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I need any advise on which method to use to introduce a lasius laptis queen to some workers. I have done some research and am familiar on the methods. Any experience or advise is greatly appreciated.

And btw i did my research here,
http://www.formiculture.com/topic/3252-much-ado-about-the-founding-of-lasius-temporary-social-parasites/
Batspiderfish thanks for making this post, its really helpful.

My one hitherto successful queen chose a host sample of slightly older Lasius cf. nearcticus, but she had to kill almost a third of them before the sample accepted her. She did not lay eggs until the spring.

Ok thx i will use that method.

Don't get me wrong-- the callow method probably works great too, but the one success I had was with a naturalistic introduction.

Batspiderfish wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 19, 2017 11:25 pm

Don't get me wrong-- the callow method probably works great too, but the one success I had was with a naturalistic introduction.

Do you think offering her one worker at a time so they don't over power her might work too? Then introducing her in an out-world set up after shes covered herself in the "scent" I might try the callow.... still thinking it over