As anyone in Nova Scotia seen any nuptial flights yet? I am not able to watch 24/7 so I may have missed a flight.
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Any Nuptial flights in Nova Scotia Canada yet?
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AntsMAN
, Jul 2 2015 10:16 AM
nuptial flight nova scotia
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Posted July 2 2015 - 10:16 AM
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Current queens/colonies
Camponotus novaeboracensis x2
Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2
Camponotus herculeanus x1
Formica sp. x1
Lasius americanus x1 (Lasius alienus)
Lasius neoniger x1
Crematogastor cerasi x1
Myrmica sp. x1
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Posted July 8 2015 - 3:28 AM
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Camponotus novaeboracensis - July 07 2015, Dry weather, 75F, 5:00PM. Never seen the flight but found three wondering around.
Current queens/colonies
Camponotus novaeboracensis x2
Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2
Camponotus herculeanus x1
Formica sp. x1
Lasius americanus x1 (Lasius alienus)
Lasius neoniger x1
Crematogastor cerasi x1
Myrmica sp. x1
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Posted July 14 2015 - 6:45 AM
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Camponotus pennsylvanicus flight - July 14 2015 11:45AM.
Current queens/colonies
Camponotus novaeboracensis x2
Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2
Camponotus herculeanus x1
Formica sp. x1
Lasius americanus x1 (Lasius alienus)
Lasius neoniger x1
Crematogastor cerasi x1
Myrmica sp. x1
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Posted July 14 2015 - 7:10 AM
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June is always a slow month for northern locations.
We see mass flights mid-late July and August and a couple in early September.
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Posted August 22 2015 - 5:06 PM
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Lasius neoniger flight August 22 2015, after thunder showers, 80F, 100% humidity, lasted about an hour.
If there is a proper format I should be putting this in please let me know.
I have six with wings in a small starting chamber made of firebrick, CD plastic, marine silicone, and water dish with a brass pipe screen.
These two had no wings so I put them together in a test tube.
Current queens/colonies
Camponotus novaeboracensis x2
Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2
Camponotus herculeanus x1
Formica sp. x1
Lasius americanus x1 (Lasius alienus)
Lasius neoniger x1
Crematogastor cerasi x1
Myrmica sp. x1
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Posted September 1 2015 - 5:20 PM
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I found a male in between my front door and the storm door and I put it with some new queens that I got from a local colony (they hadn't flown yet), will they mate? Did I have to wait for the new queens to fly before they can mate?
Thanks,
-Nolan
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Posted September 1 2015 - 5:40 PM
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I found a male in between my front door and the storm door and I put it with some new queens that I got from a local colony (they hadn't flown yet), will they mate? Did I have to wait for the new queens to fly before they can mate?
Thanks,
-Nolan
Most ants will not mate when you put a male and a female together and large mature colonies in captivity may attempt a nuptial flight but it's not likely they will mate with each other even breaching a nest to get the alates out won't get them to mate either. Ants mate en mass during certain periods during the year and conditions must be just right for them to come out not to mention most ants mate in the air or find partners in the air. Even though it's highly unlikely they would mate its not unheard. Some species like Myrmica and Argentine ants are said to mate within the nest or at the entrance, these species are also polygynous.
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