Colony Revival, and Notes on Rearing and Life History of the Big-headed Ant

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dc.contributor.authorChang, Vincent C.S.
dc.date.accessioned2009-09-09T01:19:49Z
dc.date.available2009-09-09T01:19:49Z
dc.date.issued1985
dc.description.abstractIn the laboratory, a queen of the big-headed ant, Pheidole megacephala (Fabr.), could successfully revive an experimental nest with only ten newly eclosed minor workers from the non-feeding pupae. However, a nest that bad no queen, or had a queen with only major workers, with larvae, or with 10 minor workers failed to revive. Queens and major workers from established colonies could not nurse the newly hatched larvae. Detailed information is given on ant collecting and rearing of laboratory stock cultures. A generation of minor workers took 34 to 38 days to complete its life cycle at 26° to 27°C.
dc.format.extent6 pages
dc.identifier.citationChang VCS. 1985. Colony revival, and notes on rearing and life history of the big-headed ant. Proc Hawaiian Entomol Soc 25:53-58.
dc.identifier.issn0073-134X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/11173
dc.publisherHawaiian Entomological Society
dc.titleColony Revival, and Notes on Rearing and Life History of the Big-headed Ant
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