Piplaroxide, an Ant-Repellent Piperidine Epoxide fromPiper tuberculatum

1996 ◽  
Vol 59 (8) ◽  
pp. 794-795 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark A. Capron ◽  
David F. Wiemer
Keyword(s):  
Ant Repellent

Lasidiol angelate: an ant repellent sesquiterpenoid from Lasiantheae fruticosa

1981 ◽  
Vol 46 (26) ◽  
pp. 5449-5450 ◽  
Author(s):  
David F. Wiemer ◽  
Diane C. Ales
Keyword(s):  
Ant Repellent

Cucumber vs Ants: a Case Against the Myth of the Uses of Plant Extracts in Insect Pest Management

Sociobiology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 5813
Author(s):  
Matan Shelomi ◽  
Bo-Jun Qiu ◽  
Lin-Ting Huang
Keyword(s):  
Plant Extracts ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Insect Pest ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Detectable Effect ◽  
Realistic Situation ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Ant Repellent

An accumulation of questionable scientific reports on the use of natural plant extracts to control household pest insects, using biologically irrelevant experimental designs and extremely high concentrations, has resulted in a publication bias: “promising” studies claiming readily available plants can repel various insects, including social insects, despite no usable data to judge cost-effectiveness or sustainability in a realistic situation. The Internet provides a further torrent of untested claims, generating a background noise of misinformation. An example is the belief that cucumbers are “natural” ant repellent, widely reported in such informal literature, despite no direct evidence for or against this claim. We tested this popular assertion using peel extracts of cucumber and the related bitter melon as olfactory and gustatory repellents against ants. Extracts of both fruit peels in water, methanol, or hexane were statistically significant but effectively weak gustatory repellents. Aqueous cucumber peel extract has a significant but mild olfactory repellent effect: about half of the ants were repelled relative to none in a control. While the myth may have a grain of truth to it, as cucumber does have a mild but detectable effect on ants in an artificial setup, its potential impact on keeping ants out of a treated perimeter would be extremely short-lived and not cost-effective. Superior ant management strategies are currently available. The promotion of “natural” products must be rooted in scientific evidence of a successful and cost-effective implementation prospect.

ChemInform Abstract: ANT-REPELLENT TRITERPENOIDS FROM CORDIA ALLIODORA

1984 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
T. K. CHEN ◽  
D. C. ALES ◽  
N. C. BAENZIGER ◽  
D. F. WIEMER
Keyword(s):  
Cordia Alliodora ◽  
Ant Repellent

Ant-repellent triterpenoids from Cordia alliodora

1983 ◽  
Vol 48 (20) ◽  
pp. 3525-3531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted K. Chen ◽  
Diane C. Ales ◽  
Norman C. Baenziger ◽  
David F. Wiemer
Keyword(s):  
Cordia Alliodora ◽  
Ant Repellent

(-)-Loliolide, an Ant-Repellent Compound from Xanthoxyllum setulosum

1985 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 472-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adewole L. Okunade ◽  
David F. Wiemer
Keyword(s):  
Ant Repellent

Ant repellent effect of the sternal gland secretion ofPolistes dominulus (Christ) andP. sulcifer (Zimmermann). (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

1996 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca R. Dani ◽  
Sara Cannoni ◽  
Stefano Turillazzi ◽  
E. David Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Gland Secretion ◽  
Sternal Gland ◽  
Repellent Effect ◽  
Ant Repellent

Identification of ant repellent allomone produced by social waspPolistes fuscatus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

1984 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1799-1807 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. C. Posy ◽  
M. A. Mohamed ◽  
H. C. Coppel ◽  
R. L. Jeanne
Keyword(s):  
Repellent Allomone ◽  
Ant Repellent
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