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[ANTdrew]

Here’s a rough timeline for our Mid-Atlantic region:
March-April: Prenolepis imparis and parasitic Lasius
May-June: Camponotus species
June-July: Tetramorium immigrans (early morning), Pheidole species, Nylanderia species
July: Formica species, Monomorium minimum
August-September: Crematogaster cerasi
September: Lasius species

Edited by ANTdrew, May 4 2021 - 1:30 PM.

[gs5248]

That is weird. The formica I found was caught in March.

[ANTdrew]

That is weird. The formica I found was caught in March.

You live on the other side of the country, right?

[Chickalo]

Camponotus should be flying now.  You can also find some parasites from last year that weren't successful.  Just go to some woods and continuously flip logs and rocks until you find queens.  If you find a colony, just flip the rock back over.  If it's a polygynous colony and you're really desperate you can take some workers and a queen from there (depending on the species, try to stick with highly popular species like Tetramorium or Camponotus [usually species like pennsylvanicus])

[ReignofRage]

Ok, most say it's in spring/now, also I don't know when they fly (I mean like what time of the day). It's probably really early in the morning because I never see them.

Night usually is good considering a lot of stuff is nocturnal.