Artificial Reticulitermes cultivation method with outdoor nest groups

Abstract

The invention relates to an artificial Reticulitermes cultivation method with outdoor nest groups, which includes the steps of field nest group positioning, winged Reticulitermes collection, preparation of simulated chamber nesting units, installation of nest fixing pipes, artificial synchronous swarming, sex determination and dealation, dealate Reticulitermes pairing and settling, regular check and maintenance, anatomic observation and the like. The nest groups are maintained at 15 DEG C for one to two weeks so that all winged Reticulitermes in each nest is about to swarm, the nests are moved indoors, and net covers are used to collect the swarming Reticulitermes. A green land is divided into a plurality of plots, the nest fixing pipes are driven in, pine blocks are placed into the nest fixing pipes, one pair of the dealate female and the dealate male which pair successfully are placed into one nest fixing pipe of a corresponding number, and an opening of the nest fixing pipe is covered with a glass sheet and covered with a plastic barrel. Nesting conditions and temperature and humidity are observed every 2-3 days, the temperature and the humidity are kept, and part of the nests can be subjected to anatomic observation and statistics after five months. The artificial Reticulitermes cultivation method with outdoor nest groups is simple in operation and high in success rate, nesting success rate can reach 65%, ranks such as youths, soldiers and the like are generated, and the method is worthy of popularization and application.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of insect breeding, and in particular relates to an artificial cultivation technology for outdoor nest groups of scattered termites. Background technique [0002] Reticulitermes, belonging to the Isoptera Rhinotermitidae family, is an important pest that seriously harms houses, buildings and garden trees in the northern provinces of my country (such as Beijing, Tianjin and Shanxi) and the Yangtze River Basin. Termites are civil and amphibious termites. The nest structure is simple, the activities are scattered, and they can produce supplementary reproductive ants. They have strong adaptability and are difficult to control. In order to more effectively control the harm of termites, it is urgent to study their biological characteristics such as nest colony establishment, reproduction, development and spread, and the breeding technology of termites is the basis of the above work. [0003] At home and abroad, s...

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[0004] To sum up, the current breeding methods of termites are susceptible to death due to fungal infection. The most important thing is that the successful breeding of termite colonies above is done under "indoor conditions", and it is impossible to obtain termite colonies closer to natural conditions. , it is impossible to obtain the research results consistent with the biological characteristics of the wild termite colony

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