RIP Carebara diversus (Pheidologeton diversus)

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RIP Carebara diversus (Pheidologeton diversus)

Post: # 219Post antscanada
Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:29 am

Sadly, my latest Carebara (formerly Pheidologeton) diversus queen from a previous video has died of mites.

I need to come up with a way to protect my test tube queens from mites. They seem to be everywhere here in the tropics and difficult to keep away. Perhaps placing my test tubes in a container full of baby powder? I will need to try this next time.

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Post: # 220Post larynx
Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:31 am

awwww. so sorry. mites are problem even in reptiles. :(
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Post: # 299Post SweetDirtyTooth
Mon Jul 27, 2015 5:53 pm

Bad news :cry:
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Mon Jul 27, 2015 7:26 pm

Sorry to hear that man! RIP little one!
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Tue Jul 28, 2015 4:36 pm

Mikey isn't that the queen you had in the back of that cuboard and you said they are a hard species to look after

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Re: RIP Carebara diversus (Pheidologeton diversus)

Post: # 656Post antscanada
Wed Jul 29, 2015 9:34 am

Antscanada73 wrote:Mikey isn't that the queen you had in the back of that cuboard and you said they are a hard species to look after
Yes, that is exactly who it was. So sad. :cry:
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Post: # 665Post Antscanada73
Wed Jul 29, 2015 11:08 am

Rip man hope you can get another and try again. P.S didn't you own one before that and you gave it some dirt but it had a mushroom growing out of it.

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Post: # 710Post Cronolgical
Wed Jul 29, 2015 3:47 pm

AntsCanada wrote:
Antscanada73 wrote:Mikey isn't that the queen you had in the back of that cuboard and you said they are a hard species to look after
Yes, that is exactly who it was. So sad. :cry:
Place the ants test tube chamber inside a very large zip-block bag. (Google "zipblock bag")
http://www.interplas.com/product_images ... k-Bags.jpg

They are very good at holding in more then enough air for an ant queen. My friend currently has 6 or so queens 3 of which have layed eggs inside these zipblock bags.

IF you're really worried about mites then tape the top of the bag with duck-tape and cover the rest of baby powder and rubbing alch. They won't go near the bag. It's a very secure way of holding the queen. And if you feel worried that she might run out of air for some reason? I mean barely any gets through the cotton. Just swap out the bag or even just open it up and let the air circulate for a few minutes before closing again. IF you get the right bag, or cover the bag in paper and tape you can actually keep her in a public place where you can always keep an eye on the bag. Just slip the test tube inside the bag and you're basically done!

No more R.I.P ants, use a zippy and cover it in babypowder/alch duck-tape the opening and leave her in a dark place. No more mites, no more dead queens.

Long live the Queen(s).

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Post: # 719Post Antscanada73
Wed Jul 29, 2015 5:08 pm

Cronolgical wrote:
AntsCanada wrote:
Antscanada73 wrote:Mikey isn't that the queen you had in the back of that cuboard and you said they are a hard species to look after
Yes, that is exactly who it was. So sad. :cry:
Place the ants test tube chamber inside a very large zip-block bag. (Google "zipblock bag")
http://www.interplas.com/product_images ... k-Bags.jpg

They are very good at holding in more then enough air for an ant queen. My friend currently has 6 or so queens 3 of which have layed eggs inside these zipblock bags.

IF you're really worried about mites then tape the top of the bag with duck-tape and cover the rest of baby powder and rubbing alch. They won't go near the bag. It's a very secure way of holding the queen. And if you feel worried that she might run out of air for some reason? I mean barely any gets through the cotton. Just swap out the bag or even just open it up and let the air circulate for a few minutes before closing again. IF you get the right bag, or cover the bag in paper and tape you can actually keep her in a public place where you can always keep an eye on the bag. Just slip the test tube inside the bag and you're basically done!

No more R.I.P ants, use a zippy and cover it in babypowder/alch duck-tape the opening and leave her in a dark place. No more mites, no more dead queens.

Long live the Queen(s).
There will still be death the workers and when the queens time has come.

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Re: RIP Carebara diversus (Pheidologeton diversus)

Post: # 745Post antscanada
Wed Jul 29, 2015 7:08 pm

Cronolgical wrote:
AntsCanada wrote:
Antscanada73 wrote:Mikey isn't that the queen you had in the back of that cuboard and you said they are a hard species to look after
Yes, that is exactly who it was. So sad. :cry:
Place the ants test tube chamber inside a very large zip-block bag. (Google "zipblock bag")
http://www.interplas.com/product_images ... k-Bags.jpg

They are very good at holding in more then enough air for an ant queen. My friend currently has 6 or so queens 3 of which have layed eggs inside these zipblock bags.

IF you're really worried about mites then tape the top of the bag with duck-tape and cover the rest of baby powder and rubbing alch. They won't go near the bag. It's a very secure way of holding the queen. And if you feel worried that she might run out of air for some reason? I mean barely any gets through the cotton. Just swap out the bag or even just open it up and let the air circulate for a few minutes before closing again. IF you get the right bag, or cover the bag in paper and tape you can actually keep her in a public place where you can always keep an eye on the bag. Just slip the test tube inside the bag and you're basically done!

No more R.I.P ants, use a zippy and cover it in babypowder/alch duck-tape the opening and leave her in a dark place. No more mites, no more dead queens.

Long live the Queen(s).
Ahhh this is a great suggestion! Thank you.
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