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Queen Ant Spotting/Mating Chart

Started By dspdrew , Dec 17 2013 12:41 PM
anting mating queens swarming alates mating flight nuptial flight

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#1261 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted March 11 2019 - 6:31 AM

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I am expecting some Prenolepis flights tomorrow and the day after. Temps will be 70 and 77 degrees Fahrenheit!

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#1262 Offline VenomousBeast - Posted March 11 2019 - 6:48 AM

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I am also expecting flights from Prenolepis imparis either today or Thursday this week. Today being close to 65 and Thursday being 70. We haven't had a day this warm since November. (We also had rain yesterday morning) 

 

This is for Fairfax County, VA and surrounding areas, I'm not sure on other areas outside of Northern Va and Southern Md


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#1263 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted March 11 2019 - 7:45 AM

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The thing about Tennessee is that it can be 75 degrees and sunny one day, and the next it can be 15 degrees and raining, in Winter. Summer is nearly always 85-90 degrees and sunny.

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#1264 Offline nurbs - Posted March 17 2019 - 11:39 AM

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Species: Camponotus clarithorax, Camponotus essigi, Liometopum occidentale
 
Location: Eaton Canyon, CA
Date: March 16, 2019
Time: 7PM
Temperature: 67F
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Rain: Rain a few weeks prior
 
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#1265 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted March 17 2019 - 1:12 PM

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I'm jelly...

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#1266 Offline kingz2015 - Posted March 17 2019 - 1:22 PM

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What is that first pic? Does it help catch queens?

#1267 Offline opezskiller - Posted March 18 2019 - 12:10 PM

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What is that first pic? Does it help catch queens?


It’s a blacklight and yes

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#1268 Offline kingz2015 - Posted March 18 2019 - 12:25 PM

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Ok but what is the sheet for and why is standing?

#1269 Offline VoidElecent - Posted March 18 2019 - 12:29 PM

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Ok but what is the sheet for and why is standing?

 

There's a section about black lighting in here that you may find to be helpful.


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#1270 Offline nurbs - Posted March 18 2019 - 4:02 PM

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Species: Camponotus clarithorax, Camponotus quercicola, Camponotus sansabeanus, Camponotus vicinus, Liometopum occidentale
 
Location: Chaney Trail, Altadena CA
Date: March 17, 2019
Time: 9PM
Temperature: 65F
Humidity: 20%
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Rain: Rain a few weeks prior
 
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#1271 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted March 19 2019 - 6:11 AM

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Nurbs too good.... Camponotus flights in Tennessee start in April........

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#1272 Offline nurbs - Posted March 20 2019 - 6:07 PM

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Species: Camponotus sansabeanus
Location: Whitney Canyon Park, Santa Clarita CA
Date: March 17, 2019
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#1273 Offline Rstheant - Posted March 20 2019 - 8:02 PM

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Salsabeans are like Tetramorium for you.
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#1274 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted March 21 2019 - 4:11 AM

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Species: Prenolepis imparis
Location: White House, Tennessee
Date: 3-20-29
Time: 6:30 pm
Temperature: 65 F
Humidity:%60
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#1275 Offline B_rad0806 - Posted April 1 2019 - 9:36 AM

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Species: Myrmecocystus Testaceus 

Location: Whitney Canyon Park, Santa Clarita CA

Time: 8:00

Humidity: 34%

Wind: N/A

Rain: A week or 2 ago

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#1276 Offline anttics - Posted April 1 2019 - 12:32 PM

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Species: Camponotus sansabeanus
Location: Whitney Canyon Park, Santa Clarita CA
Date: March 17, 2019
Time: 9PM
Temperature: 65F
Humidity: 20%
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Rain: Rain a few weeks prior

How far into the trail did you find the queens. Are they at the foothills only, or on the hills. Liquidbee and me are having problems fiding them with perfect conditions, and large parks with mountauns m, and trails. Also would there be more tonight I live close. Thoses are the non hybernating salsabeans

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#1277 Offline nurbs - Posted April 1 2019 - 2:23 PM

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Species: Camponotus us-ca02, Camponotus clarithorax, Camponotus quercicola, Camponotus vicinus
 
Location: Santa Ana Mountains, CA
Date: March 30th, 2019
Time: 8PM
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#1278 Offline Rstheant - Posted April 1 2019 - 3:19 PM

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Are you gonna sell some?

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#1279 Offline nurbs - Posted April 1 2019 - 3:20 PM

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Are you gonna sell some?

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No, sorry!


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#1280 Offline Zeiss - Posted April 1 2019 - 5:33 PM

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Are you gonna sell some?

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No, sorry!

 

You aren't sorry.


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