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[ANTdrew]

Welcome back!

[Ants_Dakota]

Added Lasius neoniger and Lasius brevicornis to the shop page. Hopefully I can get some decent pictures sometime.

[Ants_Dakota]

Formica cf. ravida have been added! This is a great opporitunity for south dakotan ant keepers to get their hands on elusive formica parasitic queens!

[Ants_Dakota]

New Listings: 9/4/2024

 

Lasius neoniger
Size: Medium
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: Yes
Experience level: Beginner

Notes: Hardy, native ants to the great plains of South Dakota. Easy care, will grow as fast as you feed them!

Available

1 queen, brood (comes in a test tube) - $15

 

 

 

Lasius brevicornis
Size: Medium
Stinging: No
Hibernation required: Yes
Experience level: Intermediate

Notes: Beautifully light, pale orange ants. Workers are shy and development can be slow.
Available

3 queens, brood (comes in a test tube) - $25

 

 

 

Solenopsis molesta

Size: Tiny

Stinging: Yes(cannot puncture skin)
Hibernation required: Yes
Experience level: Beginner

Notes: Tiny ravenous eating machines! Grow super fast and are a joy to watch, but you need a secure formicarium!
Available

3 queens, brood (comes in a test tube) - $20

Edited by Ants_Dakota, September 4 2024 - 10:19 AM.

[Ants_Dakota]

Good afternoon ant-keepers.
I am very excited to announce I have PPQ-526 permits to ship Lasius species listed on my shop nationwide! I know there are others that sell these species, but south dakota has some pretty unique genetics in queens, such as the ability for them to lay eggs before diapause, ensuring a quicker start to a new colony (my Lasius neoniger and americanus have larvae already). Also, it supports a small business! If you are interested in something from my shop, please PM me and respond to this post, I would love to talk to you about the ants! I can even let you pick out your colony from the ones I have. Here are the states I can currently ship them too.

 

Lasius neoniger

Updated Images below

 

Lasius brevicornis

Updated Images below

Edited by Ants_Dakota, September 19 2024 - 6:17 AM.

[ANTdrew]

It’s funny you can ship to MD and NC, but not Virginia. I can basically see Maryland from my backyard.

[Ants_Dakota]

It’s funny you can ship to MD and NC, but not Virginia. I can basically see Maryland from my backyard.

I know it is funny. I'm still waiting for more states to confirm my application, and will update this accordingly.

[Ants_Dakota]

Eight new states have approved PPQ-526 permits for me to ship Lasius to them! There is a limited amount of time to get your colonies before winter closes down South Dakota   . The new maps are attached below:

 

Lasius neoniger

 

 

Lasius brevicornis

 

Edited by Ants_Dakota, October 5 2024 - 8:37 AM.

[Ants_Dakota]

Four new states have approved permits for Lasius. See if you can find them!

 

Lasius neoniger

 

Lasius brevicornis

Edited by Ants_Dakota, September 24 2024 - 8:53 AM.

[Yusteponant]

Pm sent

[bmb1bee]

It'd be great if you could get California on the list for L. brevicornis since they're also native here, I'd definitely buy them from you if they get approved for my state.

[Ants_Dakota]

It'd be great if you could get California on the list for L. brevicornis since they're also native here, I'd definitely buy them from you if they get approved for my state.

I currently have a pending permit for California, but it has yet to be approved. I hope that by spring time all of my permits for this genus will have been approved. I have noticed that permit application slows down in winter, so there should be more time for reviewing mine.

[Yusteponant]

Same I am also waiting!

Edited by Yusteponant, September 24 2024 - 9:07 AM.

[Ants_Dakota]

You all will be the first to know

Edited by Ants_Dakota, September 25 2024 - 3:53 PM.

[Ants_Dakota]

A lot of questions have come up surrounding the topic of my PPQ-526 permits for the genus of Lasius, and I want to attempt to clarify things. I have applied for permits for all 48 continuous states in the US. The majority of them have been sent to the states for review, and the majority of those have been approved. I am still waiting on some however, and will update the map as these get approved.

Edited by Ants_Dakota, September 27 2024 - 6:40 AM.

[Ants_Dakota]

I am also incredibly excited to announce a supplies and equipment section of my shop! I have some unused materials laying around as well as formicaria I want to pass on to someone who can use them. The updated listings can be found underneath the Ants section of the shop. Here is what I have so far:

 

Ants_Dakota's Ant Shop
Ant-keeping Supplies and Equipment

 

Formicaria

 

AntsCanada Ant Tower Small Deluxe

Condition: Used - Very good

Notes: Comes clean and with the original box and test tubes

1 Available - $22

 

AntsCanada Ant Tower Small Deluxe

Condition: Used - Good

Notes: Comes clean and with test tubes. Several accessories may be missing (PM for details).

1 Available - $16

 

AntsCanada Ant Tower Small Deluxe

Condition: New

Notes: Unused and Unopened

1 Available - $32

 

AntsCanada Test Tube Portal Bundle

Condition: Used - Very good

Notes: Comes with 2 Test Tube Portals, around 10 AC test tubes, multiple adapters and plugs, and much more. PM for details.

1 Available - $35

 

Raw Materials

 

High-Quality Firebrick

Condition: New

Dimensions: 9"x4.5"x1.25"

Notes: Contains one firebrick suited for formicaria design. You can only buy these in bulk, so purchasing one saves a lot of money. Tutorials for formicaria creation can be found here and here. 

6 Available - $9

 

Premium PVA Sponge

Condition: New

Dimensions: 6.9"3"x1.38"

Notes: One PVA Sponge. This is an advanced hydration method for ants, used in formicaria in place of a water tower. I recommend using this in place of a water chamber in a Firebrick Formicarium. It contains no chemicals unlike many sponges so it is safe for ants. 

6 Available - $7

Edited by Ants_Dakota, September 27 2024 - 7:56 AM.

[Ants_Dakota]

While there is very little time left to order a colony of ants from this shop due to the change in South Dakota weather  , I did want to provide an update to the new permit situation. There have been several new additions to the Lasius shipping list. For Californian users, I reapplied for the Lasius permit for California, as I got a lot of interest from there specifically. I believe that my A-F permits for Lasius may have gotten lost somewhere in the system, so I will be reapplying for them in the future. More excitingly, though, I now have permits to ship Solenopsis molesta to several states! I know the keeping of these ants is fairly niche, as they are so small, but it has been documented that these queens will mate in the nest, and also they grow so fast and have tons of brood as in the journal linked previously, so I hope some people will take some time to appreciate them. I do know that in some places of the country, S. molesta are not polygynous, so this will open up access for polygynous ones. As far as I know, I am the only supplier of these queens, which is cool!

 

Lasius neoniger

 

 

Lasius brevicornis

 

 

Solenopsis molesta

 

Edited by Ants_Dakota, October 5 2024 - 8:39 AM.

[Ants_Dakota]

The recent heat wave over South Dakota still means there is a little bit of time left in this ant shipping season, but not much, so this will be my last update as to the ants available for sale nationwide. Several new states have approved PPQ-526 permits for Solenopsis molesta, which is thrilling! Check out if your state is one of them:

 

Solenopsis molesta

 

See you spring!

Edited by Ants_Dakota, October 9 2024 - 3:26 PM.

[OwlThatLikesAnts]

The recent heat wave over South Dakota still means there is a little bit of time left in this ant shipping season, but not much, so this will be my last update as to the ants available for sale nationwide. Several new states have approved PPQ-526 permits for Solenopsis molesta, which is thrilling! Check out if your state is one of them:

 

Solenopsis molesta

Solenopsis_molesta2.png

 

See you spring!

Can you ship to Quebec, does not have to be just ants, I also mean the nests and test tubes

[Ants_Dakota]

 

The recent heat wave over South Dakota still means there is a little bit of time left in this ant shipping season, but not much, so this will be my last update as to the ants available for sale nationwide. Several new states have approved PPQ-526 permits for Solenopsis molesta, which is thrilling! Check out if your state is one of them:

 

Solenopsis molesta

Solenopsis_molesta2.png

 

See you spring!

Can you ship to Quebec, does not have to be just ants, I also mean the nests and test tubes

 

Unfortunately, communicating between the USDA and the Canadian version of this agency is not something I am able to do, and not even any other ant suppliers have attempted to do so either. As for shipping products, I could probably ship to Quebec, but it would cost more for shipping. To be honest with you, you are probably better off purchasing from another supplier, as I would rather save you the money for shipping than make a sale. That is, unless you are buying a handmade product...coming out soon....

Edited by Ants_Dakota, October 10 2024 - 12:02 PM.