Position of the forum on the rearing of exotic ant species

[Benoit Guenard]

The risks related to the introduction of exotic species and the trade of ants are clearly defined by Dr. Buschinger in a series of articles available in 3 languages (English, German and French). The position of the forum on this topic is similar to the ideas expressed in those articles.

English version (available on page 24): http://www.issg.org/aliens_newsletter/A19-20.pdf

German version: http://www.myrmecologicalnews.org/cms/images/pdf/volume6/mn6_79-82_non-printable.pdf

French version: http://www4.ncsu.edu/~bsguenar/Internationnal%20trade.htm

Thank you to respect them.