North American Invasion of the Tawny Crazy Ant (Nylanderia fulva) Is Enabled by Pheromonal Synergism from Two Separate Glands

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• 作者：Qing-He Zhang ; Danny L. McDonald ; Doreen R. Hoover…
• 关键词：Hymenoptera ; Formicinae ; Nylanderia fulva ; Fire ant ; Dufour鈥檚 gland ; Venom gland ; Undecane ; 2 ; tridecanone ; Formic acid ; Synergistic ; Pheromone ; Invasive ant
• 刊名：Journal of Chemical Ecology
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：September 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：41
• 期：9
• 页码：853-858
• 全文大小：498 KB
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• 作者单位：Qing-He Zhang (1)
  Danny L. McDonald (2)
  Doreen R. Hoover (1)
  Jeffrey R. Aldrich (3) (4)
  Rodney G. Schneidmiller (1)
  
  1. Sterling International, Inc., 3808 N. Sullivan Rd., Bldg. 16, Spokane, WA, 99216, USA
  2. Texas Research Institute for Environmental Studies, Sam Houston State University, 2424 Sam Houston Avenue, Suite B-8, Box 2506, Huntsville, TX, 77341, USA
  3. Jeffrey R. Aldrich consulting LLC, P. O. Box 7887, Santa Cruz, CA, 95061, USA
  4. Associate, Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
  
• 刊物主题：Ecology; Biochemistry, general; Entomology; Biological Microscopy; Agriculture;
• 出版者：Springer US
• ISSN：1573-1561

文摘

A new invader, the 鈥渢awny crazy ant鈥? Nylanderia fulva (Hymenoptera: Formicidae; Formicinae), is displacing the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta (Formicidae: Myrmicinae), in the southern U.S., likely through its superior chemical arsenal and communication. Alone, formic acid is unattractive, but this venom (= poison) acid powerfully synergizes attraction of tawny crazy ants to volatiles from the Dufour鈥檚 gland secretion of N. fulva workers, including the two major components, undecane and 2-tridecanone. The unexpected pheromonal synergism between the Dufour鈥檚 gland and the venom gland appears to be another key factor, in addition to previously known defensive and detoxification semiochemical features, for the successful invasion and domination of N. fulva in the southern U.S. This synergism is an efficient mechanism enabling N. fulva workers to outcompete Solenopsis and other ant species for food and territory. From a practical standpoint, judicious point-source release formulation of tawny crazy ant volatiles may be pivotal for enhanced attract-and-kill management of this pest. Keywords Hymenoptera Formicinae Nylanderia fulva Fire ant Dufour鈥檚 gland Venom gland Undecane 2-tridecanone Formic acid Synergistic Pheromone Invasive ant