Disruption of Foraging by Argentine Ants, Iridomyrmex-Humilis (Mayr) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), in Citrus Trees through the Use of Semiochemicals and Related Chemicals Export

@article{Shorey1992, abstract = {Foraging in trees by the Argentine ant, Iridomyrmex humilis (Mayr), was disrupted by a variety of synthetic chemicals, with the most effective chemical being farnesol. Testing of substrates for presentation of the disruptant chemicals gave some success with rubber or Tygon tubing, although best results were obtained through incorporation of the material into Stikem, which was then banded around tree trunks. Amounts of farnesol used for effective, long residual ant control were between 0.8 and 2 g per tree.}, address = {Univ Calif Cooperat Extens Ventura Cty,Ventura,Ca 93003Univ Calif Berkeley,Dept Entomol,Berkeley,Ca 94720Univ Calif Riverside,Dept Entomol,Riverside,Ca 92521}, author = {Shorey, H. H. and Gaston, L. K. and Gerber, R. G. and Phillips, P. A. and Wood, D. L.}, citeulike-article-id = {1868236}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {#}, comment = {Jy194Times Cited:12Cited References Count:29}, journal = {Journal of Chemical Ecology}, keywords = {ants, argentine, bibtex-import}, pages = {2131--2142}, posted-at = {2007-11-05 13:42:23}, priority = {2}, title = {Disruption of Foraging by Argentine Ants, Iridomyrmex-Humilis (Mayr) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), in Citrus Trees through the Use of Semiochemicals and Related Chemicals}, url = {<Go to ISI>://A1992JY19400020}, volume = {18}, year = {1992} }

TY - JOUR ID - Shorey1992 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1868236 N2 - Foraging in trees by the Argentine ant, Iridomyrmex humilis (Mayr), was disrupted by a variety of synthetic chemicals, with the most effective chemical being farnesol. Testing of substrates for presentation of the disruptant chemicals gave some success with rubber or Tygon tubing, although best results were obtained through incorporation of the material into Stikem, which was then banded around tree trunks. Amounts of farnesol used for effective, long residual ant control were between 0.8 and 2 g per tree. JF - Journal of Chemical Ecology AD - Univ Calif Cooperat Extens Ventura Cty,Ventura,Ca 93003Univ Calif Berkeley,Dept Entomol,Berkeley,Ca 94720Univ Calif Riverside,Dept Entomol,Riverside,Ca 92521 EP - 2142 TI - Disruption of Foraging by Argentine Ants, Iridomyrmex-Humilis (Mayr) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), in Citrus Trees through the Use of Semiochemicals and Related Chemicals VL - 18 SP - 2131 KW - ants KW - argentine KW - bibtex-import N1 - Jy194Times Cited:12Cited References Count:29 AU - Shorey, HH AU - Gaston, LK AU - Gerber, RG AU - Phillips, PA AU - Wood, DL PY - 1992/// UR - # ER -