Erythritol Ingestion Causes Concentration-Dependent Mortality in Eastern Subterranean Termites (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae)

Caponera, Virginia; Barrett, Meghan; Marenda, Daniel R.; O’Donnell, Sean

doi:10.1093/jee/toz260

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“…Xylitol and erythritol are toxic to several insect species and their use as insecticides has been suggested. 20,39,[43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52] Xylitol consumption has only been tested in flies. Xylitol is a feeding stimulant, nutritive but toxic for the house fly, 47 nutritive for some Drosophila species, 38,39 and toxic for the stable fly.…”

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Sugar alcohols have the potential as bee‐safe baits for the common wasp

Neupert

Jandt

Szyszka

2022

Pest Management Science

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Background Pest insects are often baited with poisoned feeding stimulants, the most common of which are sugars. However, sugars are attractive for most animal species, which makes it difficult to target only a specific pest insect species. Here, we assessed different sugar alcohols for their potential as more species‐selective feeding stimulants for pest insects. Results We tested the attractiveness of the sugar alcohols sorbitol, xylitol and erythritol with a capillary feeder assay in wasps (as potential pest insects, because introduced wasps are a pest in many regions) and bees (as non‐target insects). For the common wasp (Vespula vulgaris), sorbitol and xylitol acted as nutritive feeding stimulants, and erythritol acted as a non‐nutritive feeding stimulant. For the buff‐tailed bumble bee (Bombus terrestris), sorbitol acted as a feeding stimulant, while for the honey bee (Apis mellifera), none of the sugar alcohols acted as feeding stimulant. Conclusion The species‐specific preferences for sugar alcohols suggest their potential as species‐selective insect baits. The wasp‐specific preference for xylitol suggests its potential as a bee‐safe alternative to sugar‐containing bait for controlling the common wasp. © 2022 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.

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Sugar alcohols have the potential as bee‐safe baits for the common wasp

Neupert

Jandt

Szyszka

2022

Pest Management Science

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“…Xylitol and erythritol are toxic to several insect species and their use as insecticides has been suggested 36,40,49,50,[41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48] . Xylitol consumption has only been tested in flies.…”

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“…Likewise, erythritol preferences differed across wasps and bees: Erythritol acted as a feeding stimulant in common wasps but not in bumble bees, and honey bees preferred water over erythritol solution. Erythritol is non-nutritive for all tested insect species (the honey bee 17 and several fly species 30,31,34,36,37 ), and it is toxic for several insect species (some fly species 36,[40][41][42][43][44][45] , yellow fever mosquito 46 , some ant species 47,48 , pear psylla 49 , eastern subterranean termite 50 ). Correspondingly, the low survival rate of erythritol-fed wasps suggests that erythritol is non-nutritive for the common wasp.…”

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Sugar alcohols have the potential as bee-safe feeding stimulants for wasp control

Neupert

Jandt

Szyszka

2022

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Pest insects are often baited with poisoned feeding stimulants, the most common of which are sugars. However, sugars are attractive for most animal species, which makes it difficult to target only a specific pest insect species. Here, we assessed different sugar alcohols for their potential as more species-selective feeding stimulants for pest insects. We tested the attractiveness of the sugar alcohols sorbitol, xylitol and erythritol with a capillary feeder assay in wasps (as potential pest insects, because introduced wasps are a pest in many regions) and bees (as non-target insects). For the common wasp (Vespula vulgaris), sorbitol and xylitol acted as nutritive feeding stimulants, and erythritol acted as a non-nutritive feeding stimulant. For the buff-tailed bumble bee (Bombus terrestris), sorbitol acted as a feeding stimulant, while for the honey bee (Apis mellifera), none of the sugar alcohols acted as feeding stimulant. The species-specific preferences for sugar alcohols suggest their potential as species-selective insect baits. The wasp-specific preference for xylitol suggests its potential as bee-safe alternative to sugar-containing bait for wasp pest control.

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“…Toxicity of aspartame was not observed on other ants, such as black garden ants, Lasius niger [27], indicating a possible species selectivity of its toxicity toward ants. The toxicity of erythritol was well documented for many other insect species, such as fruit fly [28], termites [29], house fly and stable fly [30,31], pear psylla [32]. mosquitoes [33], and pavement ant, Tetramorium immigrans Santschi [34].…”

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Naturally Occurring Compounds/Materials as Alternatives to Synthetic Chemical Insecticides for Use in Fire Ant Management

Chen

2020

Insects

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The invasive red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren (hereafter, fire ants), is a significant threat to public health and a danger to livestock, pets and wildlife due to their venomous stings. The fire ant has invaded many countries and regions and has become a globally significant pest. The current major tool to manage fire ants are synthetic insecticides that are used largely as stomach poisons in bait products or contact insecticides in spray, broadcast, drench, and dust products for area and nest treatments. In addition to these insecticide products, repellants and fumigants can also be useful in some unique scenarios. The ever-increasing public concern about the potential adverse effects of synthetic insecticides on health and the environment has been a driving force for searching for safer alternatives to control fire ants. Tremendous effort has been made in developing biologically-based control for managing fire ants; however, natural products continue to be one of the most attractive sources of safe alternatives to synthetic insecticides. Here, we summarized the synthetic insecticides that are currently used in managing fire ants, available alternative products in the current market, and academic efforts in searching for fire ant natural toxins, repellants and fumigants.

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Erythritol Ingestion Causes Concentration-Dependent Mortality in Eastern Subterranean Termites (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae)

Cited by 11 publications

References 18 publications

Sugar alcohols have the potential as bee‐safe baits for the common wasp

Sugar alcohols have the potential as bee‐safe baits for the common wasp

Sugar alcohols have the potential as bee-safe feeding stimulants for wasp control

Naturally Occurring Compounds/Materials as Alternatives to Synthetic Chemical Insecticides for Use in Fire Ant Management

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