Ant Queen Housing in Ant Tower

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antboyidaho
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Ant Queen Housing in Ant Tower

Post: # 77701Post antboyidaho
Mon May 17, 2021 1:24 pm

I know that naturally queen ants will create a nesting chamber in the ground. Would it work to put a queen directly into an AntsCanada Ant Tower?
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Re: Ant Queen Housing in Ant Tower

Post: # 77705Post AM1C39
Mon May 17, 2021 7:12 pm

There are two methods to raise a queen/founding colony: Test tubes or let her make her own founding chamber in soil: https://youtu.be/1QCWxtjZMJ8. So yes that will work.
My current colonies:
-Miniature Military(formica neogagates)
-Black Hearts(crematogaster cerasi)
In search of new camponotus colony
[Have a look at antmaps.org]

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