Effects of hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether (HMME) on Worker Behavior of red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invcita

Authors

  • Zhi-Xiang Zhang South China Agricultural University
  • You Zhou South China Agricultural University
  • Dong Mei Cheng Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v60i2.169-173

Keywords:

Solenopsis invcita, Red imported fire ant, Hematoporphyrin Monomethyl Ether, Behavior

Abstract

The effect of hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether (HMME) activated under visible light on worker behavior of Solenopsis invcita was studied with the potter spray tower method. The results showed that greater than 10 mg/L HMME activated under visible light could reduce the walking, grasping, aggregation, and water and food recognition abilities of red imported fire worker ant significantly, but 100 mg/L HMME in darkness could not affect their abilities or behaviors significantly. Therefore, HMME may be a potential novel insecticide that can be used as a substitute for toxic insecticides for controlling red imported fire ants.

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Author Biographies

You Zhou, South China Agricultural University

Doctor & Associate Professor

Dong Mei Cheng, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering

Department of Plant Protection, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, China

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Published

2013-06-29

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Zhang, Z.-X., Zhou, Y., & Cheng, D. M. (2013). Effects of hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether (HMME) on Worker Behavior of red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invcita. Sociobiology, 60(2), 169–173. https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v60i2.169-173

Issue

Vol. 60 No. 2 (2013)

Section

Research Article - Ants

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