Carpenter ant queen in test tube.

[Ant108]

I captured what I think is a carpenter queen in early July, she still as wings and has produced nothing. I live in Florence Italy. When can I expect eggs?

[Kalidas]

She might not. If she still has wings she probably never mated. And if after 3 months hasn't layed a single egg, doesn't sound like a good sign sorry bud

[cheetawolf]

She might not. If she still has wings she probably never mated. And if after 3 months hasn't layed a single egg, doesn't sound like a good sign sorry bud

having wings or not doesnt mean anything, but i agree

[Kalidas]

Oh I thought they cut them off when they were done mating. But you may be right some Queens don't, hell some maybe even forget lol

Either way 3 months no egg... THAT is unusual

[cheetawolf]

Oh I thought they cut them off when they were done mating. But you may be right some Queens don't, hell some maybe even forget lol

Either way 3 months no egg... THAT is unusual

maybe she wanted to wait till next spring?

[AntsDakota]

Oh I thought they cut them off when they were done mating. But you may be right some Queens don't, hell some maybe even forget lol

Either way 3 months no egg... THAT is unusual

Please don't swear on this forum, which is supposed to be a "clean" environment. Thanks

[GeekyRaptor]

Carpenter ants are the kind i am looking forward to keeping. I also am thinking of filming the ants as they build their colony. But first I need to find a place to live that will allow me to keep ants.

[PwnerPie]

Dont stress about it. Some ants just dont want to lay eggs and take a while. It is most likely too late now, but i have found giving the queen a small drop of honey and a small bit of protien can encourage her to lay. Makes them full so they feel more comfortable. ex "Oh this place has food dropping right into my home, probably a good place to start a colony".

But it is late in the year, most of my queens have either stopped laying or really slowed down. New colonies most likely wont start until next year.

[PwnerPie]

Oh I thought they cut them off when they were done mating. But you may be right some Queens don't, hell some maybe even forget lol

Either way 3 months no egg... THAT is unusual

Please don't swear on this forum, which is supposed to be a "clean" environment. Thanks

Haha. Was baffled on what you considered "swearing" in his sentence, then i noticed your signature. Havent heard that called a swear word since i was a kid, guess it could be a location difference.

[JoeHostile1]

It’s Definitely not a swear word. It’s a “location”. And it’s said on tv and radio everyday.