Trail pheromone of leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex subterraneus subterraneus (FOREL)

The trail pheromone of Acromyrmex subterraneus subterraneus consists simply of the heterocyclic ester methyl 4-methylpyrrole-2-carboxylate in the venom reservoir of workers at about 1.2 ng/ant. No pyrazines were detected, and no enhancement of trail-following was observed when pyrazines were added t...

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Published in:Journal of chemical ecology 1994-07, Vol.20 (7), p.1719-1724
Main Authors: Do Nascimento, R.R. (University of Keele, Staffordshire, England.), Morgan, E.D, Moreira, D.D.O, Della Lucia, M.C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ACROMYRMEX
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Autoecology
Biological and medical sciences
BRASIL
BRESIL
COMPOSICION QUIMICA
COMPOSITION CHIMIQUE
CONTROL DE INSECTOS
DOSAGE BIOLOGIQUE
ENSAYO BIOLOGICO
FEROMONAS
Formicidae
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
GLANDE ANIMALE
GLANDULAS ANIMALES
Hymenoptera
Invertebrates
LUTTE ANTIINSECTE
PHEROMONE
PIRAZINAS
Protozoa. Invertebrata
PYRAZINE
TOXINAS
TOXINE
VENENOS
VENIN
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Summary:The trail pheromone of Acromyrmex subterraneus subterraneus consists simply of the heterocyclic ester methyl 4-methylpyrrole-2-carboxylate in the venom reservoir of workers at about 1.2 ng/ant. No pyrazines were detected, and no enhancement of trail-following was observed when pyrazines were added to the pyrrole compound
ISSN:0098-0331
1573-1561
DOI:10.1007/BF02059893