A technique for field collecting and laboratory rearing red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta.
Author of the article:LV Li-Hua1,FENG Xia1,CHEN Huang-Yu1,LIU Jie2,LIU Xiao-Yan2,HE Yu-Rong2
Author's Workplace:(1.Plant Protection Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China, 2.College of Natural Resources and Environments, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China)
Key Words:collection; maintenance; colony; Solenopsis invicta
Abstract:The techniques of collecting fire ant colony in the field, isolating its colonies from soil, and the methods of maintaining them in the laboratory were introduced. According to our rearing experience some essential implements and maintaining process of l