Polistes wasp journal

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I had to separate the smaller queen out a few days ago because she started destroying the brood (lost 2 of the pupae)! But the bigger dominant one has been taking care of the nest just fine on her own now, with no extra losses
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The other queen got accepted into another small nest today and I'll have to wait and see if it happens again
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are they polygamous?

 

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are they polygamous?

They can be but only the dominant one lays eggs and the others act as workers, but if there's too many in the tank they don't seem to want to nest at all. I usually start my colonies with pairs of queens or up to 4