Kent State University at Stark 1 article published in JoVE Biology The Ingestion of Fluorescent, Magnetic Nanoparticles for Determining Fluid-uptake Abilities in Insects Matthew S. Lehnert1, Kristen E. Reiter1, Andrew Bennett1, Patrick D. Gerard2, Qi-Huo Wei3, Miranda Byler1, Huan Yan3, Wah-Keat Lee4 1Department of Biological Sciences, Kent State University at Stark, 2Department of Mathematical Sciences, Clemson University, 3Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, 4Brookhaven National Laboratory Fluid-feeding insects have the ability to acquire minute quantities of liquids from porous surfaces. This protocol describes a method to directly determine the ability for insects to ingest liquids from porous surfaces using feeding solutions with fluorescent, magnetic nanoparticles.
