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Drywood Termite Reproductive Question

Started By YsTheAnt , Jul 16 2018 6:10 PM

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#1 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted July 16 2018 - 6:10 PM

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Earlier today I stumbled upon a log containing an entire termite colony, and managed to get most of the workers and the queen. I also found the king, but he was injured in the collection process.

I was wondering if the nymphs would molt into a male to mate with the queen. Does anyone know if this is possible/likely with drywoods? Thanks!

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#2 Offline sirjordanncurtis - Posted July 17 2018 - 3:59 PM

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They could. I think termites also have backup reproductives.

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#3 Offline Beetlesforlife3 - Posted August 22 2018 - 7:54 AM

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#4 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted August 22 2018 - 2:11 PM

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These were fed to my colonies, I actually didn't intend to keep them unless they could become reproductives. The ones I didn't feed in the first two days got killed by the soldiers and workers for some reason.

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