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[justaguy]

Hi, i was wondering when my fire ant queen should start laying eggs. I found her on a tennis court and she hasn't laid eggs in the first 3 days that i got her. I'm not sure what species of fire ant she is and she also hasn't gotten rid of her wings yet.

[Ant-nig321]

She might be infertile.

[Flu1d]

Hi, i was wondering when my fire ant queen should start laying eggs. I found her on a tennis court and she hasn't laid eggs in the first 3 days that i got her. I'm not sure what species of fire ant she is and she also hasn't gotten rid of her wings yet.

My first invicta queen took a solid 5 days, the next 10 queens all took about 3-5 days. My latest queens I had them for at least 3 or 4 no eggs before I brood boosted them a little.

Give her time and don't check on her too much. If she doesnt lay eggs in 5 more days of being warm in a fairly left alone place, she may be infertile.

Edited by Flu1d, January 3 2023 - 4:44 AM.

[justaguy]

ok thanks for the feedback i will look for more queen ants if she does happpen to be infertile!

[T.C.]

It can take longer than three days. Typically after a week it's a good sign of infertility.