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Western nuptial flights?

Started By Spazmops , Jul 26 2020 3:15 PM

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#1 Offline Spazmops - Posted July 26 2020 - 3:15 PM

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I’m intending on black lighting tonight, but I can’t find any information online about which ants in the west (specifically Colorado) have their nuptial flights this time of year. Is there any specific species you all know of that I should look out for? Is it worth the time blacklighting at all this time of year? I appreciate any information you guys could give me.


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Ants I have:

1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers

1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers

1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers

 

1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood

 

 

#2 Offline Zeiss - Posted July 26 2020 - 5:13 PM

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Find what species would be in your area then look at this link:

 

https://www.formicul...ingmating-chart

 

It would probably be best if temps were above 70F at night for decent results.


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#3 Offline Spazmops - Posted July 26 2020 - 5:53 PM

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Thank you, it looks like I have a shot at a few different species. The temp where I live is just around 70 degrees tonight, so I’ll see what happens.


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Ants I have:

1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers

1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers

1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers

 

1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood

 

 

#4 Offline Zeiss - Posted July 26 2020 - 6:36 PM

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Good luck!


#5 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 27 2020 - 3:08 AM

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The nights after a good rain are usually great as are hot, humid nights with light winds. June was more active for me here in VA, can’t say if CO is similar. It’s still worth trying.
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#6 Offline Spazmops - Posted July 27 2020 - 8:05 AM

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The conditions were ideal, with rain a few hours before hand, but only a spider showed up. I think I may need a brighter black light, you can barely see my current one even in total darkness.


Co-owner and founder of Mountain Myrmeculture and The Menagerie Discord Server. 

Ants I have:

1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers

1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers

1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers

 

1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood

 

 

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