If I was in the market for a large ant I would be posting on a large ant forum.
If I was in the market for a large ant I would be posting on a large ant forum.
I'm afraid we have lost sight of the original posters very important questionOriginally Posted by Jon
One of my 3 queens stopped developing at the fully formed stage where they are still all white, what causes that any ideas
Please don't say death I had already thought of that one
Chilling would be my best guess. I see that quite a bit where they develop to the white stage. I would guess about 3-4 days from emergence. Virus can affect queen development as well
Oooo ... I'm missing all the fun!
Suspended animation I'd say. That lesser known trait in both native honeybees and wasps (technically: convergent evolution), an adaptation to help cope with a variable climate.
Dear Kieth
I could never take a man seriously if he can't spell his own name correctly.
Givan
Sorry Gavin
I think Jon might be closer to the mark in this case no wonder the experts on here are raising big batches at a time
I only had three sealed out of five and one was a dead duck
anybody tried the Hopkins method I have pellets book but here's a web link for the curious
http://www.beesource.com/point-of-vi...queen-rearing/
P.s. might not be successful with wasps
By the way that's good point Givan spelling is an important skil
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