What month or months do Camponotus semitestaceus fly? What are the conditions needed for a flight to occur? And to catch queen I need to go at 8-9PM, right?
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Posted August 29 2023 - 7:14 PM
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Posted August 29 2023 - 7:23 PM
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The difficult part about this question, which you have asked plenty of times before, is C. semitestaceus is a complex of numerous species. There's two main flight times for them all - spring and summer. They follow the same required conditions as other Camponotus that fly in those respective periods. You can catch queens at any time of the day, however night time is usually a bit easier. You simply will not be able to get the answers you are looking for due to the aforementioned taxonomical issues. However, if you are asking about the ones from your identification thread, they appear to be one of the spring-flying species, so you can start there.
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Posted August 29 2023 - 8:53 PM
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The difficult part about this question, which you have asked plenty of times before, is C. semitestaceus is a complex of numerous species. There's two main flight times for them all - spring and summer. They follow the same required conditions as other Camponotus that fly in those respective periods. You can catch queens at any time of the day, however night time is usually a bit easier. You simply will not be able to get the answers you are looking for due to the aforementioned taxonomical issues. However, if you are asking about the ones from your identification thread, they appear to be one of the spring-flying species, so you can start there.
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The difficult part about this question, which you have asked plenty of times before, is C. semitestaceus is a complex of numerous species. There's two main flight times for them all - spring and summer. They follow the same required conditions as other Camponotus that fly in those respective periods. You can catch queens at any time of the day, however night time is usually a bit easier. You simply will not be able to get the answers you are looking for due to the aforementioned taxonomical issues. However, if you are asking about the ones from your identification thread, they appear to be one of the spring-flying species, so you can start there.
Would March and April be a good time to catch them if they are the spring flying ones? Also what are the conditions needed for the sprig ones to fly? A heat wave? Rain?
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The difficult part about this question, which you have asked plenty of times before, is C. semitestaceus is a complex of numerous species. There's two main flight times for them all - spring and summer. They follow the same required conditions as other Camponotus that fly in those respective periods. You can catch queens at any time of the day, however night time is usually a bit easier. You simply will not be able to get the answers you are looking for due to the aforementioned taxonomical issues. However, if you are asking about the ones from your identification thread, they appear to be one of the spring-flying species, so you can start there.
Would March and April be a good time to catch them if they are the spring flying ones? Also what are the conditions needed for the sprig ones to fly? A heat wave? Rain?
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Posted August 30 2023 - 5:11 PM
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The difficult part about this question, which you have asked plenty of times before, is C. semitestaceus is a complex of numerous species. There's two main flight times for them all - spring and summer. They follow the same required conditions as other Camponotus that fly in those respective periods. You can catch queens at any time of the day, however night time is usually a bit easier. You simply will not be able to get the answers you are looking for due to the aforementioned taxonomical issues. However, if you are asking about the ones from your identification thread, they appear to be one of the spring-flying species, so you can start there.
Would March and April be a good time to catch them if they are the spring flying ones? Also what are the conditions needed for the sprig ones to fly? A heat wave? Rain?
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So would I go to catch some during the first heat wave of march?
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Posted September 1 2023 - 9:04 AM
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Or April?
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First heat wave of March. April will bring some, but not as many as in March.
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Posted September 1 2023 - 9:10 AM
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First heat wave of March. April will bring some, but not as many as in March.
Ok thanks!
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