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An article about polymorphic genetic triggers. Sent to me by a doc. Pretty interesting stuff.
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Polymorphic genetic triggers
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Mercutia
, Mar 13 2015 12:32 PM
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Posted March 13 2015 - 12:32 PM
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Posted March 13 2015 - 5:48 PM
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I wish my doctor sent me papers on ant research. 
On a serious note, what are the natural triggers? Colony size?
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Posted March 13 2015 - 6:05 PM
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Colony size and health I assume are the main contributing factors to caste production.
And he's a doc in the sense of the phd. xD I don't let him do checkups on me.
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Posted March 19 2015 - 10:38 PM
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I actually bought some Juvenile hormone (sold as tick killer aka methoprene) to experiment with one of my Pogonomyrmex colony. I diluted into the right amount done in a study (not this one that's posted) and put it on their food. One by one the whole colony die and I though it was because JH force the queen to lay less eggs and effect the larvae in a way that they shrivel up and die. I assume that I gave them too much, should have follow the protocol of brushing it on the larvae but i don't have a microscope.
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