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My trap jaw ants have mites *Odontomachus monticola*. I tried alcohol, grapefruit seed extract, lemon therapy but theese cures are don't help. I can't buy predatory mites... what can i do??...

ClashOwenBash wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 01, 2018 4:01 pm

Nocommentstd wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 01, 2018 10:26 am

Ok so i got the answers. The queen lifespan is 3-5 year.

Wow that's quite short. Are they polygynous or something?

Yeah they have more queen at 1 colony.

Ok so i got the answers. The queen lifespan is 3-5 year.

Okay guys, i get a Polyrhachis Dives colony and they requied 60% humidity. I keep them in a container and a nesting test tube and a drinking test tube. The top of the container has a hole for the ventilation. I put a mesh for make a barrier. The humidity level in the container is 30%. But my questio...

Sorry guys i know this is not an ant keeping question but this is maybe the best section of the forum where i can ask this question. I buy a Polyrhachis dives young colony (with 8-15 worker) and i want to know how much the lifespan of the queen!
Sorry for my bad english language!

ClashOwenBash wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 25, 2018 7:38 am

Ants sometimes accept protien sources such as cooked chicken or wet dog food.

And this way isn't harmful for ants?

The winter and the hibernation time are coming and i wan't to add some protein for the last time. The pet store is far away from me and i can't buy insects. I search for insects in my garden, but i don't found anything. Are you guys know any alternative ways to feed my ants with protein?

Boomdale wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 06, 2018 9:43 am

Does your wife or mother not have some? Sorry I don’t know your age lol. My wife has like 12 pairs of tweezers laying around I just have to snatch one up when I need to use it

I have one but the forceps is so big... i can't grab the cricket.

The best way I can think to do it would be to put the test tube in a larger tub / container with a barrier on the top to keep them inside. This allows you to unplug the cotton and the ants can run around without fear of losing them. Carefully lift the cricket above the ants inside the tube and remo...

Hi! I moved my ants into another test tube maybe 2 weeks later. My ants are collected the eggs the middle of the test tube... I fed they with a piece of cricket. They put the cricket to the watering cotton... i don't know how to get out the cricket... i fed they 6 day later... How can i get out the ...