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Taking Queens from mature colonies

Started By shaky33 , Jan 1 2017 3:08 AM

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#1 Offline shaky33 - Posted January 1 2017 - 3:08 AM

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G'day All. 

 

I was just wondering if anyone would be able to teach me how to remove queens or brood from a mature colony.

 

Cheers

 


#2 Offline Alabama Anter - Posted January 1 2017 - 5:10 AM

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There's this thing called an aspiratior, and u can just suck them up. Sometimes what I do is get one of those insect vacuums and suck everything up

YJK

#3 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted January 1 2017 - 11:39 AM

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Most ant keepers get their colonies from newly mated foundress queens, which have a much better long-term survival rate in captivity.


Edited by Batspiderfish, January 1 2017 - 11:39 AM.

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If you've enjoyed using my expertise and identifications, please do not create undue ecological risk by releasing your ants. The environment which we keep our pet insects is alien and oftentimes unsanitary, so ensure that wild populations stay safe by giving your ants the best care you can manage for the rest of their lives, as we must do with any other pet.

 

Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.

 

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#4 Offline SamKeepsAnts - Posted January 1 2017 - 12:10 PM

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you dig the nest out and dump all the ants you find in a bucket although it is sometimes hard to do with colonies that nest in wood/pavement


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#5 Offline Alabama Anter - Posted January 1 2017 - 3:28 PM

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you dig the nest out and dump all the ants you find in a bucket although it is sometimes hard to do with colonies that nest in wood/pavement


That would be hard to discern brood from bugs and dirt.

YJK

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