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Lasius Flavus not growing?

Started By Jimmydave937911 , Jun 20 2020 12:06 AM

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#1 Offline Jimmydave937911 - Posted June 20 2020 - 12:06 AM

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Hi all,

I’ve had my L.Flavus and L.Niger queens for pretty much the same amount of time. As you’ve seen my L.Niger queens are doing pretty well. However all 3 of my L.Flavus laid eggs pretty quick but don’t seem to be growing? Anyone know of any reason for this? I don’t treat them any differently than my other queens and don’t check them any more or less either?

Thanks again peeps!

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#2 Offline TechAnt - Posted June 20 2020 - 7:25 AM

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They could be unmated, or something is wrong with the brood. I really have no idea here as I never have kept any Lasius sp.

Are the eggs scattered around or in a neat pile in the tube?

Edited by TechAnt, June 20 2020 - 7:26 AM.

My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#3 Offline Jimmydave937911 - Posted June 20 2020 - 4:05 PM

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TechAnt, they were all caught without wings and the broods are all in nice little piles?? It’s so strange...

#4 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted June 20 2020 - 4:13 PM

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Lasius brood takes a very very long time to develop. My five queen L. brevicornis (like American flavus) colony has had about a dozen pupae for months but only got its first worker today.

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Currently keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans, Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Myrmica punctiventris, Formica subsericea

Formica pallidefulva, Aphaeogaster cf. rudis

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Camponotus nearcticus

Crematogaster cerasi

Temnothorax ambiguus

Prenolepis imparis

#5 Offline TechAnt - Posted June 20 2020 - 4:45 PM

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Lasius brood takes a very very long time to develop. My five queen L. brevicornis (like American flavus) colony has had about a dozen pupae for months but only got its first worker today.

There is a good answer. Someone who has experience in the species.