Synthetic pheromone disrupts ant trail-following

This video suggests a novel way to control pest ants. Ants form trails to collect foods and move nests. They use 'trail pheromone' as a guidepost, and distinguish their path. Our research group found that a high concentration of synthetic trail pheromone disrupts ant trail-following and foraging, because ants cannot distinguish their path (natural trail pheromone) from the artificial pheromone. In the video clip, we placed a tube containing synthetic trail pheromone near an Argentine ant trail. We hope trail disruption eventually leads to decline of ant population. Further information is available at: http://park.geocities.jp/esunamura/

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• Argentine ant
• trail
• trail pheromone
• pheromone
• (Z)-9-hexadecenal
• disrupt
• communication disruption
• control
• pesticide

[cuscocrew]

thanks... good demonstration.