hey guys, yeah brood boosting went well for me the hardest part is trying not to damage the pupa but i first gave my lasius queen about 20ish brood waited a few weeks and then added about 80ish moreArizonanAnts wrote: ↑Tue Oct 29, 2019 6:31 pmThats good. I will do some research on Virginian Myrmica species. You can try heating the room to about 77 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Also, try peeking in on them about every 10 to 14 days. This will make her comfortable and start laying eggs. Sadly without workers, this is probably the best any ant keeper can do. If you know the exact species then you can try something called brood boosting which is getting eggs from another nest of the same species and putting them in the same tube as the queen and see if she tends them. This could work but if LasiusSapian sees this, see his opinion on brood boosting. If been thinking of doing it but I've read that it can stress the queen out and also maybe eat them. But if you see this Lasius please give us you opinion on brood boosting. Hopefully, this helps you out.JustABitAntsy wrote: ↑Tue Oct 29, 2019 5:17 pm
hey AZ so I think I found what genus the queens I caught are from I've been searching and I'm leaning towards a certain native species of myrmica in Virginia well that's all for now back to my research have a nice day also what is a good degree for getting the queen ants to lay eggs faster
i think so long as you don't overwhelm the queen with 100's at a time she should be fine