García-Martínez Miguel A, Presa-Parra Ehdibaldo, Valenzuela-González Jorge E, Lasa Rodrigo
Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad Veracruzana, Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez S/N, Centro Peñuela, Amatlán de los Reyes, Veracruz, Mexico.
Unidad Académica de Biotecnología y Agroindustrial, Universidad Politécnica de Huatusco, Calle 9 Sur entre Avenida 7 y 9 s/n Col. Centro, Huatusco, Veracruz, Mexico.
J Insect Sci. 2018 Jul 1;18(4):16. doi: 10.1093/jisesa/iey078.
Despite preliminary reports of ants trapped in food-baited fruit fly traps, little is known regarding the identity of the myrmecofauna that can be sampled using this technique. This study aimed to examine the inventory completeness, activity and species occurrence of canopy ant assemblages collected in baited traps used for monitoring fruit flies in different fruit orchards in central Veracruz, Mexico. The trap models used in the sampling were Multilure, McPhail glass, and 500 ml blue polyethylene bottles. Three commercial fruit fly food attractants (CeraTrap, Captor + Borax, and BioLure) and two grape juice products (Jumex grape juice and Tang) were used as baits for sampling. In total 3,626 ant workers belonging to 54 species, 19 genera, 10 tribes, and 5 subfamilies were collected. Among the five food attractants used in this study, CeraTrap recorded a markedly higher inventory completeness, ant activity and species occurrence per trap. This study reports for the first time the use of CeraTrap, as a promising and effective food attractant for collecting the foraging ants in the canopy of agroecosystems, which may be applicable to other habitats such as natural forests, mangroves, or agricultural settings such as coffee plantations.
尽管有初步报告称有蚂蚁被困在以食物为诱饵的果蝇诱捕器中，但对于使用这种技术能够采样的蚁类区系的具体情况却知之甚少。本研究旨在调查在墨西哥韦拉克鲁斯中部不同果园用于监测果蝇的诱饵诱捕器中所采集的树冠层蚂蚁群落的物种清单完整性、活动情况及物种出现频率。采样中使用的诱捕器型号有Multilure、麦克费尔玻璃诱捕器和500毫升蓝色聚乙烯瓶。三种商业果蝇食物引诱剂（CeraTrap、Captor + 硼砂和BioLure）以及两种葡萄汁产品（Jumex葡萄汁和果珍）被用作采样诱饵。总共采集到3626只蚁工，分属于54个物种、19个属、10个族和5个亚科。在本研究使用的五种食物引诱剂中，CeraTrap记录的每个诱捕器的物种清单完整性、蚂蚁活动及物种出现频率明显更高。本研究首次报道了CeraTrap作为一种有前景且有效的食物引诱剂用于采集农业生态系统树冠层觅食蚂蚁，这可能适用于其他栖息地，如天然森林、红树林或咖啡种植园等农业环境。
