acerola: (1. Aug 2006 22:27)

I don't want to disturb the messor queen with the photo now, but I took a peek and she has 3 lava now in different stages. I will make a photo if something interesting happens.

JimmyVe: (2. Aug 2006 15:02)

;) Seems that everything is going fine than.

acerola: (9. Aug 2006 21:13)

New Week, new pictures. I made the pictures on monday actually, but have no time to upload.

All my queens developing well.
Formica family has 9 daughers and some new brood.
Lasius family has 2 brand new members (the first).
Messor is not yet a true family. But it has 3 pupa and several larva.

And now the pictures:

JimmyVe: (12. Aug 2006 10:55)

verry nice

Junge: (30. Aug 2006 12:57)

Hi Acerola, please keep the pictures coming! I like them very..

Hi

acerola: New Event (31. Aug 2006 00:13)

There was a new event on 20 this month. I made pictures, but I forgot to post it. The Messor also has its first daughter.

JimmyVe: (31. Aug 2006 14:43)

Very nice ! congratulations.

acerola: (14. Apr 2007 13:33)

I did not write here for a while. I have only the Formica and Messor colony now. I lost the messor workers because the test tube dried out for a while. I plan to add larva from another messor colony. Can I have new brood without a boost? What do you think?
I have another question. My Formica rufibarbis colony is all right. But the queen stopped producing eggs after the first generation. I get them out from the cold two weeks ago. And started feeding them with honey end insects. When do queen start laying eggs in the new year?

JimmyVe: (15. Apr 2007 17:45)

That is to bad, you need to be sure it don't dries out. If the water reserve is very low you can ad a second tube (connect them) and they will move. I'm not so found of boosting but i think this would be the best option.

Formica queens stops soon with laying eggs (a few weeks before hibernation) and the start (normally) back after the hibernation (maybe 2 or 3 weeks) But they don't produce more eggs (or larva) than they can raise. If you understand.

acerola: (16. Apr 2007 10:43)

Thank you Jimmy. The second question answered by the ants also. The Formica queen started laying eggs again. :ok: