Identify Queen Social Parasite

[NKantsalberta]

Yes once the workers eclose, the Queen will start to lay eggs and the host workers will take care of them.

Would you know the host species? Ive tried two different formica species including her own and mine just killed workers, even though they tended to each other, and ignored pupae

What species did you try? How did you introduce them to the queen? You’re only supposed to give the parasitic queen pupae, not workers.

Ive researched different methods but I chilled live workers so they were docile. And I tried pupae before the workers but the pupae went ignored and the first queen I had died for whatever reason. I was only asking for the host species.

[NKantsalberta]

Would you know the host species? Ive tried two different formica species including her own and mine just killed workers, even though they tended to each other, and ignored pupae

What species did you try? How did you introduce them to the queen? You’re only supposed to give the parasitic queen pupae, not workers.

Ive researched different methods but I chilled live workers so they were docile. And I tried pupae before the workers but the pupae went ignored and the first queen I had died for whatever reason. I was only asking for the host species.

I used pupae and workers from a colony of the same species of the queen, and also from a dofferent species of Formica I'm not sure its specifics however, just that theyre black, either podzolica or neogagates

[TheRealAntMan]

What species did you try? How did you introduce them to the queen? You’re only supposed to give the parasitic queen pupae, not workers.

Ive researched different methods but I chilled live workers so they were docile. And I tried pupae before the workers but the pupae went ignored and the first queen I had died for whatever reason. I was only asking for the host species.

I used pupae and workers from a colony of the same species of the queen, and also from a dofferent species of Formica I'm not sure its specifics however, just that theyre black, either podzolica or neogagates

I recommend either Pallidefulva or Subsericea.

[NKantsalberta]

Ive researched different methods but I chilled live workers so they were docile. And I tried pupae before the workers but the pupae went ignored and the first queen I had died for whatever reason. I was only asking for the host species.

I used pupae and workers from a colony of the same species of the queen, and also from a dofferent species of Formica I'm not sure its specifics however, just that theyre black, either podzolica or neogagates

I recommend either Pallidefulva or Subsericea.

I will try and see... Thanks for the suggestions