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thank you! i watched the video and it answered a lot of my questions.

So, i caught 3 P. Imparis queens, and this isn't my first rodeo, but i haven't kept track of the other 3 colonies i've tried, so does anyone have an info? (When do they lay their eggs, how long until the nanitics hatch, do i HAVE to hibernate them?)

update: I did it! you were right, the males came out an entire day before the females, i caught 3! they were all mating when i found them, so i know they are fertilized!

well if im correct, queens of this species are fully claustral, so they would have a large gaster, and are much larger than males, and brown, these males were very wasp like, black, and small, i've also caught P. Imparis queens before, but failed to start a colony due to a uh... not so good setup. a...

also, i go outside and stay out from about noon to 5 pm, if i don't have anything else to do.

Hello all! after researching ant keeping, and watching AntsCanada for 4 years now, I am trying to start my first ant colony, i've chosen Prenolepis Imparis, and i've seen a few nuptial flights, but the only things showing up are the males, i go outside, in sunny, 65-73 degree weather with low wind, ...

AM1C39 wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 11, 2021 11:49 am

It could be blood sucking mites, they will look like a red speck on the ants. If its not mites your colony should be fine 2-3 workers dying a week is not very bad.

he said it was a small colony, at this rate it would take 3.75 months for the entire colony to die

im assuming it is C_A_M_P_O_N_O_T_U_S sayi, i have no clue