yes this will be a challenge to help her raise the larva... none of the eggs have hatched yet, but she has been taking crickets. i guess because she needs the protien to help develop eggs.
once there are enough workers to take over, i will set a dish of meat in for them which will be easier for me and them. from my past experience, even young maculifrons nests will scavenge meat.

after it gets too big i plan on puting them outside in a safe area, and letting them take it from there.

i do not know how it was done in the past.. but i have come up with my own setup. there is a cage on the bottam, covered with cardboard on the inside(eccept for one side where i see in. i cover it up when im done though) for her to nest. then there is a cage on top, with food, water, and nest material. this cage is not covered at all. she goes from cage to cage through a paper towel roll.