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[Formica fusca]

Hi
I need advise on every thing about Lasius flavus ants

1: what do they eat.
2: Can they live in a farm basin 20*10*10 and for how long?
3: how long and how do i enter hibernatien with this ants? And where can i hibernate them when their is no place in my frighe. Can a shed with no heating at all be enough to the winter
4: how long can they live in a test tube from a queen with no workers before moving them to their new home.
Please answer the questions because i need an answer.
Sorry for my bad english
Any advise is welcome

[Ameisenfreund]

1: what do they eat.

mosquito, maggots, mealworms.

2: Can they live in a farm basin 20*10*10 and for how long?

Yes, they can, for about 1 Year, in my experience.

3: how long and how do i enter hibernatien with this ants? And where can i hibernate them when their is no place in my frighe

From Oktober to March on a place with 5°. You can put them in basement.

[Formica fusca]

Thanks for your answer but i dont have a basment. Can i use a shed with no heating or is it to cold for them.
Can i use vaselin and how often shall i renew it?

[Ameisenfreund]

I think you can use the shed, Lasius are very resistant. For what would you use the Vaselin?

[Formica fusca]

I would use the vaseline to stop Them crawling up the sides and stop them getting out and the shed gets as cold as the temperatur out side that is why i ask if they could be keept out side in the shed, because i dont wan't to kill them.

Ps in denmark it gets a bet cold and i mean very cold out side some times.

[Ameisenfreund]

I would use the vaseline to stop Them crawling up the sides and stop them getting out and the shed gets as cold as the temperatur out side that is why i ask if they could be keept out side in the shed, because i dont wan't to kill them.

I think, you have to use something like PFTE, not vaseline.

You need a place where the temperature is 5°, the shed is too cold, i think.

[Formica fusca]

I cant get something like pfte thats is why i ask if i Can use vaselin but if you know something i Can buy in a shop to stop them then just say so i am just lokning for something thats stop them and dont includ shipping and where Can i put them when i cant use: the shed, the frighe i dont have a basement or a garage

[gabranth]

1: what do they eat.

mosquito, maggots, mealworms.

don't forget honey

I cant get something like pfte thats is why i ask if i Can use vaselin but if you know something i Can buy in a shop to stop them then just say so i am just lokning for something thats stop them and dont includ shipping and where Can i put them when i cant use: the shed, the frighe i dont have a basement or a garage

try paraffin oil or talcum Powder

[Formica fusca]

What is paraffin Oil and talcum powder.
Where Can i hibernate them and like i wrote i cant use the shed the frighe and i dont have a basement and garage i need a place to them for hibernating.
By the way thanks it helps

[gabranth]

What is paraffin Oil and talcum powder.

google it you should beable to find Talcum Powder in a cosmetics store

What is paraffin Oil and talcum powder.
Where Can i hibernate them and like i wrote i cant use the shed the frighe and i dont have a basement and garage i need a place to them for hibernating.
By the way thanks it helps

a wine cooler

[Formica fusca]

Thanks that helped more but i dont have a Wine cooler. Eny thing else to use but thanks the only thing i need now is Where to hibernate them.
How do you use talcum powder and paraffin oil.