| Title: | "Antimicrobial properties of nest volatiles in red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)" |
| Author(s): | Wang L; Elliott B; Jin X; Zeng L; Chen J; |
| Address: | "Red Imported Fire Ant Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, 483 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510642, People's Republic of China. National Biological Control Laboratory, Southeast Area, Agriculture Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 59 Lee Road, Stoneville, MS, 38776, USA. National Biological Control Laboratory, Southeast Area, Agriculture Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 59 Lee Road, Stoneville, MS, 38776, USA. jian.chen@ars.usda.gov" |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00114-015-1316-1 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1432-1904 (Electronic) 0028-1042 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The antimicrobial property of volatiles produced by red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta, against Beauveria bassiana, a common entomopathogenic fungus, was demonstrated. The germination rate of B. bassiana spores was significantly reduced after they were exposed to volatiles within an artificial ant nest. Since the air that contained the same level of O2 and CO2 as that in artificial fire ant nests did not suppress the germination rate of B. bassiana, the observed reduction of germination rate must be caused by the toxicity of nest volatiles. Nest fumigation may be an important component of the social immune system in S. invicta" |
| Keywords: | Animals Anti-Infective Agents/chemistry/pharmacology Ants/*chemistry Beauveria/*drug effects Bodily Secretions/chemistry Environmental Microbiology Exudates and Transudates/chemistry Volatile Organic Compounds/*pharmacology Antimicrobial volatiles Beauver; |
| Notes: | "MedlineWang, Lei Elliott, Brad Jin, Xixuan Zeng, Ling Chen, Jian eng Germany 2015/10/16 Naturwissenschaften. 2015 Dec; 102(11-12):66. doi: 10.1007/s00114-015-1316-1. Epub 2015 Oct 14" |
