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Pheidole hibernation

Started By Jonathan5608 , Oct 23 2023 8:19 PM

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#1 Offline Jonathan5608 - Posted October 23 2023 - 8:19 PM

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It’s October over here and lows of 48. I haven’t began to hibernate my pheidole yet but I don’t know if I should as they seem like they have no intention of stopping. There still pumping out eggs and got larvae and pupae. Should I hibernate them anyways.

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#2 Offline AntsCali098 - Posted October 23 2023 - 8:38 PM

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I would say don't hibernate until they show that they want to. They know best.

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#3 Offline ANTdrew - Posted October 24 2023 - 2:02 AM

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You will need to start exposing them to lower temperatures for them to slow down, otherwise they will keep pumping out brood. Pheidole do not strictly need hibernation, so they won’t slow down on a neat timeline like Camponotus for example. Be very careful not to let them get too cold in diapause as well.
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#4 Offline Manitobant - Posted October 24 2023 - 6:56 AM

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Hibernation is not needed for pheidole, even the northern ones will continue producing brood during the winter if kept on heat.
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#5 Offline Jonathan5608 - Posted October 25 2023 - 8:04 AM

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I think I’ll keep them going.
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#6 Offline SHmealer - Posted October 25 2023 - 9:18 AM

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Pheidole as a whole does not need to diapause, even northern sp.


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