New Queen, South of Hanover PA

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Dinoff
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New Queen, South of Hanover PA

Post: # 38886Post Dinoff
Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:18 pm

Hi everyone, I just caught this lovely lady this evening and she is not too happy with me trying to take pictures with enough light to see her. I live south of Hanover PA in Maryland. I only spotted her because she was on the side of my house. She is about 8-10 mm, could not get a pic of her with the tape measure because she moving too much. Please tell me this is not another Lasius parasite, my Umbratus queen just died after failing to found a colony with some Niger workers and brood that i caught. I would really like something nice and simple for my first colony.

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Re: New Queen, South of Hanover PA

Post: # 38927Post Batspiderfish
Tue Jun 26, 2018 11:01 am

Lasius interjectus, a social parasite.

http://www.formiculture.com/topic/3252-much-ado-about-the-founding-of-lasius-temporary-social-parasites/

Your host workers were almost certainly something other than L. niger if you live in the States.
If you enjoy my expertise and identifications, please do not put wild populations at risk of disease by releasing pet colonies. We are responsible to give our pets the best care we can manage for the rest of their lives.

Dinoff
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Re: New Queen, South of Hanover PA

Post: # 38954Post Dinoff
Tue Jun 26, 2018 1:09 pm

Interesting, not argueing but I just read that they are found in north America. For interjectus, should I just release her? I found her a few feet from where I found the umbratus queen. The workers and brood that I thought were niger were from that site as well.

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