Brood boosting carpenter ant queens?

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Brood boosting carpenter ant queens?

Post: # 94146Post Mohammadmacapundag
Fri Jul 01, 2022 4:54 pm

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?

Post: # 94149Post SolenopsisKeeper
Fri Jul 01, 2022 6:40 pm

Mohammadmacapundag wrote:
Fri Jul 01, 2022 4:54 pm
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?
Just make sure the new pupae aren’t killed, but I do this when a queen is 100% fertilized
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Re: Brood boosting carpenter ant queens?

Post: # 94159Post Mohammadmacapundag
Fri Jul 01, 2022 11:23 pm

One is dead :I
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Re: Brood boosting carpenter ant queens?

Post: # 94170Post SolenopsisKeeper
Sat Jul 02, 2022 7:44 am

Mohammadmacapundag wrote:
Fri Jul 01, 2022 11:23 pm
One is dead :I
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?

Post: # 94261Post Mohammadmacapundag
Mon Jul 04, 2022 9:54 pm

So does the other one still have a chance?
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Re: Brood boosting carpenter ant queens?

Post: # 94272Post SolenopsisKeeper
Tue Jul 05, 2022 9:53 am

Mohammadmacapundag wrote:
Mon Jul 04, 2022 9:54 pm
So does the other one still have a chance?
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?

Post: # 94284Post Mohammadmacapundag
Tue Jul 05, 2022 6:26 pm

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?

Post: # 94289Post SolenopsisKeeper
Tue Jul 05, 2022 9:06 pm

Mohammadmacapundag wrote:
Tue Jul 05, 2022 6:26 pm
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?
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.
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