EMERGENCY PHARAOH QUEEN
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- SamuelMamuel
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EMERGENCY PHARAOH QUEEN
I found a possible pharaoh ant colony. They are about 1.5 mm long and the queen is about 5 mm. I don't know what to give them. They are so small I don't think they would eat bugs. What do i feed them besides honey? HELP!!!
Colonies:
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
Re: EMERGENCY PHARAOH QUEEN
I think you should post an ID request. Pharaoh ants are unlikely outside the tropics.
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Re: EMERGENCY PHARAOH QUEEN
I live in Oregon not the tropics. I am fairly certain that they are pharaoh ants. They match all the descriptions I have seen. So what would I feed pharaoh ants if that's what they are? They are so small.
Colonies:
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
Re: EMERGENCY PHARAOH QUEEN
Not Pharaoh ants if you live in Oregon and found them outside. The invasive Monomorium pharaonis, the Pharaoh ant, can only survive in heated buildings in the USA. They might be Solenopsis molesta or a closely related species.
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Re: EMERGENCY PHARAOH QUEEN
They are 2 mm long. They are Tan/Golden brown. I was thinking maybe Lasius Flavus. I will head to the ID center soon. Either way, what should I feed ants so small?
Colonies:
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
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Re: EMERGENCY PHARAOH QUEEN
Small soft-bodied insects like Drosophila are accepted by practically all ants. Be careful about feeding sugars to small species, because it's easy for them to get stuck. Offer their sugar soaked in a piece of cotton or coffee filter.
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Re: EMERGENCY PHARAOH QUEEN
How will they catch the fruit flies? There are only about 40 workers. Sorry for all the questions, I'm a beginnerBatspiderfish wrote: ↑Sat Jun 17, 2017 3:34 pmSmall soft-bodied insects like Drosophila are accepted by practically all ants. Be careful about feeding sugars to small species, because it's easy for them to get stuck. Offer their sugar soaked in a piece of cotton or coffee filter.
Colonies:
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
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Re: EMERGENCY PHARAOH QUEEN
You can freeze the fruit flies.
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Re: EMERGENCY PHARAOH QUEEN
I put an aphid in there but they aren't interested
Colonies:
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
Re: EMERGENCY PHARAOH QUEEN
Mash up the body of a frozen or boiled insect then they can feed from it. Try experimentation with different food stuffs.
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