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Lasius Californicus questions

Started By TheAntGuy , Jul 26 2019 9:17 PM

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#1 Offline TheAntGuy - Posted July 26 2019 - 9:17 PM

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I caught a queen of Lasius Californicus yesterday and have a few questions.

Has anyone successfully kept this species?

Does anybody know what the host species of this parasite is?

Does anybody in california currently own said host species?

If your answer to the last question was yes, would you be willing to give or sell me some brood/callows of them?

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#2 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted July 27 2019 - 12:32 PM

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If you could find some normal Lasius workers, such as L. americanus or L. neoniger, they should work as host workers, as long as you introduce them properly.

Edited by AntsDakota, July 27 2019 - 12:33 PM.

"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

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