tom12: if your queen dies? (25. Jul 2009 14:20)

hi sorry for this newbie questions but i was wondering how i could make my new queen replace the other (it died) in a colony of ligniperda(50 workers).
i have tried with mesh(puttin new queen in testbube with a bit of mesh at the end) but it doesnt seem to do anything...any suggestions??

thanks

SteveUK28: Re: if your queen dies? (25. Jul 2009 14:22)

This is one of the hardest things you can do i think. Sometimes it is impossible to replace a dead queen, your best bet is to add one worker at a time to the queen, perhaps even putting her in the fridge when you add the worker.. Either she will take to the new workers or not.. its a risky thing to do! But good luck :)

pooball879: Re: if your queen dies? (25. Jul 2009 21:58)

i have done the exact same with my l asius niger.

matt-man123: Re: if your queen dies? (26. Jul 2009 14:37)

This works easy with Lasius niger and Lasius flavus but i tried with messor barbarus and the queen killed them.

pooball879: Re: if your queen dies? (26. Jul 2009 19:26)

the queen killed them or do u mean they killed her? :D

matt-man123: Re: if your queen dies? (26. Jul 2009 20:33)

the queen killed the workers, that is what i said!

JimmyVe: Re: if your queen dies? (28. Jul 2009 20:10)

Sometimes its works but its always a risk, with every species.