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Is everything ok with my Lasius Flavus queen?

Started By Someone , Jul 22 2023 12:27 AM

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#1 Offline Someone - Posted July 22 2023 - 12:27 AM

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1 week ago I caught 3 Lasius Flavus queens. I put 2 in 1 test tube and 1 in another. 2 queens have some eggs and ate syrup when I gave them. The one in another test tube didn't eat when I gave her the same syrup, doesn't have any eggs yet, chews on a cotton swab that separates her from the water and looks a bit different then other two (maybe because she isn't full). Should I just wait and see? If she doesn't lay eggs after 1 week more, can I try put some Lasius niger workers and brood to her or just let her go?

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#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 22 2023 - 1:50 AM

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I’ve never really felt the need to have more than one colony of the same species, but that’s just me. I would release the one if she does not lay eggs in a week or so.

"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

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