A volatile trail pheromone of the leaf-cutting ant, Atta texana

J. H. Tumlinson; J. C. Moser; R. M. Silverstein; R. G. Brownlee; J. M. Ruth

doi:10.1016/0022-1910(72)90018-2

A volatile trail pheromone of the leaf-cutting ant, Atta texana

J. H. Tumlinson, J. C. Moser, R. M. Silverstein, R. G. Brownlee, J. M. Ruth

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Abstract

The major volatile trail-marking pheromone of the Texas leaf-cutting ant, Atta texana, was isolated, identified as methyl 4-methylpyrrole-2-carboxylate, and synthesized. The synthesized pheromone elicited strong trail-following responses from workers in the laboratory and the field.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	809-814
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Insect Physiology
Volume	18
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-1910(72)90018-2
State	Published - May 1972

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Insect Science

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A volatile trail pheromone of the leaf-cutting ant, Atta texana

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