Corpse‐associated odours elicit avoidance in invasive ants

T Wagner, TJ Czaczkes - Pest Management Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Invasive ants, such as Linepithema humile (the Argentine ant), pose a
global threat, necessitating a better understanding of their behaviour in order to improve …

Using pupae as appetitive reinforcement to study visual and tactile associative learning in the Ponerine ant Diacamma indicum

P Chandak, U Chakraborti, S Annagiri - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Associative learning is of great importance to animals, as it enhances their ability to
navigate, forage, evade predation and improve fitness. Even though associative learning …

[HTML][HTML] Acute exposure to caffeine improves foraging in an invasive ant

H Galante, M De Agrò, A Koch, S Kau, TJ Czaczkes - iScience, 2024 - cell.com
Argentine ants, Linepithema humile, are a particularly concerning invasive species. Control
efforts often fall short likely due to a lack of sustained bait consumption. Using neuroactives …

Acute exposure to caffeine improves navigation in an invasive ant

H Galante, M De Agrò, A Koch, S Kau, TJ Czaczkes - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Invasive alien species are a major and growing problem, devastating ecosystems and
costing billions of euros in damage and control efforts. Argentine ants, Linepithema humile …

Designing selective fruit fly lures by combining odors that stimulate antennal and palpal neurons

TD Biasazin, RN Miano, X Cheseto, S Ndlela… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
The oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis, is a highly destructive and invasive pest that
threatens global horticulture, causing economic losses through fruit damage and quarantine …