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[EarnsYouMore]

I'm looking for red fire ants.

Scientific name: Solenopsis invicta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Kingdom: Animalia

If your not sure of what I'm looking for them this wiki link will help https://en.m.wikiped...ported_fire_ant

If anyone have any for sale in Virginia then let me know or if you know how to ship them then let me know.

I'm also looking for colony's with multiple queens so any polygyne colony's that already have multiple queens.

Just if you have any for then then let me know and might be something I'm looking for.

What might work best is if have ants then let me know and I might buy them.

Thanks

[Manitobant]

Nobody in their right mind would sell you invicta, as they are extremely invasive. Not to mention the fact that they’re already well established in your state and you could easily find them yourself.

[OiledOlives]

Nobody in their right mind would sell you invicta, as they are extremely invasive. Not to mention the fact that they’re already well established in your state and you could easily find them yourself.

There are four records of S. invicta in Virginia Beach on iNaturalist. Writing that all invicta sellers are not "in their right mind... as they are extremely invasive." does not make sense to me, as invasive species are sold everywhere in the hobby. 

[Manitobant]

What i meant is that invicta are such a common species that nobody even bothers selling them, and it would be easier for him to collect a queen himself from a colony or in one of their massive nuptial flights. Also selling invicta is still quite controversial in the hobby compared to other invasives.

Edited by Manitobant, March 30 2022 - 10:49 AM.

[ANTdrew]

You should have no trouble finding a queen on your own with a little effort. I think they are common in southern parts of our state.

[VenomousBeast]

I'm looking for red fire ants.

Scientific name: Solenopsis invicta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Kingdom: Animalia

If your not sure of what I'm looking for them this wiki link will help https://en.m.wikiped...ported_fire_ant

If anyone have any for sale in Virginia then let me know or if you know how to ship them then let me know.

I'm also looking for colony's with multiple queens so any polygyne colony's that already have multiple queens.

Just if you have any for then then let me know and might be something I'm looking for.

What might work best is if have ants then let me know and I might buy them.

Thanks

Seems like you're looking for a polygynous colony of Solenopsis invicta as well. I'm sorry to disappoint you here, but there's no Solenopsis invicta population in Virginia that accept more than one queen after the initial founding process🤷‍♂️ Also, I don't think there's anyone in Virginia who sells invicta. Especially since there's a border line made to seperate the North from the South to limit the spread of the species,of which, you can't move invicta over this border without a permit and that's EXTREMELY hard to get for invicta.

[OiledOlives]

What i meant is that invicta are such a common species that nobody even bothers selling them, and it would be easier for him to collect a queen himself from a colony or in one of their massive nuptial flights. Also selling invicta is still quite controversial in the hobby compared to other invasives.

Again, iNat only has four records for the species in Virginia Beach, which is extremely low compared to the many observations of other species there are in the region.

[Tai_pan1]

Living in SC, I can say that I love ants…..except for fire ants.  They are a nuisance at best and almost impossible to kill.

[ANTdrew]

Fire ant colonies grow extremely fast. Imagine having a large colony that empties their liquid feeder every few days. You will need to brush hundreds of stinging ants off it every time you refill. Repeat that every three days as long as you have the colony. They are also very skilled at escaping. I would definitely NOT recommend keeping this species unless you enjoy lots of stress, aggravation, and stings.