Table 3 List of Compounds found in CHC profiles of Argentine ants

Tridecane

1.83 ± 0.45

2.07 ± 0.60

1.73 ± 0.48

1.33 ± 0.75

2.50 ± 0.96

2.19 ± 0.54

2.14 ± 0.63

3.06 ± 0.59

2.75 ± 0.41

Tetradecane

0.33 ± 0.22

0.44 ± 0.11

0.34 ± 0.19

0.00

0.06 ± 0.07

0.56 ± 0.28

0.66 ± 0.27

0.58 ± 0.21

0.46 ± 0.21

Hexadecane

0.80 ± 0.18

0.74 ± 0.17

0.28 ± 0.11

0.35 ± 0.25

0.87 ± 0.42

0.39 ± 0.27

0.73 ± 0.19

0.38 ± 0.20

0.79 ± 0.22

Heptadecane

0.29 ± 0.13

0.47 ± 0.10

0.36 ± 0.10

0.00

0.18 ± 0.13

0.00

0.61 ± 0.19

0.70 ± 0.26

0.93 ± 0.33

Octadecane

0.03 ± 0.03

0.17 ± 0.08

0.10 ± 0.06

0.00

0.27 ± 0.26

0.26 ± 0.46

0.22 ± 0.13

0.18 ± 0.11

0.00

Nonadecane

0.03 ± 0.04

0.24 ± 0.08

0.13 ± 0.07

0.00

0.24 ± 0.22

0.25 ± 0.35

0.18 ± 0.11

0.22 ± 0.12

0.00

Eicosane

0.49 ± 0.13

0.63 ± 0.04

0.52 ± 0.12

0.18 ± 0.17

0.92 ± 0.38

0.66 ± 0.73

0.94 ± 0.36

0.62 ± 0.26

0.50 ± 0.40

Heneicosane

0.79 ± 0.17

0.87 ± 0.05

0.94 ± 0.07

0.67 ± 0.70

1.08 ± 0.62

0.79 ± 0.27

2.05 ± 0.63

1.02 ± 0.42

0.64 ± 0.23

Docosane

1.82 ± 0.20

1.52 ± 0.11

1.61 ± 0.12

2.04 ± 0.71

4.07 ± 1.66

2.00 ± 0.29

5.88 ± 1.87

2.53 ± 1.18

1.57 ± 0.35

Tricosane

2.83 ± 0.25

2.43 ± 0.19

2.71 ± 0.21

4.27 ± 1.10

5.67 ± 1.95

3.15 ± 0.47

7.96 ± 2.29

3.87 ± 1.32

2.89 ± 0.38

Tetracosane

4.11 ± 0.29

3.56 ± 0.33

3.80 ± 0.30

6.25 ± 1.29

7.78 ± 2.28

4.88 ± 0.63

10.15 ± 2.62

5.65 ± 1.45

4.23 ± 0.52

Pentacosane

5.88 ± 0.49

4.66 ± 0.35

5.25 ± 0.43

6.51 ± 2.55

6.12 ± 1.45

6.41 ± 0.81

5.14 ± 1.70

5.83 ± 1.04

5.63 ± 0.66

1,2,benzenedicarboxylic acid

4.34 ± 1.31

2.08 ± 0.30

1.89 ± 0.44

1.53 ± 1.01

1.50 ± 0.69

2.01 ± 0.67

1.53 ± 0.53

3.10 ± 1.03

2.01 ± 0.45

Hexacosane

5.51 ± 0.43

4.83 ± 0.37

5.17 ± 0.34

9.53 ± 2.25

7.19 ± 1.46

6.16 ± 0.73

8.33 ± 1.01

6.44 ± 0.80

5.21 ± 0.62

Heptacosane

6.30 ± 0.17

6.94 ± 0.42

5.75 ± 0.41

10.88 ± 2.73

7.21 ± 0.48

5.71 ± 0.63

6.32 ± 0.32

5.96 ± 0.88

5.48 ± 0.50

Octacosane

4.20 ± 0.19

4.18 ± 0.25

4.80 ± 0.34

7.38 ± 1.79

5.22 ± 0.54

4.92 ± 0.79

4.88 ± 0.26

4.76 ± 0.52

4.45 ± 0.42

Nonacosane

4.43 ± 0.24

4.50 ± 0.26

4.99 ± 0.38

6.82 ± 1.31

4.82 ± 0.45

4.63 ± 0.44

4.27 ± 0.40

4.98 ± 0.62

4.46 ± 0.40

Triacontane

3.36 ± 0.24

3.70 ± 0.15

4.41 ± 0.60

4.11 ± 1.01

3.75 ± 0.45

3.53 ± 0.38

3.05 ± 0.26

3.50 ± 0.45

3.48 ± 0.49

Hentriacontane

3.04 ± 0.23

3.07 ± 0.22

3.73 ± 0.44

2.97 ± 0.65

3.15 ± 0.42

2.81 ± 0.33

2.67 ± 0.34

2.82 ± 0.41

3.13 ± 0.31

Dotriacontane

2.72 ± 0.23

3.37 ± 0.48

3.60 ± 0.58

2.33 ± 0.65

2.77 ± 0.42

2.45 ± 0.43

2.23 ± 0.28

2.04 ± 0.47

2.90 ± 0.25

13-methylhentriacontane

0.03 ± 0.04

0.26 ± 0.18

0.51 ± 0.41

3.17 ± 3.45

0.44 ± 0.36

13.40 ± 6.91

1.18 ± 0.94

12.97 ± 4.49

3.38 ± 2.64

Tritriacontane

2.04 ± 0.19

2.36 ± 0.16

2.45 ± 0.34

1.28 ± 0.49

2.05 ± 0.34

1.68 ± 0.28

1.88 ± 0.30

1.67 ± 0.38

2.11 ± 0.19

2,6,10,15 tetramethyl heptadecane

2.75 ± 0.21

1.41 ± 0.18

2.78 ± 0.28

1.56 ± 0.58

1.82 ± 0.60

2.08 ± 0.34

1.89 ± 0.46

2.17 ± 0.46

1.88 ± 0.34

Tetratriacontane

8.25 ± 0.80

0.33 ± 0.11

6.38 ± 0.58

7.06 ± 2.44

5.26 ± 1.41

7.71 ± 1.59

4.04 ± 1.29

4.47 ± 1.11

7.68 ± 0.99

Pentatriacontane

1.64 ± 0.29

2.91 ± 0.26

2.95 ± 0.46

2.32 ± 1.50

2.63 ± 0.77

2.76 ± 2.09

1.35 ± 0.42

1.27 ± 0.58

2.32 ± 0.82

Hexatriacontane

2.81 ± 0.52

1.33 ± 1.33

4.09 ± 0.49

3.03 ± 1.02

2.72 ± 0.76

2.77 ± 0.52

2.74 ± 0.50

2.34 ± 0.45

3.28 ± 0.38

13,17,21 trimethylpentatriacontane

2.08 ± 0.36

1.62 ± 1.62

1.15 ± 0.28

0.40 ± 0.35

1.13 ± 0.46

1.19 ± 0.38

0.63 ± 0.35

1.36 ± 0.47

2.35 ± 0.47

Heptatriacontane

1.81 ± 0.21

0.10 ± 0.05

1.32 ± 0.21

0.29 ± 0.23

0.78 ± 0.35

0.70 ± 0.28

0.83 ± 0.35

0.63 ± 0.23

1.52 ± 0.32

Octatriacontane

1.64 ± 0.24

2.04 ± 0.37

1.99 ± 0.29

1.33 ± 0.73

1.35 ± 0.37

0.98 ± 0.31

1.35 ± 0.28

1.15 ± 0.36

1.57 ± 0.21

17-methylheptatriacontane

2.90 ± 0.25

2.19 ± 0.21

2.99 ± 0.31

1.76 ± 1.08

1.89 ± 0.65

1.50 ± 0.37

2.56 ± 0.64

1.94 ± 0.57

1.95 ± 0.39

17, 21dimethylheptatriacontane

8.76 ± 0.91

1.90 ± 0.67

6.83 ± 0.78

3.45 ± 1.26

5.21 ± 1.71

4.97 ± 0.87

2.81 ± 1.46

4.01 ± 0.99

7.71 ± 1.13

13,17,21 trimethylheptatriacontane

1.46 ± 0.28

2.68 ± 1.21

3.40 ± 0.60

2.00 ± 0.89

2.48 ± 0.86

1.62 ± 0.37

2.00 ± 0.56

1.74 ± 0.53

2.32 ± 0.31

Tritetraconatne

2.24 ± 0.19

5.80 ± 3.38

3.23 ± 0.58

2.47 ± 0.89

2.48 ± 0.48

1.82 ± 0.53

2.24 ± 1.34

2.12 ± 1.57

4.84 ± 1.16

13-methyltritetracontane

0.70 ± 0.20

0.00

0.42 ± 0.16

0.07 ± 0.11

0.28 ± 0.19

0.17 ± 0.17

0.12 ± 0.09

0.46 ± 0.20

0.64 ± 0.26

unknown

0.78 ± 0.27

6.45 ± 0.61

1.09 ± 0.18

0.45 ± 0.33

0.46 ± 0.31

0.14 ± 0.13

0.62 ± 0.28

0.68 ± 0.29

0.69 ± 0.29

Tetratetracontane

0.92 ± 0.11

2.16 ± 0.35

0.92 ± 0.20

0.24 ± 0.23

0.49 ± 0.26

0.15 ± 0.15

0.97 ± 0.28

0.71 ± 0.30

0.54 ± 0.21

1-bromotetratetracontane

0.46 ± 0.31

0.00

0.65 ± 0.39

0.49 ± 0.36

0.85 ± 0.40

0.43 ± 0.24

0.98 ± 0.29

0.45 ± 0.35

1.23 ± 0.35

13-methyltetratetracontane

1.58 ± 0.19

0.00

1.40 ± 0.11

0.27 ± 0.25

0.46 ± 0.29

0.34 ± 0.21

0.88 ± 0.39

0.43 ± 0.20

1.33 ± 0.25

13, 17 dimethyltetratetracontane

1.30 ± 0.28

0.48 ± 0.48

1.17 ± 0.39

0.16 ± 0.20

0.63 ± 0.56

0.26 ± 0.28

0.07 ± 0.12

0.00

0.88 ± 0.82

unknown

1.12 ± 0.27

7.77 ± 2.58

1.61 ± 0.36

1.06 ± 0.59

1.21 ± 0.41

1.57 ± 0.86

0.95 ± 0.28

1.21 ± 0.50

1.18 ± 0.34