I cannot keep my ants in the fridge, and my garage is the only other option. How can I hibernate them then?Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Wed Oct 17, 2018 4:38 pmI've never successfully kept Solenopsis so I wouldn't know, but I wouldn't keep them anywhere that ices over. Not all ants are resistant to freezing.AntsDakota wrote: ↑Wed Oct 17, 2018 4:30 pmDo Solenopsis molesta keep brood over the winter? My semi mature colony still has hundreds of brood. I am keeping them in my garage, and it's froze several times, yet the brood is still alive.Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Fri Oct 06, 2017 7:26 pmFormica do not keep any brood over the winter, so they will not begin/resume laying until the spring.
Lasius neoniger queens overwinter before laying eggs.
My Queens Won't Lay Eggs
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"God made every kind of wild beasts and every kind of livestock and every kind of creeping things;" (including ants) "and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:25
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Do Lasius colonies who have workers keep their brood over winter? What I'm asking is can I keep them in my garage over the winter because I cannot use my fridge.Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Fri Oct 06, 2017 7:26 pmFormica do not keep any brood over the winter, so they will not begin/resume laying until the spring.
Lasius neoniger queens overwinter before laying eggs.
"God made every kind of wild beasts and every kind of livestock and every kind of creeping things;" (including ants) "and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:25
Re: My Queens Won't Lay Eggs
ants Dakota, I guess you could keep them in your garage as long as it isn't too cold. Make sure to put somthing warm thier if its too cold.
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