Yeh I've had some success with them to, no where near as hard as holly leaves though, there solid! lolLeafcutter wrote:I gave Rhododendron leaves to my colony when it was small and they seemed fine with it.
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Interesting, thats been my experience yet Blair Drummond are giving theirs a choice and they choose the Holly. Might be a variety issue, this one may have soft leaves.
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Well got home from nightshift and the ants had takes a fair bit of the green holly I'd boiled. This is definitely worth investigating
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I know this is like listening to something from a cookery show but what about blanching? ie Boil a kettle and once its boiled dip the branch into the water for 10 seconds. See what happens.
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My atta have taken holly before. They much preferred the soft new leaves and didn't really go for any leaves that were old and tough.