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{"title":"Preference and Toxicity of Sulfoxaflor, Flupyradifurone, and Triflumezopyrim Bait against the Fire Ant <i>Solenopsis invicta</i> (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and Their Efficacy under Field Conditions.","authors":"Jiefu Deng, Mei Yi, Mingrong Liang, Delong Tan, Weihui Bai, Cai Wang, Guiying Liu, Yijuan Xu, Yixiang Qi, Yongyue Lu, Lei Wang","doi":"10.3390/insects15100813","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15100813","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The red imported fire ant <i>Solenopsis invicta</i> Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is native to South America; however, its introduction to other countries has caused serious biodiversity, agricultural, and public health problems. As toxic bait is an effective method to control fire ant populations, the aim of this study was to determine the most effective concentration of sulfoxaflor, flupyradifurone, and triflumezopyrim as ingredients for baits against <i>S. invicta</i> under laboratory and field conditions. Sulfoxaflor, flupyradifurone, and triflumezopyrim had no effect on the feeding behavior of the fire ants. However, they significantly reduced the climbing, walking, and arrest abilities of the fire ant workers after 10 days of treatment, and insecticides were horizontally transferred from workers to alates or larvae. Specifically, sulfoxaflor and triflumezopyrim at 0.05% concentration were the most effective in exterminating fire ants. Sulfoxaflor and triflumezopyrim are nonrepellent and effective insecticides against <i>S. invicta</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":13642,"journal":{"name":"Insects","volume":"15 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11508729/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142499722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Desert Ant (<i>Melophorus bagoti</i>) Dumpers Learn from Experience to Improve Waste Disposal and Show Spatial Fidelity.","authors":"Sudhakar Deeti, Ken Cheng","doi":"10.3390/insects15100814","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15100814","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Central Australian red honey-pot ant <i>Melophorus bagoti</i> maintains non-cryptic ground-nesting colonies in the semi-desert habitat, performing all the activities outside the nest during the hottest periods of summer days. These ants rely on path integration and view-based cues for navigation. They manage waste by taking out unwanted food, dead nestmates, and some other wastes, typically depositing such items at distances > 5 m from the nest entrance, a process called dumping. We found that over multiple runs, dumpers headed in the same general direction, showing sector fidelity. Experienced ants dumped waste more efficiently than naive ants. Naive individuals, lacking prior exposure to the outdoor environment around the nest, exhibited much scanning and meandering during waste disposal. In contrast, experienced ants dumped waste with straighter paths and a notable absence of scanning behaviour. Furthermore, experienced dumpers deposited waste at a greater distance from the nest compared to their naive counterparts. We also investigated the navigational knowledge of naive and experienced dumpers by displacing them 2 m away from the nest. Naive dumpers were not oriented towards the nest in their initial trajectory at any of the 2 m test locations, whereas experienced dumpers were oriented towards the nest at all test locations. Naive dumpers were nest-oriented as a group, however, at the test location nearest to where they dumped their waste. These differences suggest that in red honey ants, learning supports waste disposal, with dumping being refined through experience. Dumpers gain greater spatial knowledge through repeated runs outside the nest, contributing to successful homing behaviour.</p>","PeriodicalId":13642,"journal":{"name":"Insects","volume":"15 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11508993/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142499579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Differentiation of <i>Vespa velutina nigrithorax</i> Colonies Using Volatile Organic Compound Profiles of Hornets and Nests.","authors":"Omaira de la Hera, Rosa María Alonso","doi":"10.3390/insects15100811","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15100811","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Vespa velutina</i> (Lepeletier, 1836) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) is a eusocial insect that lives in colonies of hundreds to thousands of individuals, which are divided into castes according to their task: queens, workers, and males. The proper functioning of the colony requires communication between the individuals that make up the colony. Chemical signals (pheromones) are the most common means of communication used by these insects to alarm and differentiate between individuals belonging or not to the colony. In this work, profiles of volatile organic compounds were obtained from the hornets and the external cover of four secondary nests located in the Basque Country. The obtained profiles were treated using chemometric tools. The grouping of hornets and nests according to the different colonies and geographical location was observed. In total, 37 compounds were found in common in hornets and nests. Most of them have been reported in the literature as belonging to different insects and plant species. This would corroborate the transfer of chemical compounds between the nest and the hornets' nest and vice versa. This information could be applied to the development of more efficient control methods for this invasive species, such as attractive traps or baits containing the relevant compounds.</p>","PeriodicalId":13642,"journal":{"name":"Insects","volume":"15 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11508544/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142516376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An Ecological Survey of Chiggers (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) Associated with Small Mammals in an Epidemic Focus of Scrub Typhus on the China-Myanmar Border in Southwest China.","authors":"Ru-Jin Liu, Xian-Guo Guo, Cheng-Fu Zhao, Ya-Fei Zhao, Pei-Ying Peng, Dao-Chao Jin","doi":"10.3390/insects15100812","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15100812","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chiggers (chigger mites) are a group of tiny arthropods, and they are the exclusive vector of &lt;i&gt;Orientia tsutsugamushi&lt;/i&gt; (Ot), the causative agent of scrub typhus (tsutsugamushi disease). Dehong Prefecture in Yunnan Province of southwest China is located on the China-Myanmar border and is an important focus of scrub typhus. Based on the field surveys in Dehong between 2008 and 2022, the present paper reports the infestation and ecological distribution of chiggers on the body surface of rodents and other sympatric small mammals (shrews, tree shrews, etc.) in the region for the first time. The constituent ratio (&lt;i&gt;C&lt;sub&gt;r&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/i&gt;), prevalence (&lt;i&gt;P&lt;sub&gt;M&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/i&gt;), mean abundance (&lt;i&gt;MA&lt;/i&gt;), and mean intensity (&lt;i&gt;MI&lt;/i&gt;) were routinely calculated to reflect the infestation of small-mammal hosts with chiggers. Additionally, the species richness (&lt;i&gt;S&lt;/i&gt;), Shannon-Wiener diversity index (&lt;i&gt;H&lt;/i&gt;), Simpson dominance index (&lt;i&gt;D&lt;/i&gt;), and Pielou's evenness index (&lt;i&gt;E&lt;/i&gt;) were calculated to illustrate the chigger community structure. Preston's log-normal model was used to fit the theoretical curve of species abundance distribution, and the Chao 1 formula was used to roughly estimate the expected total species. The \"corrplot\" package in R software (Version 4.3.1) was used to analyze interspecific relationships, and the online drawing software was used to create a chord diagram to visualize the host-chigger associations. From 1760 small-mammal hosts, a total of 9309 chiggers were identified as belonging to 1 family, 16 genera, and 117 species, with high species diversity. The dominant chigger species were &lt;i&gt;Leptotrombidium deliense&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Walchia ewingi&lt;/i&gt;, and &lt;i&gt;Gahrliepia longipedalis&lt;/i&gt;, with a total &lt;i&gt;C&lt;sub&gt;r&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/i&gt; = 47.65% (4436/9309), among which &lt;i&gt;L. deliense&lt;/i&gt; is the most important vector of Ot in China. The overall infestation indexes (&lt;i&gt;P&lt;sub&gt;M&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;MA&lt;/i&gt;, and &lt;i&gt;MI&lt;/i&gt;) and community parameters (&lt;i&gt;S&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;H&lt;/i&gt;, and &lt;i&gt;E&lt;/i&gt;) of chiggers in the mountainous areas and outdoors were higher than those in the flatland areas and indoors, with an obvious environmental heterogeneity. &lt;i&gt;Leptotrombidium deliense&lt;/i&gt; was the dominant species in the flatland and indoors, while &lt;i&gt;G. longipedalis&lt;/i&gt; was the prevalent species in the mountainous and outdoor areas. The species abundance distribution of the chigger community conformed to log-normal distribution with the theoretical curve equation: S(R)'=28e-[0.23(R-0)]2, indicating the existence of many rare species and only a few dominant species in the community. The expected total number of chigger species was roughly estimated to be 147 species, 30 more than the 117 species actually collected, suggesting that some uncommon species may have been missed in the sampling survey. The host-parasite association analysis revealed that one host species can harbor different chigger species, and one chigger species can parasitize different host species with low host spec","PeriodicalId":13642,"journal":{"name":"Insects","volume":"15 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11508447/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142516375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Energy Reserve Allocation in the Trade-Off between Migration and Reproduction in Fall Armyworm.","authors":"Chuan-Feng Xu, Peng-Cheng Liu, Jason W Chapman, Karl R Wotton, Guo-Jun Qi, Yu-Meng Wang, Gao Hu","doi":"10.3390/insects15100809","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15100809","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Striking a trade-off between migration and reproduction becomes imperative during long-range migration to ensure proper energy allocation. However, the mechanisms involved in this trade-off remain poorly understood. Here, we used a takeoff assay to distinguish migratory from non-migratory individuals in the fall armyworm, which is a major migratory insect worldwide. Migratory females displayed delayed ovarian development and flew further and faster than non-migratory females during tethered flight. Transcriptome analyses demonstrated an enrichment of fatty acid genes across successive levels of ovarian development and different migratory behaviors. Additionally, genes with roles in phototransduction and carbohydrate digestion along with absorption function were enriched in migratory females. Consistent with this, we identified increased abdominal lipids in migratory females that were mobilized to supply energy to the flight muscles in the thorax. Our study reveals that the fall armyworm faces a trade-off in allocating abdominal triglycerides between migration and reproduction during flight. The findings provide valuable insights for future research on this trade-off and highlight the key energy components involved in this strategic balance.</p>","PeriodicalId":13642,"journal":{"name":"Insects","volume":"15 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11509284/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142499594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Effect of Spinosad on the Oak Lace Bug <i>Corythucha arcuata</i> (Hemiptera: Tingidae)-A Preliminary Study Performed Under Laboratory Conditions.","authors":"Ciprian George Fora, Artúr Botond Csorba, Adalbert Balog","doi":"10.3390/insects15100815","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15100815","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The effect of biopesticide compound spinosad in different concentrations was tested for the first time under laboratory conditions against the rapidly spreading forest pest, oak lace bug (<i>Corythucha arcuata</i>, Say 1832), and its effects were compared with the synthetic pesticide lambda-cyhalothrin. These results revealed a significant effect of spinosad at 2 mL/4 L and 2 mL/2 L water concentrations against <i>C. arcuata</i> nymphs. The mortality rate after 3 days was similar to synthetic insecticide effects and reached 94% and 98%, respectively. Overall, it can be concluded that spinosad is an effective biological method to control oak lace bug; treatments under field conditions should consider the high diversity of other insects in oak forests.</p>","PeriodicalId":13642,"journal":{"name":"Insects","volume":"15 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11509119/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142499739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Seed Coating with Thiamethoxam-Induced Plant Volatiles Mediates the Olfactory Behavior of <i>Sitobion miscanthi</i>.","authors":"Jiacong Sun, Yonggang Liu, Shaodan Fei, Yixuan Wang, Jinglong Liu, Haiying Zhang","doi":"10.3390/insects15100810","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15100810","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pesticides can induce target plants to release odors that are attractive or repellent to their herbivore insects. But, to date, the activity of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), singly or as mixtures, which play a crucial role in the olfactory behavior of herbivore insects, remains unclear. The objective of our research was to investigate the impact of thiamethoxam (TMX), a pesticide, on the emission of odors by wheat plants, and how these odors influence the behavior of grain aphids (<i>Sitobion miscanthi</i>). <i>S. miscanthi</i> showed a greater repellent response to the volatiles emitted by Thx-induced plants compared to those emitted by uncoated plants. Using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GCMS), we discovered that TMX greatly induced the release of VOCs in wheat plants. For instance, the levels of Bornyl acetate, 2-Oxepanone, Methyl acrylate, Cyclohexene, α-Pinene, and 1-Nonanol in coated wheat plants were significantly higher as compared to uncoated wheat plants. Moreover, varying concentrations also had an impact on the olfactory behavior of <i>S. miscanthi.</i> For instance, Cyclohexene exhibited clear attractiveness to aphids at concentrations of 100 μL/mL, whereas it displayed evident repellent properties at concentrations of 1 μL/mL and 10 μL/mL. These new findings demonstrate how TMX-induced VOCs affect the behavior of <i>S. miscanthi</i> and could help in developing innovative approaches to manage aphids by manipulating the emission of plant volatiles. Furthermore, these findings can also be utilized to evaluate substances that either attract or repel aphids, with the aim of implementing early monitoring and environmentally friendly methods to manage aphids, while simultaneously impeding the spread of viruses.</p>","PeriodicalId":13642,"journal":{"name":"Insects","volume":"15 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11508528/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142499727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Influence of Temperature and Host Plant on the Digestion of <i>Frankliniella intonsa</i> (Trybom) Revealed by Molecular Detection.","authors":"Keqing Yang, Dongyin Han, Jian Wen, Changshou Liang, Canlan Zhan, Yiyangyang You, Yueguan Fu, Lei Li, Zhengpei Ye","doi":"10.3390/insects15100806","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15100806","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Frankliniella intonsa</i> (Trybom) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is an important type of thrip and a polyphagous pest, which poses a serious threat to many crops, especially those in tropical regions of China. Its feeding behavior and the damage caused vary among different host plant species and are affected by ambient temperature and plant nutrients as well. The digestion rate is an important index for directly observing the digestion process, but there have been no studies directly measuring the digestion in thrips under the influence of different temperatures and host plants. Here, the digestion rate of <i>F. intonsa</i> was assessed by using a molecular diagnostic tool. We also determined the nutrient content in three host plant (mango, cowpea, and pepper), including soluble proteins, free fatty acids, soluble sugars, and water. The results showed that the high and low temperatures (16 °C and 32 °C) both seemed to accelerate the digestion of <i>F. intonsa</i> compared to the optimal temperature (26 °C) and the protein content of plants played an important role in the digestive response of <i>F. intonsa</i> to temperature changes. The findings can help reveal the feeding damage caused by <i>F. intonsa</i> to different plants and help to better understand its feeding ecology, according to its interaction with the host plant.</p>","PeriodicalId":13642,"journal":{"name":"Insects","volume":"15 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11508231/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142499672","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of <i>Zinnia elegans</i> Cultivation on the Control Efficacy and Distribution of <i>Aphidius colemani</i> Viereck (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) against <i>Aphis gossypii</i> Glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Cucumber Greenhouses.","authors":"Eun-Jung Han, Sung-Hoon Baek, Jong-Ho Park","doi":"10.3390/insects15100807","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15100807","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to evaluate the enhancement of <i>A. gossypii</i> control by <i>A. colemani</i> when <i>Z. elegans</i> was planted as a companion crop in cucumber greenhouses. The density and spatial distribution of <i>A. gossypii</i> and parasitized mummies were investigated across three treatment plots: (1) the simultaneous application of <i>A. colemani</i> and cultivation of <i>Z. elegans</i> (parasitoid-zinnia plot); (2) the application of <i>A. colemani</i> alone (parasitoid plot); and (3) a control plot (no application of both). <i>A. gossypii</i> maintained low densities in the parasitoid-zinnia plots, while its densities in the parasitoid plots initially decreased but rapidly increased thereafter. The spatial distribution patterns of <i>A. gossypii</i> and parasitized mummies showed similar trends across treatments. However, the parasitism rate of <i>A. gossypii</i> exhibited random distribution in parasitoid and control plots, while showing uniform distribution in the parasitoid-zinnia treatment. These results supported the idea that cultivating <i>Z. elegans</i> alongside cucumber could enhance the effectiveness of <i>A. colemani</i> as a biocontrol agent against <i>A. gossypii</i>, highlighting the importance of such companion planting in pest management strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":13642,"journal":{"name":"Insects","volume":"15 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11508801/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142499623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Invasive Ant Detection: Evaluating Honeybee Learning and Discrimination Abilities for Detecting <i>Solenopsis invicta</i> Odor.","authors":"Suwimol Chinkangsadarn, Lekhnath Kafle","doi":"10.3390/insects15100808","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15100808","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Invasive red imported fire ants (<i>Solenopsis invicta</i>) create a serious threat to public safety, agriculture, biodiversity, and the local economy, necessitating early detection and surveillance, which are currently time-consuming and dependent on the inspector's expertise. This study marks an initial investigation into the potential of honeybees (<i>Apis mellifera</i>) to detect and discriminate the odor of <i>S. invicta</i> through the olfactory conditioning of proboscis extension responses. Deceased <i>S. invicta</i> were used as conditioned stimuli to ensure relevance to non-infested areas. The results showed that the bees rapidly learned to respond to deceased ant odors, with response levels significantly increasing at higher odor intensities. Bees exhibited generalization across the odors of 25 minor workers, 21 median workers, 1 major worker, and 1 female alate. When conditioned with deceased ant odors, bees effectively recognized live ants, particularly when trained on a single minor worker. Discrimination abilities varied by species and were higher when <i>S. invicta</i> was paired with <i>Polyrhachis dives</i> and <i>Nylanderia yaeyamensis</i>, and lower with <i>S. geminata</i>, <i>Pheidole rabo</i>, and <i>Pheidole fervens</i>. Notably, discrimination improved significantly with the application of latent inhibition. These findings suggest that trained honeybees have the potential to detect <i>S. invicta</i>. Further refinement of this approach could enhance its effectiveness for detection and surveillance.</p>","PeriodicalId":13642,"journal":{"name":"Insects","volume":"15 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11508661/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142516382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}