miszt: Lasius niger - Care Sheet for download (5. Sep 2007 12:37)

I made a care sheet which i send out with new Lasius n iger colonys, if anyone would like to download it, feel free :)

http://formicopedia.com/home/content/view/38871/1/

Will give you info on setting up your first colony and how to look after them, applies to most non-exotic ants (Northern European Ants)

miszt: (5. Sep 2007 12:38)

if anyone has suggestions of stuff to add, please let me know :)

Flan: (5. Sep 2007 15:38)

Great job!
You can add info how to recognize fertilized queen in nature and how to prepare test tube for her.

Pugberto: (5. Sep 2007 16:18)

Very I good I printed it off so I can use it for my farm.

Skippy: (5. Sep 2007 16:25)

yes it looks OK ,try to give more infos about setup and keeping :) and it could be internarional directions to keeping Lasius niger ;) ,for all begginers :) ,and then I´ll to get it on my page ,what I now making (nothing there ,only small gallery http://www.arad.ic.cz/galleryaj.html )

Greetings

Skippy

The_Paranoid: (5. Sep 2007 17:01)

nice work. Had the same idea some time ago ... but my lazyness kept me from making it real.

Kiam: (5. Sep 2007 17:10)

Very Nice :)

miszt: (5. Sep 2007 17:13)

yes it looks OK ,try to give more infos about setup and keeping :) and it could be internarional directions to keeping Lasius niger ;) ,for all begginers :) ,and then I´ll to get it on my page ,what I now making (nothing there ,only small gallery http://www.arad.ic.cz/galleryaj.html )

Greetings

Skippy

if you wana translate it :) go for it! but i dont know any other languages lol

its ment to be a basic guide for nu ant keepers, that i give away with queens, i have plans for more in depth stuff as part of the nuptial flights database

some very nice photos skippy, will be givin u a list at sumpoint for adding fotos to the nuptial flights database

miszt: (5. Sep 2007 17:16)

Great job!
You can add info how to recognize fertilized queen in nature and how to prepare test tube for her.

well this care sheet is not about collecting queens, its for noobies who buy young colonies off me, or anyone else looking for info, i'v got plans for more info on another site :)

JimmyVe: (5. Sep 2007 17:24)

Good job miszt. (didn't read the hole thing ;) but it seems fine.)