Pheidole Super-Majors

[TheAntOfficer]

Can a Pheidole colony get Super-Majors? If they can, when will they get Super-Majors? How many Super-Majors will a colony get?
I currently have an unknown sp. of Pheidole as I cannot identify them and I cannot take clear pics because my phone is garbage and i dont know ow to use a camera? Ill try to take a pic of the minors and majors in the colony.

[AntsLuxembourg]

Hey,
If I read correctly they do have super majors. But as it is with many ant species with Super majors they need resources / food. So if you feed them enough protein and honey / sugar water, then they should start laying super major eggs. Give it a try and see if your colony start making them.

Of course don't over feed them. They will take their time to grow, etc.

[SYUTEO]

I only know one species of Pheidole in southeast asia that has supermajors and I'm not sure if that species lives in the Philippines. Not all species of Pheidole have supermajors.

[TheAntOfficer]

I only know one species of Pheidole in southeast asia that has supermajors and I'm not sure if that species lives in the Philippines. Not all species of Pheidole have supermajors.

Whats the sp? Ill look it up in antwiki.org

[SYUTEO]

I only know one species of Pheidole in southeast asia that has supermajors and I'm not sure if that species lives in the Philippines. Not all species of Pheidole have supermajors.

Whats the sp? Ill look it up in antwiki.org

Actually I don't know the species name, I saw this species while doing some research and the author of the website also doesn't know the species name. Here's the link to that website: https://termitesandants.blogspot.com/2014/04/pheidole-sp.html

Not sure if you count it as a 'supermajor' though.

[SolenopsisKeeper]

Hey,
If I read correctly they do have super majors. But as it is with many ant species with Super majors they need resources / food. So if you feed them enough protein and honey / sugar water, then they should start laying super major eggs. Give it a try and see if your colony start making them.

Of course don't over feed them. They will take their time to grow, etc.

If I remember correctly, a recent study showed that caste depended on diet in larvae,that’s why they theorize majors live longer. I could probably find the paper again, but I won’t make promises. With my Campo, I am feeding them fat filled flies and they have a major cocoon and only have 12 workers.

[AntsAntsAnts]

Hey,
If I read correctly they do have super majors. But as it is with many ant species with Super majors they need resources / food. So if you feed them enough protein and honey / sugar water, then they should start laying super major eggs. Give it a try and see if your colony start making them.

Of course don't over feed them. They will take their time to grow, etc.

If I remember correctly, a recent study showed that caste depended on diet in larvae,that’s why they theorize majors live longer. I could probably find the paper again, but I won’t make promises. With my Campo, I am feeding them fat filled flies and they have a major cocoon and only have 12 workers.

i stuffed my phiedole sp. once and they exploded in major population so i am assuming that more food helps

[SolenopsisKeeper]

Hey,
If I read correctly they do have super majors. But as it is with many ant species with Super majors they need resources / food. So if you feed them enough protein and honey / sugar water, then they should start laying super major eggs. Give it a try and see if your colony start making them.

Of course don't over feed them. They will take their time to grow, etc.

If I remember correctly, a recent study showed that caste depended on diet in larvae,that’s why they theorize majors live longer. I could probably find the paper again, but I won’t make promises. With my Campo, I am feeding them fat filled flies and they have a major cocoon and only have 12 workers.

i stuffed my phiedole sp. once and they exploded in major population so i am assuming that more food helps

In a year I bet the theory on how a queen becomes a queen based on diet will change

[AntsAntsAnts]

If I remember correctly, a recent study showed that caste depended on diet in larvae,that’s why they theorize majors live longer. I could probably find the paper again, but I won’t make promises. With my Campo, I am feeding them fat filled flies and they have a major cocoon and only have 12 workers.

i stuffed my phiedole sp. once and they exploded in major population so i am assuming that more food helps

In a year I bet the theory on how a queen becomes a queen based on diet will change

i bet that isn't possible. i mean, a queen can't lay a worker egg that then turns into an alate... that is genetically wrong... or am I wrong?

[SolenopsisKeeper]

i stuffed my phiedole sp. once and they exploded in major population so i am assuming that more food helps

In a year I bet the theory on how a queen becomes a queen based on diet will change

i bet that isn't possible. i mean, a queen can't lay a worker egg that then turns into an alate... that is genetically wrong... or am I wrong?

It’s a current debate between the amount of portion fed to a larvae and some chemical in the ants brain. I lean towards protein Becuase if you inject a nantic brood with high amounts of protein, it can become a super major.