Insecticide Transfer Efficiency and Lethal Load in Argentine Ants
Abstract
Trophallaxis between individual worker ants and the toxicant load in dead and live Argentine ants (Linepithema humile) in colonies exposed to fipronil and hydramethylnon experimental baits were examined using accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS). About 50% of the content of the crop containing trace levels of 14C-sucrose, 14C-hydramethylnon, and 14C-fipronil was shared between single donor and recipient ants. Dead workers and queens contained significantly more hydramethylnon (122.7 and 22.4 amol/μg ant, respectively) than did live workers and queens (96.3 and 10.4 amol/μg ant, respectively). Dead workers had significantly more fipronil (420.3 amol/μg ant) than did live workers (208.5 amol/μg ant), but dead and live queens had equal fipronil levels (59.5 and 54.3 amol/μg ant, respectively). Moreover, the distribution of fipronil differed within the bodies of dead and live queens; the highest amounts of fipronil were recovered in the thorax of dead queens whereas live queens had the highest levels in the head. Resurgence of polygynous ant colonies treated with hydramethylnon baits may be explained by queen survival resulting from sublethal doses due to a slowing of trophallaxis throughout the colony. The bait strategies and dose levels for controlling insect pests need to be based on the specific toxicant properties and trophicmore »
- Authors:
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- Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA (United States); Univ. of California, Riverside, CA (United States)
- Univ. of California, Riverside, CA (United States)
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States)
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1228011
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1246214
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-JRNL-664517
Journal ID: ISSN 0168-583X
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 361; Journal ID: ISSN 0168-583X
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; argentine ant; trophallaxis; hydramethylnon; fipronil; accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS)
Citation Formats
Hooper-Bui, L. M., Kwok, E S.C., Buchholz, B. A., Rust, M. K., Eastmond, D. A., and Vogel, J. S. Insecticide Transfer Efficiency and Lethal Load in Argentine Ants. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.nimb.2015.06.031.
Hooper-Bui, L. M., Kwok, E S.C., Buchholz, B. A., Rust, M. K., Eastmond, D. A., & Vogel, J. S. Insecticide Transfer Efficiency and Lethal Load in Argentine Ants. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2015.06.031
Hooper-Bui, L. M., Kwok, E S.C., Buchholz, B. A., Rust, M. K., Eastmond, D. A., and Vogel, J. S. 2015.
"Insecticide Transfer Efficiency and Lethal Load in Argentine Ants". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2015.06.031. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1228011.
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title = {Insecticide Transfer Efficiency and Lethal Load in Argentine Ants},
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abstractNote = {Trophallaxis between individual worker ants and the toxicant load in dead and live Argentine ants (Linepithema humile) in colonies exposed to fipronil and hydramethylnon experimental baits were examined using accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS). About 50% of the content of the crop containing trace levels of 14C-sucrose, 14C-hydramethylnon, and 14C-fipronil was shared between single donor and recipient ants. Dead workers and queens contained significantly more hydramethylnon (122.7 and 22.4 amol/μg ant, respectively) than did live workers and queens (96.3 and 10.4 amol/μg ant, respectively). Dead workers had significantly more fipronil (420.3 amol/μg ant) than did live workers (208.5 amol/μg ant), but dead and live queens had equal fipronil levels (59.5 and 54.3 amol/μg ant, respectively). Moreover, the distribution of fipronil differed within the bodies of dead and live queens; the highest amounts of fipronil were recovered in the thorax of dead queens whereas live queens had the highest levels in the head. Resurgence of polygynous ant colonies treated with hydramethylnon baits may be explained by queen survival resulting from sublethal doses due to a slowing of trophallaxis throughout the colony. The bait strategies and dose levels for controlling insect pests need to be based on the specific toxicant properties and trophic strategies for targeting the entire colony.},
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journal = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms},
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year = {Fri Jul 03 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
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