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Brood cycles?

Started By Carpenter , Jun 24 2019 3:34 PM
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#1 Offline Carpenter - Posted June 24 2019 - 3:34 PM

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Hi Guys,

 

My C. Novaeborencis have not had pupae for almost 2 months now , colony size is about 150, it looks like the larva are staying small and they just have piles of tiny larva and eggs 

 

They have all the good stuff, warm area, humidity gradient, food stored ect 

 


#2 Offline NickAnter - Posted June 24 2019 - 4:47 PM

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I know you said they have food stored, but try feeding them more protein, to help feed the larvae.

Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

#3 Offline LC3 - Posted June 24 2019 - 8:03 PM

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I've had similar booms and busts with Camponotus, where brood just stops developing no matter how much you feed them. From my experience they will not grow anymore for the season but will resume as normal after hibernation.


#4 Offline Carpenter - Posted June 25 2019 - 1:30 PM

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I've had similar booms and busts with Camponotus, where brood just stops developing no matter how much you feed them. From my experience they will not grow anymore for the season but will resume as normal after hibernation.

that's disappointing considering how much time and eggs they have, I'll cross my fingers for one more pupae cycle before fall 


#5 Offline rbarreto - Posted June 25 2019 - 2:00 PM

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I don't know about other genera but camponotus goes into hibernation only with larvae. No pupae or eggs.

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#6 Offline Canadian anter - Posted June 25 2019 - 3:12 PM

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Just hibernate them now
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#7 Offline LC3 - Posted June 25 2019 - 6:22 PM

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Camponotus can hibernate with eggs as well. Ants that do hibernate larva don't tend to be very strict with what developmental stage it is in, even if it's an egg. I don't think any species hibernates pupa however. There are some species that do not hibernate brood at all though like Formica. 

 

Also I second CanadianAnter's suggestion. Might as well hibernate them now already.


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#8 Offline rbarreto - Posted June 25 2019 - 6:57 PM

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Camponotus can hibernate with eggs as well. Ants that do hibernate larva don't tend to be very strict with what developmental stage it is in, even if it's an egg. I don't think any species hibernates pupa however. There are some species that do not hibernate brood at all though like Formica. 

 

Also I second CanadianAnter's suggestion. Might as well hibernate them now already.

Interesting and good to know! I've personally never seen them do this. I guess I should have done more research.


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