Hello!
I have a few queens caught this past summer — mostly camponotus from SW Vermont, and their cotton ball water blockers have grown a lot of black looking mold (I think). They’re losing their nanitics and I am concerned, going to attempt a test tube move asap before more damage is done.
I use these organic cotton balls (mistake?) and water from my sink (Vermont water is clean, should I use my purifier instead? And would alkaline water be better than plain water?) and I wonder what I am doing wrong or could be doing differently for the safety of my ants.
Thank you!
Test tube mold?
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Re: Test tube mold?
What temperature do you keep them in?
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Re: Test tube mold?
Also, don't worry about the nanitics. Camponotus are slow growing species and the queen sometimes don't lay eggs up to months.
Re: Test tube mold?
Room temperature in a dark closet, so 60-70 ish.
Also, no issue with organic cotton balls?
Also, no issue with organic cotton balls?
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