Heptyl butyrate, a putative pheromone involved in social communication of Vespula germanica wasps
Greater knowledge on the social communication of invasive Vespula germanica wasps is needed to fully understand their foraging behavior. This is particularly valuable considering that poison baiting is currently the only effective way of reducing wasp density. Heptyl butyrate is an attractant for ma...
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| author | Buteler, Micaela Fernandez, Patricia Stadler, Teodoro Weaver, David K. Yossen, Belen Lozada, Mariana |
| author_browse | Buteler, Micaela Fernandez, Patricia Lozada, Mariana Stadler, Teodoro Weaver, David K. Yossen, Belen |
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| description | Greater knowledge on the social communication of invasive Vespula germanica wasps is needed to fully understand their foraging behavior. This is particularly valuable considering that poison baiting is currently the only effective way of reducing wasp density. Heptyl butyrate is an attractant for many wasp species, but attempts to determine effects on V. germanica have yielded mixed results. We studied the behavior elicited by heptyl butyrate on V. germanica wasps in field experiments with foraging wasps. We also analyzed headspace volatiles of live V. germanica workers, to determine if heptyl butyrate is emitted. Heptyl butyrate was present in the headspace of live workers. Amounts of heptyl butyrate averaged 1.4 ± 0.2 ng per sample per hour, where each sample included six workers. Wasps approaching filter papers treated with different concentrations of heptyl butyrate hovered over it, but only a small percentage landed on it. Pure heptyl butyrate elicited the greatest response although all the concentrations tested were attractive. When heptyl butyrate was applied to protein baits, a greater number landed on the treated baits than on untreated ones, demonstrating this compound enhances attractiveness of baits. Results from our study suggest that heptyl butyrate is a pheromonal compound involved in attracting conspecifics to food resources, but other cues are needed to trigger landing. |
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| spelling | INTA28472018-07-23T11:44:44Z Heptyl butyrate, a putative pheromone involved in social communication of Vespula germanica wasps Buteler, Micaela Fernandez, Patricia Stadler, Teodoro Weaver, David K. Yossen, Belen Lozada, Mariana Vespula germanica Vespidae Feromonas Butiratos Atrayentes Control de Plagas Pheromones Butyrates Attractants Pest Control Avispas Heptyl butyrate Avispa Chaqueta Amarilla Greater knowledge on the social communication of invasive Vespula germanica wasps is needed to fully understand their foraging behavior. This is particularly valuable considering that poison baiting is currently the only effective way of reducing wasp density. Heptyl butyrate is an attractant for many wasp species, but attempts to determine effects on V. germanica have yielded mixed results. We studied the behavior elicited by heptyl butyrate on V. germanica wasps in field experiments with foraging wasps. We also analyzed headspace volatiles of live V. germanica workers, to determine if heptyl butyrate is emitted. Heptyl butyrate was present in the headspace of live workers. Amounts of heptyl butyrate averaged 1.4 ± 0.2 ng per sample per hour, where each sample included six workers. Wasps approaching filter papers treated with different concentrations of heptyl butyrate hovered over it, but only a small percentage landed on it. Pure heptyl butyrate elicited the greatest response although all the concentrations tested were attractive. When heptyl butyrate was applied to protein baits, a greater number landed on the treated baits than on untreated ones, demonstrating this compound enhances attractiveness of baits. Results from our study suggest that heptyl butyrate is a pheromonal compound involved in attracting conspecifics to food resources, but other cues are needed to trigger landing. EEA Delta del Paraná Fil: Buteler, Micaela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina Fil: Fernández, Patricia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Delta del Paraná; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Stadler, Teodoro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mendoza. Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental de Cuyo; Argentina Fil: Weaver, David K. State University of Montana. Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences; Estados Unidos Fil: Yossen, Belen. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina Fil: Lozada, Mariana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina 2018-07-23T11:43:19Z 2018-07-23T11:43:19Z 2018-02 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00040-017-0591-6 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2847 0020-1812 1420-9098 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-017-0591-6 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Insectes Sociaux 65 (1) : 95–101 (February 2018) |
| spellingShingle | Vespula germanica Vespidae Feromonas Butiratos Atrayentes Control de Plagas Pheromones Butyrates Attractants Pest Control Avispas Heptyl butyrate Avispa Chaqueta Amarilla Buteler, Micaela Fernandez, Patricia Stadler, Teodoro Weaver, David K. Yossen, Belen Lozada, Mariana Heptyl butyrate, a putative pheromone involved in social communication of Vespula germanica wasps |
| title | Heptyl butyrate, a putative pheromone involved in social communication of Vespula germanica wasps |
| title_full | Heptyl butyrate, a putative pheromone involved in social communication of Vespula germanica wasps |
| title_fullStr | Heptyl butyrate, a putative pheromone involved in social communication of Vespula germanica wasps |
| title_full_unstemmed | Heptyl butyrate, a putative pheromone involved in social communication of Vespula germanica wasps |
| title_short | Heptyl butyrate, a putative pheromone involved in social communication of Vespula germanica wasps |
| title_sort | heptyl butyrate a putative pheromone involved in social communication of vespula germanica wasps |
| topic | Vespula germanica Vespidae Feromonas Butiratos Atrayentes Control de Plagas Pheromones Butyrates Attractants Pest Control Avispas Heptyl butyrate Avispa Chaqueta Amarilla |
| url | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00040-017-0591-6 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2847 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-017-0591-6 |
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