Which Protein Source is Best for Mass-Rearing of Asian Weaver Ants?

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://jurcon.ums.edu.my/ojums/index.php/jtbc/article/view/3940" target="_blank" >https://jurcon.ums.edu.my/ojums/index.php/jtbc/article/view/3940</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.51200/jtbc.v19i.3940" target="_blank" >10.51200/jtbc.v19i.3940</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Which Protein Source is Best for Mass-Rearing of Asian Weaver Ants?

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The Asian weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) is sometimes used as a biocontrol agent against pests in tropical agriculture as part of integrated pest management programmes. However, the effectiveness of weaver ants as a predator depends on the abundance and activity of colonies in naturally occurring populations. Massrearing is a method that could be useful both for getting lots of colonies and for maximising colony growth and aggressiveness. The diet of mass reared weaver ants potentially impacts their growth rate and behaviour. In this study, we investigate the effect of four common commercial protein diets (mackerel, tuna, cricket and mealworms) on O. smaragdina colony growth and aggressiveness during mass-rearing over a two-month experimental study at the Smart Research Institute, Riau, Indonesia. Colonies fed on mackerel, the cheapest protein source, and mealworm were able to grow significantly larger than those fed on tuna, even though colonies fed with mackerel showed the lowest amount of mass intake of protein food. In contrast, colonies fed with crickets (the diet with the greatest proportion of protein) had the greatest aggression index against experimentally placed bagworms (a common pest in oil palm plantations), with their aggression being significantly greater than that for mackerel-fed colonies. Taken together, our results show that there are trade-offs between different protein diets for weaver ant colonies in mass rearing facilities. Protein diet can be chosen depending on whether colony growth rate, colony aggressiveness, or price is the main factor driving decisions.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Which Protein Source is Best for Mass-Rearing of Asian Weaver Ants?

Popis výsledku anglicky

The Asian weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) is sometimes used as a biocontrol agent against pests in tropical agriculture as part of integrated pest management programmes. However, the effectiveness of weaver ants as a predator depends on the abundance and activity of colonies in naturally occurring populations. Massrearing is a method that could be useful both for getting lots of colonies and for maximising colony growth and aggressiveness. The diet of mass reared weaver ants potentially impacts their growth rate and behaviour. In this study, we investigate the effect of four common commercial protein diets (mackerel, tuna, cricket and mealworms) on O. smaragdina colony growth and aggressiveness during mass-rearing over a two-month experimental study at the Smart Research Institute, Riau, Indonesia. Colonies fed on mackerel, the cheapest protein source, and mealworm were able to grow significantly larger than those fed on tuna, even though colonies fed with mackerel showed the lowest amount of mass intake of protein food. In contrast, colonies fed with crickets (the diet with the greatest proportion of protein) had the greatest aggression index against experimentally placed bagworms (a common pest in oil palm plantations), with their aggression being significantly greater than that for mackerel-fed colonies. Taken together, our results show that there are trade-offs between different protein diets for weaver ant colonies in mass rearing facilities. Protein diet can be chosen depending on whether colony growth rate, colony aggressiveness, or price is the main factor driving decisions.

Druh

J_ost - Ostatní články v recenzovaných periodicích

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

40106 - Agronomy, plant breeding and plant protection; (Agricultural biotechnology to be 4.4)

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA21-06446S" target="_blank" >GA21-06446S: Řídí entomopathogenní houby gradienty diverzity členovců přes negativní závislost na hustotě hostitelů?</a><br>

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation

ISSN

1823-3902

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

19

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

15 October

Stát vydavatele periodika

MY - Malajsie

Počet stran výsledku

15

Strana od-do

93-107

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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