Olfactory behavior and response of household ants (Hymenoptera) to different types of coffee odor: A coffee-based bait development prospect

• Main Authors: Abdul Hafiz, Ab Majid, Hamady, Dieng, Salbiah, Ellias, Faezah Syukriah, Sabtu, Abd Hafis, Abd Rahim, Satho, Tomomitsu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2018
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/19293/1/Abdul%20Hafiz%2C%20Ab%20Majid.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/19293/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.11.170

Odor sensation is a sensory modality of considerable significance in the foraging behavior and interactional organization of ants. In the food bait technology, smell is the basis of attraction, which, in turn, is the line of bait use and a key parameter for judging efficacy. Yet, the currently avail...