones
Butyrates
Attractants
Pest Control
Avispas
Heptyl butyrate
Avispa Chaqueta Amarilla
title_short Heptyl butyrate, a putative pheromone involved in social communication of Vespula germanica wasps
title_full Heptyl butyrate, a putative pheromone involved in social communication of Vespula germanica wasps
title_fullStr Heptyl butyrate, a putative pheromone involved in social communication of Vespula germanica wasps
title_full_unstemmed Heptyl butyrate, a putative pheromone involved in social communication of Vespula germanica wasps
title_sort Heptyl butyrate, a putative pheromone involved in social communication of Vespula germanica wasps
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Buteler, Micaela
Fernandez, Patricia
Stadler, Teodoro
Weaver, David K.
Yossen, Belen
Lozada, Mariana
author Buteler, Micaela
author_facet Buteler, Micaela
Fernandez, Patricia
Stadler, Teodoro
Weaver, David K.
Yossen, Belen
Lozada, Mariana
author_role author
author2 Fernandez, Patricia
Stadler, Teodoro
Weaver, David K.
Yossen, Belen
Lozada, Mariana
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Vespula germanica
Vespidae
Feromonas
Butiratos
Atrayentes
Control de Plagas
Pheromones
Butyrates
Attractants
Pest Control
Avispas
Heptyl butyrate
Avispa Chaqueta Amarilla
topic Vespula germanica
Vespidae
Feromonas
Butiratos
Atrayentes
Control de Plagas
Pheromones
Butyrates
Attractants
Pest Control
Avispas
Heptyl butyrate
Avispa Chaqueta Amarilla
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Greater knowledge on the social communication of invasive Vespula germanica wasps is needed to fully understand their foraging behavior. This is particularly valuable considering that poison baiting is currently the only effective way of reducing wasp density. Heptyl butyrate is an attractant for many wasp species, but attempts to determine effects on V. germanica have yielded mixed results. We studied the behavior elicited by heptyl butyrate on V. germanica wasps in field experiments with foraging wasps. We also analyzed headspace volatiles of live V. germanica workers, to determine if heptyl butyrate is emitted. Heptyl butyrate was present in the headspace of live workers. Amounts of heptyl butyrate averaged 1.4 ± 0.2 ng per sample per hour, where each sample included six workers. Wasps approaching filter papers treated with different concentrations of heptyl butyrate hovered over it, but only a small percentage landed on it. Pure heptyl butyrate elicited the greatest response although all the concentrations tested were attractive. When heptyl butyrate was applied to protein baits, a greater number landed on the treated baits than on untreated ones, demonstrating this compound enhances attractiveness of baits. Results from our study suggest that heptyl butyrate is a pheromonal compound involved in attracting conspecifics to food resources, but other cues are needed to trigger landing.
EEA Delta del Paraná
Fil: Buteler, Micaela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Fernández, Patricia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Delta del Paraná; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Stadler, Teodoro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mendoza. Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental de Cuyo; Argentina
Fil: Weaver, David K. State University of Montana. Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences; Estados Unidos
Fil: Yossen, Belen. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Lozada, Mariana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
description Greater knowledge on the social communication of invasive Vespula germanica wasps is needed to fully understand their foraging behavior. This is particularly valuable considering that poison baiting is currently the only effective way of reducing wasp density. Heptyl butyrate is an attractant for many wasp species, but attempts to determine effects on V. germanica have yielded mixed results. We studied the behavior elicited by heptyl butyrate on V. germanica wasps in field experiments with foraging wasps. We also analyzed headspace volatiles of live V. germanica workers, to determine if heptyl butyrate is emitted. Heptyl butyrate was present in the headspace of live workers. Amounts of heptyl butyrate averaged 1.4 ± 0.2 ng per sample per hour, where each sample included six workers. Wasps approaching filter papers treated with different concentrations of heptyl butyrate hovered over it, but only a small percentage landed on it. Pure heptyl butyrate elicited the greatest response although all the concentrations tested were attractive. When heptyl butyrate was applied to protein baits, a greater number landed on the treated baits than on untreated ones, demonstrating this compound enhances attractiveness of baits. Results from our study suggest that heptyl butyrate is a pheromonal compound involved in attracting conspecifics to food resources, but other cues are needed to trigger landing.
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