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[WalkerNom]

Hey everyone, last Friday I caught a Lasius neoniger queen. Yesterday I decided to check on her since I was gonna be gone for a few days and saw that she had at least two eggs. While I was very excited to see eggs, I have a few questions now.

1. I heard that Lasius neoniger needed to go through a hibernation period before laying eggs, is this true and if so, is it possible my queen isn't Lasius neoniger?

2. Can eggs, larvae, and pupa survive hibernation?

3. Do I even need to hibernate my queen this winter now? Or can I wait until next year to hibernate?

4. If not, can I choose to hibernate her during the summer months and keep her awake in the winter?

Thanks for reading and any thoughts or comments you have regarding these questions would be very helpful.

[T.C.]

1. Typically laisus neoniger go through hibrenation first, but i had about 10 of them at one time in seperate test tubes. 1 out of the 10 actually laid eggs before.

2. I believe eggs survive the hibernation, and I am sure larvae and pupae do!

3. I personally like to hibernate mine right away, but you don't absolutely have too, however from my experience when they come out of hibernation they are egg laying machines!

4. Yes!