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My concern is that a concentrated solution of glucose might actually dehydrate the ants if they drank too much, for the same reason that it inhibits microbial growth, and this might be responsible for the sudden worker death.

antnest8, I just ran the container under hot tap water while gently agitating to warm the solution so it would all dissolve. Pure glucose (dextrose) powder is available all over the world as a food ingredient or from scientific or medical supply sources. PwnerPie, What was the concentration of the s...

I have recently set up a sugar source for my 2nd-year Camponotus colony as follows: Add food-grade dextrose (D-glucose, "corn sugar") to room-termperature purified water with constant stirring until no more will dissolve Gently heat the mixture with constant stirring just until all the glucose goes ...

Have you had any success getting her to move yet? This procedure is probably not recommended and is definitely risky, but I've had success with it in dire situations: Dip a q-tip in clean purified water and fling the excess water off. Do not press or wring it out. Gently press the q-tip againts the ...

I have a Camponotus sp. queen in a standard test tube setup. The queen was captured last summer and currently has 5 adult-stage workers, with a few individuals transitioning from larval to pupal stage and tens of eggs and small larvae. They just came out of diapause a few weeks ago. Their test tube ...