{"title":"Identification and optimization of volatile organic compounds to enhance bait attractiveness for red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta Buren)","authors":"Jiacheng Shen, Sheng-Yen Wu, Peng Lin, Xinyi Jiang, Youming Hou","doi":"10.1002/ps.8696","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The red imported fire ant (RIFA, <i>Solenopsis invicta</i>), a highly destructive invasive pest, has rapidly spread through human trade, posing significant threats to agricultural and forest ecosystems. Due to its preference for high-fat and high-protein foods, ham sausage is commonly used as bait to monitor RIFA populations in invaded areas. However, the presence of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in such baits may affect their effectiveness because VOCs can act as either attractants or repellents. Identifying VOCs that specifically attract RIFA is essential to improve bait efficacy.","PeriodicalId":218,"journal":{"name":"Pest Management Science","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Pest Management Science","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8696","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"AGRONOMY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The red imported fire ant (RIFA, Solenopsis invicta), a highly destructive invasive pest, has rapidly spread through human trade, posing significant threats to agricultural and forest ecosystems. Due to its preference for high-fat and high-protein foods, ham sausage is commonly used as bait to monitor RIFA populations in invaded areas. However, the presence of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in such baits may affect their effectiveness because VOCs can act as either attractants or repellents. Identifying VOCs that specifically attract RIFA is essential to improve bait efficacy.
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Pest Management Science is the international journal of research and development in crop protection and pest control. Since its launch in 1970, the journal has become the premier forum for papers on the discovery, application, and impact on the environment of products and strategies designed for pest management.
Published for SCI by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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