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[PurdueEntomology]

I have recently come into acquisition of a species which is principally a nectarivore.  I would like sound advice on sugar-based diets you have used to successfully maintained a species that is a nectarivore.  These could be commercially available diets or ones that are 'home made' but NOT simply a sugar:water based mixture.  For example have you found mixing specific fruit juices with water etc to be successful substitutes for actual nectar?  Or have you ordered a pre-mix that has proven successful?  

 

Thanks in advance for any and all constructive guidance!

 

[ANTdrew]

The only thing that comes to mind is byFormica Sunburst.

[Canadian anter]

I once kept a Formica bradleyi colony to produce 3 generations on sunburst and neglect alone (Worker size and brood quantity did decrease with each successive brood, unsurprisingly)