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Winter Queen Hunting?
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 11:20 pm
by CratosAnts
I remember Reading something on another Site about someone who would put a bottle into the side of an ant hill with the inside filled with Honey or Syrup during the winter and if left there long enough, eventually a queen would be moved into the bottle, and this makes for an effective means of Queen Hunting during the winter. Is there any grounds to this, or where they making it up?
Re: Winter Queen Hunting?
Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2017 2:57 pm
by idahoantgirl
CratosAnts wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2017 11:20 pm
I remember Reading something on another Site about someone who would put a bottle into the side of an ant hill with the inside filled with Honey or Syrup during the winter and if left there long enough, eventually a queen would be moved into the bottle, and this makes for an effective means of Queen Hunting during the winter. Is there any grounds to this, or where they making it up?
The queens don't move out of their chambers during winter. Sometimes they fall into a sleep. Workers also don't go outside. I don't think it would work.
Re: Winter Queen Hunting?
Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 10:24 pm
by Adam54
There’s one speacies of Queens that don’t hibernate during the winter
Re: Winter Queen Hunting?
Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 10:47 pm
by Ltislander
I don't think that would work.
Re: Winter Queen Hunting?
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 10:55 am
by AntsRule
Yeah my bet is that will not work, your best hope is catching a Prenolepis imparius which fly pretty early.
