Acute exposure to caffeine improves foraging in an invasive ant

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-586009
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.58600

Galante, Henrique

; De Agrò, Massimo ; Koch, Alexandra

; Kau, Stefanie ; Czaczkes, Tomer J.

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Abstract

Argentine ants, Linepithema humile, are a particularly concerning invasive species. Control efforts often fall short likely due to a lack of sustained bait consumption. Using neuroactives, such as caffeine, to improve ant learning and navigation could increase recruitment and consumption of toxic baits. Here, we exposed L. humile to a range of caffeine concentrations and a complex ecologically ...