Hey we caught some queens on august 6th we need identified, a couple have already been identified but wanted to get the rest identified. (some queen numbers missing because 3,4,5 have been identified)
Queen 1
Queen 2
Queen 6
Queen 7
Queen 8
See next post due to complications
Queen 9 (caught on August 12th) no picture of measurements but she is just over 10mm
Queen 10 (caught august 15th)
Queen Identification in Camrose Alberta Canada Caught on August 6th
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Re: Queen Identification in Camrose Alberta Canada Caught on August 6th
So Queen 8 was caught on august 6 with most of the others but when we were grabbing some more picture of her tonight we noticed a couple of copper-ish bumps on her gaster near her thorax. Upon closer inspection the were little insects (possibly mites?) wondering what we can do to get rid of these or if we should just release her again and let nature take its coarse.
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Formica Spp. ~ You Could Attempt To Extract The Mites Manually By Utilizing A Pair Of Forceps.
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Re: Queen Identification in Camrose Alberta Canada Caught on August 6th
All of the queens up to queen 7 look like Formica argentea. Queens 8 and 9 are from the shinier fusca complex of the fusca group -- likely Formica subaenescens or F. hewitti. The red queen seems to be Formica neoclara or F. neorufibarbis.
I wouldn't know about the mites. I have never experienced a failure which I can attribute to them, but then others say that they have.
I wouldn't know about the mites. I have never experienced a failure which I can attribute to them, but then others say that they have.
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Re: Queen Identification in Camrose Alberta Canada Caught on August 6th
Any social parasites or semi-claistrals?
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