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Found a Colony, need advice

Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2017 9:20 am
by Kalous
I'd love some advice, my moms boyfriend found a ton of what looks like carpenter ants hiding in insulation while he was doing construction. He felt like he grabbed them all and put them into a tote, however when i looked through them I couldn't find the Queen.

What should I do with them if they have no Queen? I have 2 budding colonies of the same species in test tubes, but I highly believe introducing them to one of my colonies would be immediately bad. Could I use the eggs to 'brood boost' my other colonies?

Re: Found a Colony, need advice

Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2017 11:05 am
by idahoantgirl
Kalous wrote:
Thu Nov 23, 2017 9:20 am
I'd love some advice, my moms boyfriend found a ton of what looks like carpenter ants hiding in insulation while he was doing construction. He felt like he grabbed them all and put them into a tote, however when i looked through them I couldn't find the Queen.

What should I do with them if they have no Queen? I have 2 budding colonies of the same species in test tubes, but I highly believe introducing them to one of my colonies would be immediately bad. Could I use the eggs to 'brood boost' my other colonies?
If they are the same species, then yes, brood boosting would work.