Caught a lasius claviger queen

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TippyDisc911
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Caught a lasius claviger queen

Post: # 29730Post TippyDisc911
Sun Aug 20, 2017 8:01 pm

Hey I just caught a lasius claviger queen, I know a social parasite, so should I put my 5 worker lasius neoniger colony which is in a test tube in the fridge and then when they are slow put her in? Thanks I want this species badly
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Re: Caught a lasius claviger queen

Post: # 29735Post AntsRule
Sun Aug 20, 2017 8:23 pm

http://www.formiculture.com/topic/3252-much-ado-about-the-founding-of-lasius-temporary-social-parasites/
These are the methods that Batspiderfish wrote about. There is no guarantee though.
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