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Larvae in diapause

Started By Tetramorium , May 14 2016 3:30 PM
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#1 Offline Tetramorium - Posted May 14 2016 - 3:30 PM

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I am currently cooling a test tube of Lasius alienus workers and some of their eggs, larvae, and pupae for one week. I am doing this to introduce a parasitic Lasius umbratus queen to them. Will the brood survive this period of hibernation?


#2 Offline Loops117 - Posted May 14 2016 - 4:05 PM

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following this. I have a nice sized Lasius Flavus colony without a queen. They take in brood from local colonies, hoping to give them a queen some day.


#3 Offline dermy - Posted May 15 2016 - 3:31 AM

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I am currently cooling a test tube of Lasius alienus workers and some of their eggs, larvae, and pupae for one week. I am doing this to introduce a parasitic Lasius umbratus queen to them. Will the brood survive this period of hibernation?

Yes they should, although eggs might perish.... but larvae/pupae should be totally fine.


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#4 Offline dspdrew - Posted May 15 2016 - 8:37 AM

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I heard larvae is the only brood that survives hibernation.


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#5 Offline Tetramorium - Posted May 15 2016 - 2:42 PM

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Thank you all for your responses!


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