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Re: antnest's L. umbratus journal
Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 3:50 pm
by antnest8
old colony
THE NEW COLONY PRESENTS THE CAVERN OF THE WHITE ROCK
i know not very impressive but i had to have some fun
Also it is naming time!!!
In three days i will name my colonies. If anyone has suggestions you can input them on this topic or a PM
Re: antnest's L. umbratus journal
Posted: Fri May 25, 2018 11:54 am
by antnest8
ok new brood count for the old colony
eggs 20-35
larvea 12
pupae 1
Re: antnest's L. umbratus journal
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2018 2:08 pm
by antnest8
ok so a lot has happened (kind of)
so a week or so ago i found that the new colony's queen had died so i released them. as for the old colony they are doing great!! they have no deaths and i also upgraded their set up with a plastic box and potting soil. all of their host brood is pupae now and hoping for new workers soon. her eggs are doing great too.
Re: antnest's L. umbratus journal
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 12:53 pm
by antnest8
Hey things are not going good for the new colony they lost another worker and are down to one worker and their pupae won't hatch any help wanted. i took them out of the outworld and i have started to tube feed them.
Re: antnest's L. umbratus journal
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 1:17 pm
by antnest8
i'm sad to say but the last lasius queens had died. Man as much as i love ant keeping i just want to say i have never gotten past 11 workers unless it is a wild caught colony. well, at least this year i captured a billion queens.
Re: antnest's L. umbratus journal
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 4:50 pm
by AntsDakota
antnest8 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 12, 2018 1:17 pm
i'm sad to say but the last lasius queens had died. Man as much as i love ant keeping i just want to say i have never gotten past 11 workers unless it is a wild caught colony. well, at least this year i captured a billion queens.
Sorry to hear that.
Maybe you'll have better luck during nuptial flight season. Also, I've noticed that Lasius queens and males will mate in a container if it's nuptial flight time. So I plan to capture a Lasius claviger queen elate when she comes out of the nest and perhaps 20-30 males from different nests.
Re: antnest's L. umbratus journal
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 10:28 am
by antnest8
i did see some dead lasius queens in spider webs though they are not parasites.