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View article: Fatty acids and glycerides are object recognition and carrying cues for foraging <i>Camponotus modoc</i> carpenter ants
Fatty acids and glycerides are object recognition and carrying cues for foraging <i>Camponotus modoc</i> carpenter ants Open
During foraging and nest hygiene maintenance (removal of deceased nestmates), ants recognize objects for pickup and transport based on their surface chemicals. Diverse lipids are present on food items and deceased nestmates of ants and the…
View article: Blood-feeding stable flies, <i>Stomoxys calcitrans</i> (Diptera: Muscidae), are attracted to, and transmit <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (Bacillales: Staphylococcaceae), a causal agent of bovine mastitis: a laboratory pilot study
Blood-feeding stable flies, <i>Stomoxys calcitrans</i> (Diptera: Muscidae), are attracted to, and transmit <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (Bacillales: Staphylococcaceae), a causal agent of bovine mastitis: a laboratory pilot study Open
Stable flies, Stomoxys calcitrans (Linnaeus) (Diptera: Muscidae), are common blood-feeding ectoparasites of cows and thus potential vectors of the skin-dwelling bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, a causal agent of bovine mastitis which infli…
View article: Bimodal alarm signals modulate responses to monomodal alarm signals in <i>Camponotus modoc</i> carpenter ants
Bimodal alarm signals modulate responses to monomodal alarm signals in <i>Camponotus modoc</i> carpenter ants Open
Distressed western carpenter ants, Camponotus modoc , produce alarm pheromone and substrate‐borne vibrations. The alarm pheromone attracts nestmates but the effects of vibratory signals, or of bimodal pheromonal and vibratory signals, are …
View article: Effects of macro- and micro-nutrients on momentary and season-long feeding responses by select species of ants
Effects of macro- and micro-nutrients on momentary and season-long feeding responses by select species of ants Open
Few studies have investigated the relative contribution of specific nutrients to momentary and season-long foraging responses by ants. Using western carpenter ants, Camponotus modoc, and European fire ants, Myrmica rubra, as model species,…
View article: Floral and Bird Excreta Semiochemicals Attract Western Carpenter Ants
Floral and Bird Excreta Semiochemicals Attract Western Carpenter Ants Open
Ant colonies have vast and diverse nutritional needs but forager ants have limited mobility to meet these needs. Forager ants would accrue significant energy savings if they were able to sense and orient toward odor plumes of both carbohyd…
View article: All sugars ain't sweet: selection of particular mono-, di- and trisaccharides by western carpenter ants and European fire ants
All sugars ain't sweet: selection of particular mono-, di- and trisaccharides by western carpenter ants and European fire ants Open
Ants select sustained carbohydrate resources, such as aphid honeydew, based on many factors including sugar type, volume and concentration. We tested the hypotheses (H1–H3) that western carpenter ants, Camponotus modoc, seek honeydew excre…
View article: Ants Sense, and Follow, Trail Pheromones of Ant Community Members
Ants Sense, and Follow, Trail Pheromones of Ant Community Members Open
Ants deposit trail pheromones that guide nestmates to food sources. We tested the hypotheses that ant community members (Western carpenter ants, Camponotus modoc; black garden ants, Lasius niger; European fire ants, Myrmica rubra) (1) sens…