Caffeine sharpens invasive ants, offering new pest-control options
TL;DR
A new study finds caffeine-influenced Argentine ants learn faster and take straighter routes to sugar rewards, reducing foraging time by up to 38% at intermediate caffeine doses without increasing speed. This could enhance bait effectiveness for pest control, but field tests and safety assessments are still needed.
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