Fundamental investigation on the attraction behavior of household ants to caffeine in coffee.

From the field sampling, the most dominant household ants are P. longicornis (22.09%),T.indicum (17.74%), T. melanocephalum (17.00/0), M. pharaonis (10.61%), and Pheidole spp. (5.22%). Extracts from Arabical Robusta and Liberica coffee showed an influence on the behavior of Tapinoma indicum (TI),Mon...

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Main Author: Ab Majid, Abdul Hafiz
Format: Monograph
Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2015
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/32532/
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description From the field sampling, the most dominant household ants are P. longicornis (22.09%),T.indicum (17.74%), T. melanocephalum (17.00/0), M. pharaonis (10.61%), and Pheidole spp. (5.22%). Extracts from Arabical Robusta and Liberica coffee showed an influence on the behavior of Tapinoma indicum (TI),Monomorium pharaonis (MP) and Solenopsis geminata (SG) workers, but the clearest effect was seen with Arabica in olfactory bioassay.
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spelling usm-325322017-08-29T08:25:07Z http://eprints.usm.my/32532/ Fundamental investigation on the attraction behavior of household ants to caffeine in coffee. Ab Majid, Abdul Hafiz QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation, geographical distribution) From the field sampling, the most dominant household ants are P. longicornis (22.09%),T.indicum (17.74%), T. melanocephalum (17.00/0), M. pharaonis (10.61%), and Pheidole spp. (5.22%). Extracts from Arabical Robusta and Liberica coffee showed an influence on the behavior of Tapinoma indicum (TI),Monomorium pharaonis (MP) and Solenopsis geminata (SG) workers, but the clearest effect was seen with Arabica in olfactory bioassay. Universiti Sains Malaysia 2015 Monograph NonPeerReviewed Ab Majid, Abdul Hafiz (2015) Fundamental investigation on the attraction behavior of household ants to caffeine in coffee. Technical Report. Universiti Sains Malaysia. (Submitted)
spellingShingle QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation, geographical distribution)
Ab Majid, Abdul Hafiz
Fundamental investigation on the attraction behavior of household ants to caffeine in coffee.
title Fundamental investigation on the attraction behavior of household ants to caffeine in coffee.
title_full Fundamental investigation on the attraction behavior of household ants to caffeine in coffee.
title_fullStr Fundamental investigation on the attraction behavior of household ants to caffeine in coffee.
title_full_unstemmed Fundamental investigation on the attraction behavior of household ants to caffeine in coffee.
title_short Fundamental investigation on the attraction behavior of household ants to caffeine in coffee.
title_sort fundamental investigation on the attraction behavior of household ants to caffeine in coffee.
topic QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation, geographical distribution)
url http://eprints.usm.my/32532/