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[SardineBoy6.0]

hello,

my tetramorium immigrans queen came out of hibernation last night. this morning I found her last worker dead and no eggs whatsoever in the test tube. what should I do? is there any way to save her? 

[Kaelwizard]

Feed her. Then hope she'll recover.

[SardineBoy6.0]

I've tried that she is refusing to eat as well

[Manitobant]

Heat her as well. Sometimes ants need heat to lay after hibernation. Also I hate to say this but in my experience collapsed colonies have a very high mortality rate and rarely survive, as the queen doesn’t have the ability to found again.

[Chickalo]

Heat her as well. Sometimes ants need heat to lay after hibernation. Also I hate to say this but in my experience collapsed colonies have a very high mortality rate and rarely survive, as the queen doesn’t have the ability to found again.

heating can also make the brood grow faster meaning more workers faster.

[gs5248]

hello,

my tetramorium immigrans queen came out of hibernation last night. this morning I found her last worker dead and no eggs whatsoever in the test tube. what should I do? is there any way to save her? 

You can try to feed her and heat her, but sadly it is likely it won't work. I had the same experience last year, I tried everything, but the queen still died.

[TennesseeAnts]

As manitobant said, its rare for a queen to recover after she loses all her workers. The best thing to do is give her some pupae and workers from a wild colony and hope she rebounds.

[ANTdrew]

I recommend putting your energy toward finding a new queen this year. This one has been struggling for months now.