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[UtahAnts]

When is the next prenuptial flight? For Utah county.


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Nuptial flights in Utah county seemed to have been messed up this year. Usually Camponotus vicinus would have flown weeks ago, but I have yet to see a single queen. I would recommend looking for a nuptial flight during a hot, humid day during the next two weeks; you're bound to find something as soon as the weather consistently stays above 80 in the evenings.

[Loljayman]

When is the next prenuptial flight? For Utah county.


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Nuptial flights in Utah county seemed to have been messed up this year. Usually Camponotus vicinus would have flown weeks ago, but I have yet to see a single queen. I would recommend looking for a nuptial flight during a hot, humid day during the next two weeks; you're bound to find something as soon as the weather consistently stays above 80 in the evenings.

I found a queen earlier today but I don’t know if she’s mated. I don’t know the species


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[UtahAnts]

Could you post an image of the queen? Just use the "more reply options" button and attach an image file to your post.

[Loljayman]

No because I don’t have the full version of my account. It won’t let me post a picture until I pay


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[ANTdrew]

No because I don’t have the full version of my account. It won’t let me post a picture until I pay
You don’t have to pay anything to post pictures.

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You don’t have to pay anything to post pictures.

Edited by ANTdrew, May 16 2022 - 11:09 AM.

[United-Ants]

Parasitic Formica queen today in my front yard  temp 73 degrees 

[UtahAnts]

Found a dozen Camponotus vicinus queens last night after the small rainstorm in the afternoon in Utah Valley

9:30-10 pm on a forested trail

Weather: 68 degrees, 3 mph wind, 30% humidity

 

 

[cabalxxvi]

I am rather new the ant keeping world and have been keeping an eye out for a nuptial flight in Uintah County, but I haven't seen anything at all yet. Just some tetramorium immigrans building up their nests from already established colonies through my area, but no queens as of yet. Will keep updated for anyone in Eastern Utah.

[UTants]

I just found a camponotus queen. I'm not sure what particular species she is, I'm guessing Pennsylvanicus maybe?

[UtahAnts]

Nice! If you post images we may be able to help ID your queen for certain

 

Edit: Saw your pictures, looks like Camponotus herculeanus or modoc

Edited by UtahAnts, May 27 2022 - 10:28 AM.

[UtahAnts]

While backpacking yesterday (from 6 to 10 pm with minimal wind), I found several dealate Camponotus spp. and a formica subsericea queen all on the trail.

 

Species: One C. hyatti, a couple C. novaeboracensis and many C. modoc or something similar (see the images below). 

 

 

 

 

[United-Ants]

Formica fusca or a nother sp flight in marysvall canyon time 2.30pm

[FloridaAnts]

When is the next prenuptial flight? For Utah county.
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Nuptial flights in Utah county seemed to have been messed up this year. Usually Camponotus vicinus would have flown weeks ago, but I have yet to see a single queen. I would recommend looking for a nuptial flight during a hot, humid day during the next two weeks; you're bound to find something as soon as the weather consistently stays above 80 in the evenings.

Sounds like Florida right now. We had one heavy rain in April. We are finally getting rain, so some species are flying a little late.

[United-Ants]

Tetramorium immigrans are starting to fly 

[UtahAnts]

I hiked up Rock Canyon in Provo Utah yesterday. Species found listed below. In a pine forested area to the left of the trail, I found a large population of cryptic yellow Lasius. The ants were smaller then some other parasitic Lasius cryptics I've seen, and some colonies were farming root aphids. One colony even had some large alate larvae, which hopefully means the queens will be out in a month or two.

 

I also found several large colonies of a genus I had never seen before, they seemed to be partially arbroreal. Colonies were territtorial and workers were very polymorphic. Workers were about 3-6 mm long. I'm guessing Liometupum sp. but it's just a shot in the dark. Does anyone know what these are? See gif and corresponding images.

 

Aphaenogaster occidentalis

Tapinoma sp.

Solenopsis molesta

Monomorium minimum

Tetramorium immigrans

Crematogaster sp.

Camponotus vicinus

Camponotus hyatti

Liometopum?

Formica spp.

 

 

Liometopum?

Some workers taking on a weevil:

 

 

 

 

Lasius

 

 

 

[United-Ants]

The top ants are Liometopum locusum workers

[United-Ants]

Teteramorum immigrans flight today

[UtahAnts]

I saw tetramorium as well in Provo. Also found Formica, Camponotus and Lasius queens up nearby canyons.

[United-Ants]

Formica montana are starting to fly

Edited by United-Ants, June 21 2022 - 10:56 AM.

[United-Ants]

Myrmecocystus sp migh fly where I live