Do queen need insects for larva when starting colony

Help to the newbie

Re: Do queen need insects for larva when starting colony

Beitragvon teddy_roskvist » 16. Aug 2018 23:04

I have 2 Lasius niger queens that are laying egs and some are reaching larva state.

They are held in 2 testtubes with water.

Do i need to supply insects for protein to the larva - Or other food later on ?
teddy_roskvist
newbie
newbie
 
Beiträge: 3
Registriert: 1. Aug 2018 00:13
Land: Denmark (dk)
Hat sich bedankt: 0 Danke
Danke bekommen: 0 Danke



Werbeanzeige: Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus (Yellow Meadow Ants)



Re: Do queen need insects for larva when starting colony

Beitragvon Serafine » 17. Aug 2018 02:36

Lasius niger queens do not need food when raising their first brood. They have enough resources to feed the entire first batch.

There are other ants that need food during founding (like Myrmica) but Lasius niger is not one of those.
Benutzeravatar
Serafine
member
member
 
Beiträge: 390
Registriert: 8. Mär 2017 12:36
Land: Germany (de)
Hat sich bedankt: 58 mal
Danke bekommen: 91 mal




Werbeanzeige: Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus (Yellow Meadow Ants)


Zurück zu Questions for beginners

Wer ist online?

Mitglieder in diesem Forum: 0 Mitglieder und 0 Gäste