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Collection and Long-Term Maintenance of Leaf-Cutting Ants (Atta) in Laboratory Conditions

Collection and Long-Term Maintenance of Leaf-Cutting Ants (Atta) in Laboratory Conditions

DOI:
10.3791/64154-v

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10:11 min

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August 30, 2022

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1Institute of Biosciences, Department of General and Applied Biology, Laboratory of Leaf-cutting Ants,São Paulo State University, 2Institute of Psychology, Laboratory Walter Hugo Cunha,São Paulo University

Chapters

  • 00:04Introduction
  • 00:56First and Second Collections
  • 01:28Collection of Queens and Queens’ Maintenance
  • 03:17Collection and Maintenance of Young Colonies
  • 04:32Perdurable Artificial Nests and Maintenance of Developed Colonies
  • 07:08Results: Applied Research and Science Outreach Regarding Leaf‐Cutting Ants in Laboratory Conditions
  • 09:12Conclusion

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Here, a protocol is described to successfully collect and maintain healthy Atta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) ant colonies in laboratory conditions. Additionally, different nest types and configurations are detailed together with possible experimental procedures.

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Leaf-cutting AntsAttaLaboratory ConditionsColony CollectionColony MaintenanceNuptial FlightQueen CollectionFungus GardenNest SetupControlled EnvironmentWater Management

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