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Best methods for catching queen ants.

Started By cooIboyJ , Mar 3 2024 4:22 PM
queen ants catching methods best

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#1 Offline cooIboyJ - Posted March 3 2024 - 4:22 PM

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Does anyone know any good methods for catching queen ants effectively? 


“You’ll survive” -wise man.
Currently keeping:
Brachymyrmex patagonicus

Solenopsis invicta

Crematogaster sp.

#2 Offline Artisan_Ants - Posted March 3 2024 - 4:36 PM

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Put your vial of catching equipment over the queen, and if it’s a small queen, then hen press it down hard. Then get any card (like a baseball card) and slide it under the queen. It works like a charm, and takes less time than waiting for the queen to climb into your vial or catching equipment. If you don’t have any cards at hand, then your best shot at catching her is putting your vial or catching equipment over the queen, and wait for her to climb onto it (which is much faster for larger species like Formica and Camponotus but very frustrating with smaller species like Brachmyrmex).
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Keeping:

3x - S. molesta (colonies and single queen)                1x - C. nearcticus (founding but no eggs)   (y) New!

1x - C. chromaiodes (colony)                                       1x - C. subbarbatus (founding)  

1x - F. subsericea (founding)                                        1x - T. sessile (mega colony)

3x - P. imparis (colonies)  

2x - L. neoniger (founding)

 

Check out my C. nearcticus journal here: https://www.formicul...cticus-journal/

Check out my C. chromaiodes journal here: https://www.formicul...aiodes-journal/

#3 Offline cooIboyJ - Posted March 3 2024 - 4:37 PM

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ok, thanks


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Currently keeping:
Brachymyrmex patagonicus

Solenopsis invicta

Crematogaster sp.

#4 Offline GOCAMPONOTUS - Posted March 3 2024 - 4:46 PM

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You could also pick her up with a piece of cotton then place her into a vail or test tube.


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Currently keeping: 2 C.vicinus colonies.2 C.sansabeanus. 1 C.leavissimus. 2 C.Ca02. 1 V.pergandei. 4 T.immigrans.1 F.pacifica. 1 C.hyatti

1 M.ergatognya

 

 

 

 

Trying to get my hands on :C.modoc,A.vercicolor, and Any Honeypots

  

 

 

#5 Offline cooIboyJ - Posted March 3 2024 - 4:46 PM

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Alright


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“You’ll survive” -wise man.
Currently keeping:
Brachymyrmex patagonicus

Solenopsis invicta

Crematogaster sp.

#6 Offline GOCAMPONOTUS - Posted March 3 2024 - 5:12 PM

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Good luck


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Currently keeping: 2 C.vicinus colonies.2 C.sansabeanus. 1 C.leavissimus. 2 C.Ca02. 1 V.pergandei. 4 T.immigrans.1 F.pacifica. 1 C.hyatti

1 M.ergatognya

 

 

 

 

Trying to get my hands on :C.modoc,A.vercicolor, and Any Honeypots

  

 

 

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