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Sugar alcohols have the potential as bee‐safe baits for the common wasp

BACKGROUND: Pest insects are often baited with poisoned feeding stimulants, the most common of which are sugars. However, sugars are attractive for most animal species, which makes it difficult to target only a specific pest insect species. Here, we assessed different sugar alcohols for their potent...

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Autores principales: Neupert, Stefanie, Jandt, Jennifer M, Szyszka, Paul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9324110/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35420734
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ps.6925
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Jandt, Jennifer M
Szyszka, Paul
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description BACKGROUND: Pest insects are often baited with poisoned feeding stimulants, the most common of which are sugars. However, sugars are attractive for most animal species, which makes it difficult to target only a specific pest insect species. Here, we assessed different sugar alcohols for their potential as more species‐selective feeding stimulants for pest insects. RESULTS: We tested the attractiveness of the sugar alcohols sorbitol, xylitol and erythritol with a capillary feeder assay in wasps (as potential pest insects, because introduced wasps are a pest in many regions) and bees (as non‐target insects). For the common wasp (Vespula vulgaris), sorbitol and xylitol acted as nutritive feeding stimulants, and erythritol acted as a non‐nutritive feeding stimulant. For the buff‐tailed bumble bee (Bombus terrestris), sorbitol acted as a feeding stimulant, while for the honey bee (Apis mellifera), none of the sugar alcohols acted as feeding stimulant. CONCLUSION: The species‐specific preferences for sugar alcohols suggest their potential as species‐selective insect baits. The wasp‐specific preference for xylitol suggests its potential as a bee‐safe alternative to sugar‐containing bait for controlling the common wasp. © 2022 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
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spelling pubmed-93241102022-07-30 Sugar alcohols have the potential as bee‐safe baits for the common wasp Neupert, Stefanie Jandt, Jennifer M Szyszka, Paul Pest Manag Sci Research Articles BACKGROUND: Pest insects are often baited with poisoned feeding stimulants, the most common of which are sugars. However, sugars are attractive for most animal species, which makes it difficult to target only a specific pest insect species. Here, we assessed different sugar alcohols for their potential as more species‐selective feeding stimulants for pest insects. RESULTS: We tested the attractiveness of the sugar alcohols sorbitol, xylitol and erythritol with a capillary feeder assay in wasps (as potential pest insects, because introduced wasps are a pest in many regions) and bees (as non‐target insects). For the common wasp (Vespula vulgaris), sorbitol and xylitol acted as nutritive feeding stimulants, and erythritol acted as a non‐nutritive feeding stimulant. For the buff‐tailed bumble bee (Bombus terrestris), sorbitol acted as a feeding stimulant, while for the honey bee (Apis mellifera), none of the sugar alcohols acted as feeding stimulant. CONCLUSION: The species‐specific preferences for sugar alcohols suggest their potential as species‐selective insect baits. The wasp‐specific preference for xylitol suggests its potential as a bee‐safe alternative to sugar‐containing bait for controlling the common wasp. © 2022 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2022-05-05 2022-07 /pmc/articles/PMC9324110/ /pubmed/35420734 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ps.6925 Text en © 2022 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Jandt, Jennifer M
Szyszka, Paul
Sugar alcohols have the potential as bee‐safe baits for the common wasp
title Sugar alcohols have the potential as bee‐safe baits for the common wasp
title_full Sugar alcohols have the potential as bee‐safe baits for the common wasp
title_fullStr Sugar alcohols have the potential as bee‐safe baits for the common wasp
title_full_unstemmed Sugar alcohols have the potential as bee‐safe baits for the common wasp
title_short Sugar alcohols have the potential as bee‐safe baits for the common wasp
title_sort sugar alcohols have the potential as bee‐safe baits for the common wasp
topic Research Articles
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9324110/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35420734
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ps.6925
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