An observation of a potentially novel defensive behavior against pesticides: Messor oertzeni build a defensive wall against ant traps in the field (preliminary note)

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Autor(a) principal: Carillo, Marcela Pedraza [UNESP]
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Astolfi, Aline [UNESP], Rodrigues, Edgar Junio Damasceno [UNESP], Lippi, Isabella Cristina de Castro [UNESP], Silva, Leticia Garbin Ribeiro da [UNESP], Guimaraes, Matheus Gardim [UNESP], Justulin, Luiz Antonio [UNESP], Orsi, Ricardo de Oliveira [UNESP]
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/237703
Resumo: In the course of conducting honey bee experiments on the Greek Island of Lesbos we took the opportunity to observe the reactions of ants, Messor oertzeni Forel (Hymenoptera Formicidae Myrmicinae), to a baited ant trap placed in its main foraging path (active ingredient: sodium cacodylate). Each trap had three entrances and we tested five nests. For 14 days we observed the nests and photographs were taken daily to document our observations. Following a baseline condition in which none of the three entrances were open, one entrance was open. Several days later the entrance we opened was turned 90 degrees away from the main foraging trail and a second entrance was opened and placed in the same orientation as the first entrance (i.e., in the main foraging path). Our observations revealed that for four of the five ant colonies, the ants built a barrier around the opened entrance preventing other ants from entering the trap. The materials they used to bar the entrance was composed of twigs, pebbles and soil. We believe that the apparent ability of ants to avoid the effects of an insecticide by baring the entrance to a bait trap is a novel finding and should be replicated under more controlled conditions.
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spelling An observation of a potentially novel defensive behavior against pesticides: Messor oertzeni build a defensive wall against ant traps in the field (preliminary note)AntsInsecticideBaited trapsAvoidanceIn the course of conducting honey bee experiments on the Greek Island of Lesbos we took the opportunity to observe the reactions of ants, Messor oertzeni Forel (Hymenoptera Formicidae Myrmicinae), to a baited ant trap placed in its main foraging path (active ingredient: sodium cacodylate). Each trap had three entrances and we tested five nests. For 14 days we observed the nests and photographs were taken daily to document our observations. Following a baseline condition in which none of the three entrances were open, one entrance was open. Several days later the entrance we opened was turned 90 degrees away from the main foraging trail and a second entrance was opened and placed in the same orientation as the first entrance (i.e., in the main foraging path). Our observations revealed that for four of the five ant colonies, the ants built a barrier around the opened entrance preventing other ants from entering the trap. The materials they used to bar the entrance was composed of twigs, pebbles and soil. We believe that the apparent ability of ants to avoid the effects of an insecticide by baring the entrance to a bait trap is a novel finding and should be replicated under more controlled conditions.Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)UNESP Sao Paulo State Univ, Coll Vet Med & Anim Sci, Ctr Educ Sci & Technol Rat Beekeeping NECTAR, Botucatu, SP, BrazilUNESP Sao Paulo State Univ, Inst Biosci, Dept Morphol, Botucatu, SP, BrazilSao Paulo State Univ, UNESP, Coll Vet Med & Anim Sci, Anim Prod & Prevent Med Vet, Botucatu, SP, BrazilSao Paulo State Univ, UNESP, Dept Morphol, Botucatu, SP, BrazilUNESP Sao Paulo State Univ, Coll Vet Med & Anim Sci, Ctr Educ Sci & Technol Rat Beekeeping NECTAR, Botucatu, SP, BrazilUNESP Sao Paulo State Univ, Inst Biosci, Dept Morphol, Botucatu, SP, BrazilSao Paulo State Univ, UNESP, Coll Vet Med & Anim Sci, Anim Prod & Prevent Med Vet, Botucatu, SP, BrazilSao Paulo State Univ, UNESP, Dept Morphol, Botucatu, SP, BrazilFAPESP: 2014/14699-9Alma Mater Studiorum, Univ BolognaUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)Carillo, Marcela Pedraza [UNESP]Astolfi, Aline [UNESP]Rodrigues, Edgar Junio Damasceno [UNESP]Lippi, Isabella Cristina de Castro [UNESP]Silva, Leticia Garbin Ribeiro da [UNESP]Guimaraes, Matheus Gardim [UNESP]Justulin, Luiz Antonio [UNESP]Orsi, Ricardo de Oliveira [UNESP]2022-11-30T13:42:22Z2022-11-30T13:42:22Z2022-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article160Bulletin Of Insectology. Bologna: Alma Mater Studiorum, Univ Bologna, v. 75, n. 1, 160 p., 2022.1721-8861http://hdl.handle.net/11449/237703WOS:000778777700005Web of Sciencereponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengBulletin Of Insectologyinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2024-09-09T13:01:50Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/237703Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestrepositoriounesp@unesp.bropendoar:29462024-09-09T13:01:50Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv An observation of a potentially novel defensive behavior against pesticides: Messor oertzeni build a defensive wall against ant traps in the field (preliminary note)
title An observation of a potentially novel defensive behavior against pesticides: Messor oertzeni build a defensive wall against ant traps in the field (preliminary note)
spellingShingle An observation of a potentially novel defensive behavior against pesticides: Messor oertzeni build a defensive wall against ant traps in the field (preliminary note)
Carillo, Marcela Pedraza [UNESP]
Ants
Insecticide
Baited traps
Avoidance
title_short An observation of a potentially novel defensive behavior against pesticides: Messor oertzeni build a defensive wall against ant traps in the field (preliminary note)
title_full An observation of a potentially novel defensive behavior against pesticides: Messor oertzeni build a defensive wall against ant traps in the field (preliminary note)
title_fullStr An observation of a potentially novel defensive behavior against pesticides: Messor oertzeni build a defensive wall against ant traps in the field (preliminary note)
title_full_unstemmed An observation of a potentially novel defensive behavior against pesticides: Messor oertzeni build a defensive wall against ant traps in the field (preliminary note)
title_sort An observation of a potentially novel defensive behavior against pesticides: Messor oertzeni build a defensive wall against ant traps in the field (preliminary note)
author Carillo, Marcela Pedraza [UNESP]
author_facet Carillo, Marcela Pedraza [UNESP]
Astolfi, Aline [UNESP]
Rodrigues, Edgar Junio Damasceno [UNESP]
Lippi, Isabella Cristina de Castro [UNESP]
Silva, Leticia Garbin Ribeiro da [UNESP]
Guimaraes, Matheus Gardim [UNESP]
Justulin, Luiz Antonio [UNESP]
Orsi, Ricardo de Oliveira [UNESP]
author_role author
author2 Astolfi, Aline [UNESP]
Rodrigues, Edgar Junio Damasceno [UNESP]
Lippi, Isabella Cristina de Castro [UNESP]
Silva, Leticia Garbin Ribeiro da [UNESP]
Guimaraes, Matheus Gardim [UNESP]
Justulin, Luiz Antonio [UNESP]
Orsi, Ricardo de Oliveira [UNESP]
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Carillo, Marcela Pedraza [UNESP]
Astolfi, Aline [UNESP]
Rodrigues, Edgar Junio Damasceno [UNESP]
Lippi, Isabella Cristina de Castro [UNESP]
Silva, Leticia Garbin Ribeiro da [UNESP]
Guimaraes, Matheus Gardim [UNESP]
Justulin, Luiz Antonio [UNESP]
Orsi, Ricardo de Oliveira [UNESP]
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Ants
Insecticide
Baited traps
Avoidance
topic Ants
Insecticide
Baited traps
Avoidance
description In the course of conducting honey bee experiments on the Greek Island of Lesbos we took the opportunity to observe the reactions of ants, Messor oertzeni Forel (Hymenoptera Formicidae Myrmicinae), to a baited ant trap placed in its main foraging path (active ingredient: sodium cacodylate). Each trap had three entrances and we tested five nests. For 14 days we observed the nests and photographs were taken daily to document our observations. Following a baseline condition in which none of the three entrances were open, one entrance was open. Several days later the entrance we opened was turned 90 degrees away from the main foraging trail and a second entrance was opened and placed in the same orientation as the first entrance (i.e., in the main foraging path). Our observations revealed that for four of the five ant colonies, the ants built a barrier around the opened entrance preventing other ants from entering the trap. The materials they used to bar the entrance was composed of twigs, pebbles and soil. We believe that the apparent ability of ants to avoid the effects of an insecticide by baring the entrance to a bait trap is a novel finding and should be replicated under more controlled conditions.
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