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Post by Antkeeper on Jul 14, 2015 12:41:29 GMT
A video here of my mature Lasius flavus back garden colony...
some male alates retreated down to the nest.
A second, smaller colony I have too...
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Post by Jenny on Jul 14, 2015 12:55:54 GMT
Yours are more advanced, I noticed this morning around here they are just starting to open the nests up with air holes.
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Post by Antkeeper on Jul 14, 2015 13:29:24 GMT
It's the heat and high humidity of London Jen! Still have had no Lasius niger fly here with the weather. Maybe something will happen this weekend!
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Post by Wood~Ant on Jul 14, 2015 16:32:49 GMT
You can always tell when they are getting close to flying, the mound fluffs up and has lots of worker on the surface. The alates should follow soon as the weather is warming up again from mid week.
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Post by chicken2012 on Jul 14, 2015 16:53:38 GMT
L.flavus that were nesting under the pool which was packed away today, and they still had queen pupae. Bit late I'd have thought?
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Post by Antkeeper on Jul 14, 2015 20:36:08 GMT
L.flavus that were nesting under the pool which was packed away today, and they still had queen pupae. Bit late I'd have thought? No worries, I have also got Lasius flavus in my local park that had royal larvae, just turned to cocoons. |
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Post by chicken2012 on Jul 14, 2015 20:43:03 GMT
L.flavus that were nesting under the pool which was packed away today, and they still had queen pupae. Bit late I'd have thought? No worries, I have also got Lasius flavus in my local park that had royal larvae, just turned to cocoons. Glad it's not just here then! |
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