Brood boosting carpenter ant queens?
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Brood boosting carpenter ant queens?
I added 2 pupae to my oldest carpenter ant queen who already has one pupae 2 larvae and a few eggs, After a day I checked on her again and she added the brood to her pile. Is this a good Idea?
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Re: Brood boosting carpenter ant queens?
Just make sure the new pupae aren’t killed, but I do this when a queen is 100% fertilizedMohammadmacapundag wrote: ↑Fri Jul 01, 2022 4:54 pmI added 2 pupae to my oldest carpenter ant queen who already has one pupae 2 larvae and a few eggs, After a day I checked on her again and she added the brood to her pile. Is this a good Idea?
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Re: Brood boosting carpenter ant queens?
One is dead :I
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Re: Brood boosting carpenter ant queens?
Just the risks of brood boosted. My queens accept(Of Odontomachus and Camponotus) around 2/3 cocoons offered. Hopefully this next pupae survives.
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Re: Brood boosting carpenter ant queens?
So does the other one still have a chance?
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Re: Brood boosting carpenter ant queens?
Absolutely. Some may just be too close to hatching, so the queen may recognize them as a worker and kill them. Typically I take cocoons that look very new, so it’s like her larvae spun cocoons. That way, they have more time to gain the colony scent.
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Re: Brood boosting carpenter ant queens?
So thats why the first one dies she was almost ready to hatch. The cacoon has been there for 4 days is that good enough it's still far from hatching, also what are the chances this is going to work?
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Re: Brood boosting carpenter ant queens?
If it was a young pupae you have her, you have a decent chance. Don’t know the odds though. As I said before my odds are around 2/3 when brood boosting a mix of young cocoons and middle aged cocoons. Once you can see eyes on the cocoon, she probably won’t kill it.Mohammadmacapundag wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 6:26 pmSo thats why the first one dies she was almost ready to hatch. The cacoon has been there for 4 days is that good enough it's still far from hatching, also what are the chances this is going to work?
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