Trail Pheromones: Responses of the Texas Leafcutting Ant, Atta texana to Select Halo- and Cyanopyrrole-2-Aldehydes, Ketones, and Esters

P. E. Sonnet; John Moser

doi:10.1093/ee/2.5.851

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Trail Pheromones: Responses of the Texas Leafcutting Ant, Atta texana to Select Halo- and Cyanopyrrole-2-Aldehydes, Ketones, and Esters

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Authors:

P. E. Sonnet, John Moser

Year:

1973

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/2.5.851

Source:

Environmental Entomology 2(5): 851–854

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Abstract

Several halo- and cyanopyrroles related to the trail pheromone of Atta texana (Buckley), were prepared and tested by a faster and more sensitive bioassay that was previously available. Responsiveness of the ants in descending order to these compounds, based on the substituent in the number two position, is: esters, methyl ketones, aldehydes. Slight activity was observed when the nitrogen atom of the pyrrole ring was alkylated.

Citation

Sonnet, P. E.; Moser, John C. 1973. Trail Pheromones: Responses of the Texas Leafcutting Ant, Atta texana to Select Halo- and Cyanopyrrole-2-Aldehydes, Ketones, and Esters. Environmental Entomology 2(5): 851–854