It may happen that an ant colony is not going well or that you want to make a colony grow faster. In that case, there is a natural solution to give the colony a 'boost' with the help of pupae. Pupae are ants in their cocoon phase. By adding these pupae to the ant colony, also called brood boosting, you can give the colony a nice boost! At Quality Ants you can easily buy pupae to give your colony a boost.
What is brood boosting?
Boosting brood means nothing more than adding brood to a colony, so that the colony is expanded and, as it were, gets a “boost”. Pupae is a name for the ant in the cocoon phase. These pupae belong to the final cycle phase from egg to ant and the pupae will hatch on their own. By adding pupae, the ant colony gets extra workers, which gives the colony a boost. Unlike larvae, the pupae do not require food and therefore require little energy from the workers. The advantage of boosting brood using pupae is that the growth of the colony is faster.
