I need help with identifying a queen

[aidan0616]

Hi, i caught her in New York, but I've caught the same kind in Massachusetts before. Can someone please help me identify her....It looks like a Lasius Calviger to me, but i'm new to ant keeping, and i'm not sure if Lasius Calviger are native to those states. Here is the picture:

[aidan0616]

thanks, but do i need workers or just some pupae? And is it a Lasius Calviger queen or not?

[antscanada]

thanks, but do i need workers or just some pupae? And is it a Lasius Calviger queen or not?

Probably not Lasius claviger, but this queen will not be useful to you without a host colony. You can let her go. Try looking up one of our videos on parasitic queens.

[Rovvov99]

thanks, but do i need workers or just some pupae? And is it a Lasius Calviger queen or not?

If you can dig up some pupae of a lasius colony outside with a few workers it can work, but most of the times it isn't succeful though. I tried it myself a few times with Lasius Umbratus and it didn't work, but you never know, maybe you'll succeed. If you are going to try it I suggest putting the workers in the fridge first and then intoduce the queen, that way their less aggressive.

[aidan0616]

Thanks for all your help guys, but sad to say, i woke up the next morning and she had already passed away . R.I.P Lasius sp. queen....