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Oh dear, in the last few weeks of July, first week of August there's literally thousands of Lasius queens at a park I live near

Thats quite scary then... i will move them from their test tubes into a new sterile container then, to lower the chances of a mold outbreak. Ack! No, anytime you move them it is stressful and you risk killing them. If you have them in a test tube setup and there is no mold yet, you should leave the...

I hibernate mine at about 8-10C in a beer fridge. I check on them about once a week to make sure not tubes are out of water. Other than that, nothing else to do really. Okay... but when they actually get out of water, how do you organize the move for them in the hibernation? Well, it's best to ensu...

I hibernate mine at about 8-10C in a beer fridge. I check on them about once a week to make sure not tubes are out of water. Other than that, nothing else to do really.

I thought they'd be done flying by now. Great find! I saw a lot of them back in August along the trail on Dallas Rd.

Glass test tubes.. I cant do online shopping so what would be my best bet on finding Glass test tubes in a comin retail store in Canada B.C ? You may find a science store locally that sells them. Otherwise you can try getting water picks from a local florist shop. I'd recommend plastic instead of g...

I find mainly Lasius alienus and Formica podzolica here. Between the last week of July and the first two weeks of August, there are literally thousands of Lasius alienus queens around. Formica fly then too. There's Carpenter ants and Pavement ants as well but I am too nervous about keeping Carpenter...

Dubulba wrote:man I didn't think there would be ant keepers in victoria that's pretty awesome, I can't wait to go looking for some ants when they start flying

You'll probably have to wait till next year, nuptial flights are pretty much done here now.

I'm in Victoria. Those are Formica podzolica as Batspiderfish said. You won't see any eggs till next April. I have a small colony of these with a Queen I captured last year.

http://www.AntsCanada.com/ant-care/

This will answer a lot of your questions. Yes, around late October. A cold, dark room is good. Darkness is important! Unlike us, ants feel most comfortable in the dark!!