Helping queens
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Helping queens
Because of AntsCanada my wife and I are now trying to start our own Camponotus colony. Finding a queen every day or two has been easy due to my job in an open wood shop(we keep all the doors open during warmer months). However many queens I spot are curled up and/or caked in sawdust. Most found like this are still alive when I place them in temporary test tubes I jury rigged at work, but are very slow, sluggish and tend to sit against the water plug (cotton) for my shift. Is there anything more I can do to help them out or just let nature take its course?
Re: Helping queens
These Curled Up Queens Are Usally-
- Infertile
From A Previous Flight
Dead
Keeping ants for 6 years now.
Current Species: Camponotus pennsylvanicus, Camponotus decipiens,Camponotus snellingi Solenopsis invicta,Nylanderia sp,Brachmyrmex patagonicus,Pheidole obscurothorax,Pheidole moerens,Pachycondyla harpax
Current Species: Camponotus pennsylvanicus, Camponotus decipiens,Camponotus snellingi Solenopsis invicta,Nylanderia sp,Brachmyrmex patagonicus,Pheidole obscurothorax,Pheidole moerens,Pachycondyla harpax
Re: Helping queens
Much appreciated. 2 of the 3 healthy queens I've caught at work have started laying broods. Now to wait till August for workers!
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