Volatile Constitutents of the Green AntOecophylla smaragdina

Peerzada, Naseem; Pakkiyaretnam, T.; Renaud, Susan M.

doi:10.1080/00021369.1990.10870456

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“…In contrast, dihydromyrcenol has been identified in bee honey in Brazil [69] and Türkiye [70], in study areas with different floral varieties, mixtures and characterized have been with different analytical techniques for VOCs. It cannot be inferred why this alcohol is present in honey produced by bees, but this has a more direct relationship with ants, since 2,6-dimethyl-7-octen-2-ol can be a precursor of formic acid, it is known that L. apiculatum emits formic acid [12], as well as in most of the ants in the family Formicidae [71], however; the metabolic pathway of 2,6-dimethyl-7-octen-2-ol has not been studied in depth [72].…”

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Semiochemical Compounds of Liometopum apiculatum (Mayr) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dolichoderinae) during the Development of Larvae of the Reproductive Caste

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Vallejo-Pérez,

Serna-Lagunes

et al. 2023

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Ants have a very sophisticated olfactory system; their communication is based on the interpretation of chemical trails known as semiochemicals. The escamolera ant (Liometopum apiculatum), has behaviors and physiological responses is induced by semiochemicals, without however, these have not been studied. Using an electronic nose analysis (e-nose) and chromatographic techniques, semiochemicals of L. apiculatum in nests, foraging trails and dissected the gasters were evaluated. Data were analyzed with multivariate statistics and a logistic regression model based on predictors (ant counts) and the semiochemicals identified in pre-season (PRE), season (TEM) and post-season (POS) of larval collecting. From the general pattern of volatiles with a natural separation in POS and a partial distribution between PRE and TEM 32 semiochemicals were identified inside the nests, those who can induce the behavioral responses of trail-following, alarm, aggression, and nestmate recognition. Trail counts indicated that ant traffic was higher in POS and that the presence of certain semiochemicals (response variable) have good fit in the model regression. These findings are intended to provide useful information and support decision-making for the conservation and sustainable use of L. apiculatum in central Mexico.

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