返璞归真:将蟋蟀粉用作人工蚂蚁饲料的蛋白质补充剂

IF 1.4 3区 农林科学 Q2 ENTOMOLOGY
F. List, P. Lesne, S. T. Behmer, K. Zhu-Salzman, A. M. Tarone, E. L. Vargo
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在实验室环境中保持稳定、健康的蚁群是进行蚂蚁研究的基础,对于开发有害物种的管理工具尤为重要。成功饲养蚂蚁的一个重要因素是要有合适的食物,目前已开发出许多用于喂养蚂蚁的食物。作为蛋白质补充剂的酪蛋白酸钙一直是蚂蚁日粮中广泛使用的成分,但现在已经很难获得。因此,有必要为人工饲养蚂蚁寻找一种替代蛋白质补充剂。我们以蚂蚁 Nylanderia fulva 为模型,测试了四种替代食物与含酪蛋白钙食物的适用性:(1)含钙强化乳清蛋白分离物、(2)乳清蛋白分离物、(3)酪蛋白酸钠和(4)蟋蟀粉。我们通过比较工蜂和蜂王的死亡率,以及连续 6 周的产卵量,测试了用这些日粮喂养的蜂群碎片的性能。含有蟋蟀粉的日粮表现优于所有其他日粮,这体现在工蜂死亡率较低,而且新工蜂和雏蜂群片段增加,导致蜂群增长。考虑到蟋蟀粉生产的最新发展使其成为一种低成本且容易获得的原料,它应被证明是人工饲养其他物种蚂蚁的一种有效蛋白质补充剂。
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Going back to the basics: the use of cricket powder as a protein supplement in artificial ant diets

Going back to the basics: the use of cricket powder as a protein supplement in artificial ant diets

The ability to keep stable, healthy colonies in laboratory settings is fundamental for conducting research on ants and particularly important for developing management tools for pest species. An important component for successful ant rearing is a suitable diet and a number of diets for feeding ants have been developed. Calcium caseinate as a protein supplement has been a widely used ingredient in ant diets, but it has become difficult to obtain. Therefore, there is a need to find an alternative protein supplement for rearing ants in captivity. Using the ant Nylanderia fulva as a model, the suitability of four alternative diets was tested against a calcium caseinate containing diet: (1) whey protein isolate fortified with calcium, (2) whey protein isolate, (3) sodium caseinate, and (4) cricket powder. We tested the performance of colony fragments fed on diets by comparing worker and queen mortality, as well as brood production for 6 weeks. Diet containing cricket powder performed better than all other diets, reflected by lower worker mortality and the addition of new workers and brood to the colony fragment, resulting in colony growth. Considering recent developments in the production of cricket powder making it a low cost and readily accessible ingredient, it should prove an effective protein supplement for rearing ants in captivity for other species.

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Insectes Sociaux
Insectes Sociaux 生物-昆虫学
CiteScore
2.70
自引率
7.70%
发文量
43
审稿时长
6-12 weeks
期刊介绍: Insectes Sociaux (IS) is the journal of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI). It covers the various aspects of the biology and evolution of social insects and other presocial arthropods; these include ecology, ethology, morphology, population genetics, reproduction, communication, sociobiology, caste differentiation and social parasitism. The journal publishes original research papers and reviews, as well as short communications. An international editorial board of eminent specialists attests to the high quality of Insectes Sociaux, a forum for all scientists and readers interested in the study of social insects.
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