Can't wait to hit that point for my lasius niger. At what point do they start producing alates?
Usually in the thousands but for some species, they may rarely get alates in the hundreds (although it is highly unlikely even though a possibility). Most start getting them in the thousands though and they receive them at their flying times (if a species that flies in the spring of next year, then they will produce alates in the fall or winter before while in captivity and just naturally from what I’ve seen).
Keeping:
3x - S. molesta (colonies and single queen) 1x - C. nearcticus (founding but no eggs) 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/