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Title	Asymmetrical behavioral response towards two boron toxicants depends on the ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Author	Sola F, Falibene A, Josens R
Date	2013
Description	In this study, we compared the feeding response of ants toward two boron toxic baits (boric acid and borax) in low motivation situations that enhance any possible phago-deterrence the baits may produce. Most studies investigating bait ingestion evaluate whole nests or groups of ants; here, we analyzed the individual ingestion behavior and mortality of the Argentine ant, Linepithema humile (Mayr), and the carpenter ant, Camponotus mus (Roger), for two boron baits, to detect which compound generates a higher rejection in each of these species.
Keywords	ant, carpenter ant, boron bait, ingestion
URL	http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1603/EC12246
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