Determining the Effect of Potential Household Repellents on Ant Behavior

Not only that, they can damage corn, soybean, okra, citrus, humans, young and newborn animals, and agricultural equipments. The red invasive fire ants eat other

A two-part study was recently done to show what natural habitat a Pill bug, Armadillidium vulgare, naturally prefers: wet or dry environments along with a light or dark environment. It was hypothesized that a Pill bug would prefer and wet and dark environment based on its natural habitat of soil. For the wet and dry experiment, a coffee filter and soil were placed in each chamber of a double petri dish with one being dampened before being placed in. For the light and dry experiment a light was hung above one chamber of another double-chambered petri dish while the other chamber was covered with aluminum foil, after placing soil in both chambers. An equal number of Pill bugs was placed in each chamber and a study was taken for

When given a choice between two identical shelters, sowbugs will display necrophobic behavior by aggregating in the shelter that does not contain oleic acid.

In this experiment, we tested three different environments, soil, sand, and a leafy mixture to see which one a pill bug would prefer the most. Originally, we believed that the pill bug would find the leafy substance to be most favorable. Five pill bugs and then a single pill bug was placed in the center so that it could select one of the substrates. The data collected at the end of the experiment opposed our original hypothesis as we discovered that the most favored environment was the soil. This finding could correlate with the dark color of the soil closely matching the color of the pill bug or the moisture in the soil.

The goal of our experiment was to determine the type of environment that pill bugs prefer. During the experiment, the pill bugs went through three trials. The pill bugs were placed in different environments, such as cold environment (ice), normal environment (room temperature), and hot environment (heat) and their behavior was observed. In the first trial, all the four pill bugs were moving in ice, room temperature, and hot environment. The average turning of bugs was 2.5 turning in ice, 4 turning in room temperature, and 3 turning in the heat. The average round made by bugs was 1.5 round in ice, 1 round in room temperature, and .5 round in heat. In the second trial, all four bugs were moving in ice, room temperature, and heat. The average turning was 1 turning in ice, 2 turning in

This experiment involved the testing of pill bugs and whether or not pill bugs prefer fruit over vegetables. The experiment results concluded that the hypothesis was incorrect; that pill bugs do not prefer fruit over vegetables. In the experiment, we observed twenty pill bugs over several five minute intervals. After five minutes, the number of pill bugs near the apple and lettuce were counted, as well as the ones that remained in the center of the container. The experiment was repeated, and the lettuce and apple locations were switched the second time to make sure location was not a factor in the results. In the first thirty-minute experiment, the pill bugs seemed to start off and gradually move toward the lettuce. Near the end of the experiment,

5. Get rid of ants. Ants will keep aphids alive, because aphids secrete honeydew or sugary sap, which benefits the ant. The mutualistic relationship between ants and aphids is so strong that you may see ants carrying aphids to other less populated plants. If you see ants running up and down the shoots of your plants it's time to check to see if you have aphids in your garden. Not only will you need to get rid of the aphids but also the ants.

1.) My hypothesis that the insects would be most repelled by the lemon plant extract was not supported. Our key findings in the experiment do not support my hypothesis because the lemon had a 60% repulsion response and was the second most repulsive behind orange with a 70% repulsion response. Although the Earthworms were repelled by the lemon plant extract, they were more so repelled by the orange plant extract. 2.)

Americans get a lot of bug bites during the summer. Many have been wondering how to go the whole summer without getting bitten. This report will explore good ways to repel insects. Is natural bug repellant better than bug spray? Is DEET really a terrible option for bug repellant?

To examine the data, we created a line graph with three lines for the three areas the pill bugs were in every minute. The graph helped to visually solidify our claim that pill bugs preferred dirt since we could see the trends across time. We could see how the pill bugs reacted to the environmental stimuli using the chart and

Pheidole Megacephala are commonly found in cool to warm enviroments, such as subtropical and tropical regions. Regions such as southern parts of North America, Central America, Africa, and Islands of the Americas. In their colony, it is consisted minor workers, fighters, soliders, and obviously the queen. Each of the groups of ant play a major role in order to advance their colony either territorial or food wise. When on the hunt for food the minor workers are in charge of bring the food needed or the larvaes or the queen. Fighters they remain near the nest just incase of any threats from another species. Also, the fighters help the minor workers protect larger food from other ant colonies. Minor workers their job is to patrol the ground, search

An invasive species is any kind of living organism that is not native to an ecosystemand usually causes harm to the ecosystem (National Wildlife Federation, 2014). Native species have not coevolved with the invasive species and may not have the ability to deal with the introduced species (Holway et al. 2002). The Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta) is a relatively aggressive species of ant native to South America. It was introduced on multiple occasions into the United States in the early- to mid-1900s (Callcott et al. 1996). Since then, it has spread to the very borders of its geographical climate tolerance, and through acclimation, hybridization, and the effects of global climate change, has managed to extend its range much farther than experts ever anticipated. It is now the subject of much research, as it has impacted not only ecological communities but the agricultural economy as well. It is estimated that RIFA have an impact of around $6 billion a year due to control, medical treatment, and damage to property (Lard et al. 2006). Agriculturally, Red Imported Fire Ants can cause financial damages in a number of different ways including eating various parts of the plant or causing the disruption of machinery. (Collins and Scheffrahn, Last Accessed 2014)

As I began reading this piece, I put in the back of my mind, “Trailhead” which I read for class before on how ants live their lives. As always, these small insects who I usually do not care about, surprise me with their way of living. The Myth of the Ant Queen follows a study made by Deborah Gordon, who spends most of her time studying ants. The author opens its piece with Gordon’s work and then moves towards the creation of societies, and the use of technology to develop those. The writing in this piece, for myself, leans toward a future society as a sign of awareness. The author mentions bottom-up intelligence, which comes from one person, and gets build from togetherness. The main goal in The Myth of the Ant Queen is that there is not a

Researchers explain ants are entering our homes due to weather conditions. Although there are various pest control products you can use, they are harmful to your health. For example, the popular product

Afterwards, we will mark the first four ant farms "Control Group- Wax", "Control group- Paint," “Control group- Plaster,” and “Control group-Glue.” With the control ants, we will paint the ant’s thorax, which will not impact the odor released by the ant’s anal glands. We will return the ants to the refrigerator for 24 hours, allowing the paint to dry. Next, we will mark the three remaining ant farms as "Experimental Group-Wax", “Experimental Group- Paint,” “Experimental Group-Plaster” and “Experimental group-Glue.” With the experimental ants, we will paint the ant’s anal opening to block odor secretion. We will place these ants back into the refrigerator for 24