Environmental Entomology (1993) 22, 920-924

Harry H. Shorey, Lyle K. Gaston, Roland G. Gerber, Curtis B. Sisk and David L. Wood (1993)
Disruption of foraging by Formica aerata (Hymenoptera: Formiicidae) through the use of semiochemicals and related chemicals
Environmental Entomology 22 (5), 920-924
Abstract: A variety of chemicals that are identical or similar to known ant alarm pheromone components or ant-defensive allomones produced by organisms other than ants were evaluated for effectiveness in disrupting the foraging activities of Formica aerata (Francoeur). The chemicals were applied as bands around the trunks of plum trees or around wooden stakes holding ant feeding stations at their tops. Some of the chemicals were highly effective in excluding ants from the trees or feeding stations. Long-duration (up to 53 d) disruption of foraging was obtained with farnesol when incorporated in Stickem as a slow-release substrate.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
pheromones/attractants/traps
control - general

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Formica aerata		U.S.A. (SW)