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Olfactory behavior and response of household ants (Hymenoptera) to different types of coffee odor: A coffee-based bait development prospect

Odor sensation is a sensory modality of considerable significance in the foraging behavior and interactional organization of ants. In the food bait technology, smell is the basis of attraction, which, in turn, is the line of bait use and a key parameter for judging efficacy. Yet, the currently avail...

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Main Authors: Abdul Hafiz, Ab Majid, Hamady, Dieng, Salbiah, Ellias, Faezah Syukriah, Sabtu, Abd Hafis, Abd Rahim, Satho, Tomomitsu
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V. 2018
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TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.11.170
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spelling my.unimas.ir.192932023-05-19T01:51:56Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/19293/ Olfactory behavior and response of household ants (Hymenoptera) to different types of coffee odor: A coffee-based bait development prospect Abdul Hafiz, Ab Majid Hamady, Dieng Salbiah, Ellias Faezah Syukriah, Sabtu Abd Hafis, Abd Rahim Satho, Tomomitsu TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Odor sensation is a sensory modality of considerable significance in the foraging behavior and interactional organization of ants. In the food bait technology, smell is the basis of attraction, which, in turn, is the line of bait use and a key parameter for judging efficacy. Yet, the currently available baits possess low attractiveness to many ant pests. Hence, strategies to produce ant bait with increased attractiveness are needed. Despite evidence that coffee has a diverse aroma complex that affects the behavior of honey bees and ants, its attraction to house-invading ants has yet to be investigated. In a series of Y-tube olfactometer bioassays, we examined the behavioral responses of Tapinoma indicum (TI), Monomorium pharaonis (MP) and Solenopsis geminata (SG) to various coffee-induced odor stimuli, comprised of extracts from Arabica, Robusta and Liberica. All coffee extracts showed an influence on the behavior of TI, MP and SG workers, with Arabica showed the most significant influence to the tested ants. The workers of TI, MP and SG were more attracted to the odor of 0.01% Arabica extract (ONE), in comparison with 0.05% Arabica extract (TWO) or 0.10% Arabica extract (THREE). Arabica extract mixed with sugar (S) elicited a significant attraction from workers of all three species in a balanced competition with either unsweetened Arabica extract or water. These results indicated that coffee, particularly Arabica, was attractive to the foragers of TI, MP and SG, thus, the use of coffee as a novel stimulus agent seems plausible in ant bait development. © 2017 Elsevier B.V. 2018-03 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/19293/1/Abdul%20Hafiz%2C%20Ab%20Majid.pdf Abdul Hafiz, Ab Majid and Hamady, Dieng and Salbiah, Ellias and Faezah Syukriah, Sabtu and Abd Hafis, Abd Rahim and Satho, Tomomitsu (2018) Olfactory behavior and response of household ants (Hymenoptera) to different types of coffee odor: A coffee-based bait development prospect. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 21 (1). pp. 46-51. ISSN 12268615 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.11.170 DOI: 10.1016/j.aspen.2017.11.005
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topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Abdul Hafiz, Ab Majid
Hamady, Dieng
Salbiah, Ellias
Faezah Syukriah, Sabtu
Abd Hafis, Abd Rahim
Satho, Tomomitsu
Olfactory behavior and response of household ants (Hymenoptera) to different types of coffee odor: A coffee-based bait development prospect
description Odor sensation is a sensory modality of considerable significance in the foraging behavior and interactional organization of ants. In the food bait technology, smell is the basis of attraction, which, in turn, is the line of bait use and a key parameter for judging efficacy. Yet, the currently available baits possess low attractiveness to many ant pests. Hence, strategies to produce ant bait with increased attractiveness are needed. Despite evidence that coffee has a diverse aroma complex that affects the behavior of honey bees and ants, its attraction to house-invading ants has yet to be investigated. In a series of Y-tube olfactometer bioassays, we examined the behavioral responses of Tapinoma indicum (TI), Monomorium pharaonis (MP) and Solenopsis geminata (SG) to various coffee-induced odor stimuli, comprised of extracts from Arabica, Robusta and Liberica. All coffee extracts showed an influence on the behavior of TI, MP and SG workers, with Arabica showed the most significant influence to the tested ants. The workers of TI, MP and SG were more attracted to the odor of 0.01% Arabica extract (ONE), in comparison with 0.05% Arabica extract (TWO) or 0.10% Arabica extract (THREE). Arabica extract mixed with sugar (S) elicited a significant attraction from workers of all three species in a balanced competition with either unsweetened Arabica extract or water. These results indicated that coffee, particularly Arabica, was attractive to the foragers of TI, MP and SG, thus, the use of coffee as a novel stimulus agent seems plausible in ant bait development. © 2017
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author Abdul Hafiz, Ab Majid
Hamady, Dieng
Salbiah, Ellias
Faezah Syukriah, Sabtu
Abd Hafis, Abd Rahim
Satho, Tomomitsu
author_facet Abdul Hafiz, Ab Majid
Hamady, Dieng
Salbiah, Ellias
Faezah Syukriah, Sabtu
Abd Hafis, Abd Rahim
Satho, Tomomitsu
author_sort Abdul Hafiz, Ab Majid
title Olfactory behavior and response of household ants (Hymenoptera) to different types of coffee odor: A coffee-based bait development prospect
title_short Olfactory behavior and response of household ants (Hymenoptera) to different types of coffee odor: A coffee-based bait development prospect
title_full Olfactory behavior and response of household ants (Hymenoptera) to different types of coffee odor: A coffee-based bait development prospect
title_fullStr Olfactory behavior and response of household ants (Hymenoptera) to different types of coffee odor: A coffee-based bait development prospect
title_full_unstemmed Olfactory behavior and response of household ants (Hymenoptera) to different types of coffee odor: A coffee-based bait development prospect
title_sort olfactory behavior and response of household ants (hymenoptera) to different types of coffee odor: a coffee-based bait development prospect
publisher Elsevier B.V.
publishDate 2018
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/19293/1/Abdul%20Hafiz%2C%20Ab%20Majid.pdf
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.11.170
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