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Q&A ViewAttendees 10

Plant-Insect Ecosystems

10-Minute Paper

P-IE: Extension, Education, and Outreach

Not your uncle's ant farm: Modern ant rearing for research & outreach

Sunday, October 31, 2021
1:54 PM - 2:06 PM MT
Location: Colorado Convention Center, Meeting Room 102-106
In-Person

    Presenting Author(s)

  • Miles Maxcer

    Graduate Research Fellow
    University of Florida
    Gainesville, Florida

Artificial ant nests have come a long way since Uncle Milton's Ant Farm first hit the shelves in 1956! Proper ant colony care is essential for generating useful research outcomes and improving outreach effectiveness. Rearing protocols impact colony health, longevity, and behavior. Innovations from exhibit design professionals and ant keeping hobbyists offer valuable insights and methodology for ant research and institutional outreach activities.