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Inclusion and release of ant alarm pheromones from metal–organic frameworks
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posted on 2023-06-07, 07:36 authored by Harina Amer Hamzah, Daniel Rixson, Joseph Paul-Taylor, Huan V Doan, Christopher Dadswell, Gavin W Roffe, Arun Sridhar, Claire L Hobday, Charlie Wedd, Tina Düren, William HughesWilliam Hughes, John SpencerJohn Spencer, Andrew D BurrowsZinc(II) and zirconium(IV) metal–organic frameworks show uptake and slow release of the ant alarm pheromones 3-octanone and 4-methyl-3-heptanone. Inclusion of N-propyl groups on the MOFs allows for enhanced uptake and release over several months. In preliminary field trials, leaf cutting ants show normal behavioural responses to the released pheromones.
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The controlled release of semiochemicals from porous materials for pest control; G2737; LEVERHULME TRUST
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Dalton TransactionsISSN
1477-9226Publisher
Royal Society of ChemistryExternal DOI
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2020-07-23First Open Access (FOA) Date
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2020-07-22Usage metrics
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