Have you ever successfully raised a social parasite? And if so how did you do it because I heard it was super difficultBatspiderfish wrote: ↑Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:42 pmThe first queen is a Formica social parasite from the sanguinea group. She will need Formica pupae if you are going to keep her.
The other two Formica can't be identified to the species with the given photographs.
Hey I could use some help identifying a few queens.
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Re: Hey I could use some help identifying a few queens.
Social parasites are different depending on the genus and species, and I've had multiple successes with both Lasius and Formica social parasites. Formica are easy, because they can open cocoons, although the raiding species are often dependent on their host workers over the long term.Proverbs66 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2017 6:37 amHave you ever successfully raised a social parasite? And if so how did you do it because I heard it was super difficult
I've started colonies of Formica aserva, Formica rubicunda, Lasius umbratus, Lasius subumbratus, and (waiting on the first workers) Lasius latipes.
There are quite a few social parasites in Texas, from multiple genera.
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Re: Hey I could use some help identifying a few queens.
Can you name a few and what time of year they fly ?Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2017 10:17 amSocial parasites are different depending on the genus and species, and I've had multiple successes with both Lasius and Formica social parasites. Formica are easy, because they can open cocoons, although the raiding species are often dependent on their host workers over the long term.Proverbs66 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2017 6:37 amHave you ever successfully raised a social parasite? And if so how did you do it because I heard it was super difficult
I've started colonies of Formica aserva, Formica rubicunda, Lasius umbratus, Lasius subumbratus, and (waiting on the first workers) Lasius latipes.
There are quite a few social parasites in Texas, from multiple genera.
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