Sample list of food plants frm Cincinatti Zoo
Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 7:50 pm
Fungal substrate plants frequently used for rearing Atta at the Insectarium. Usage is based on high acceptability to the ants and ready availability on Zoo grounds; many other plant species are also used less frequently.
Border Privet, Ligustrum obtusifolium (Oleaceae)
Euonymous, Euonymous species (Celanstraceae)
Forsythia flowers, Forsythia species/cultivars (Oleaceae)
Foxgrape, Vitis labrusca (Vitaceae)
Northern Catalpa, Catalpa speciosa (Bignoniaceae)
Red Mulberry, Morus rubra (Moraceae)
Tree-of-Heaven, Ailanthus altissima (Simaroubaceae)
Viburnum, Viburnum species/cultivars (Caprifoliaceae)
Willow, Salix species (Salicaceae)
Border Privet, Ligustrum obtusifolium (Oleaceae)
Euonymous, Euonymous species (Celanstraceae)
Forsythia flowers, Forsythia species/cultivars (Oleaceae)
Foxgrape, Vitis labrusca (Vitaceae)
Northern Catalpa, Catalpa speciosa (Bignoniaceae)
Red Mulberry, Morus rubra (Moraceae)
Tree-of-Heaven, Ailanthus altissima (Simaroubaceae)
Viburnum, Viburnum species/cultivars (Caprifoliaceae)
Willow, Salix species (Salicaceae)