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Lasius Claviger

Started By 1tsm3jack , Oct 20 2024 6:03 PM

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#1 Offline 1tsm3jack - Posted October 20 2024 - 6:03 PM

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So I have a Lasius Claviger queen that I found today (thanks Oiledolives for the ID help) and I was wondering if I should introduce her to hosts now and then put her into hibernation, or if I should wait until next year to introduce her to hosts? 


#2 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted October 20 2024 - 6:26 PM

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So I have a Lasius Claviger queen that I found today (thanks Oiledolives for the ID help) and I was wondering if I should introduce her to hosts now and then put her into hibernation, or if I should wait until next year to introduce her to hosts? 

I highly recommend doing it this year, as from my experience they have high mortality when not near hosts for a while in a closed space. You can check out an old thread of mine here. Specifically you may find this message helpful.


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#3 Offline bmb1bee - Posted October 21 2024 - 7:55 AM

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So I have a Lasius Claviger queen that I found today (thanks Oiledolives for the ID help) and I was wondering if I should introduce her to hosts now and then put her into hibernation, or if I should wait until next year to introduce her to hosts? 

It's generally best to introduce as many hosts as possible, at least a few dozen if not hundreds of workers would help with successful founding.


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#4 Offline 1tsm3jack - Posted October 21 2024 - 8:05 AM

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So I have a Lasius Claviger queen that I found today (thanks Oiledolives for the ID help) and I was wondering if I should introduce her to hosts now and then put her into hibernation, or if I should wait until next year to introduce her to hosts? 

It's generally best to introduce as many hosts as possible, at least a few dozen if not hundreds of workers would help with successful founding.

 

I have a very small colony of lasius, so I have introduced her to 6-7 hosts, but then I had to go to school, so I will see how she is when I get home.


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