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[Antcrisp]

I'm looking to buy a queen in Neveda.

Edited by Antcrisp, October 26 2016 - 6:25 AM.

[T.C.]

Honestly, I don't think I have met anybody from Nevada here, but check the member map and see if you can find anything.

[Antcrisp]

How do i check membermap? Sorry I'm new to the site . I'm having trouble finding a queen here in my area .

[T.C.]

http://www.formiculture.com/membermap/

 

I don't really now much about Ants in Nevada, it might be too late. However I don't now when nuptial flights take place in Neveda. Do some research to see when nuptial flights take place in your area?

 

I can dig around for you on other forums i go to and see if their is any other Nevada ant people their if you want?

[Antcrisp]

I have been to antscanada and nothing they have no queen in NV at the moment. Yesterday when i was queen hunting,i found queen colony entrance.

https://imgur.com/gallery/yeAtp

If you can do that i would really appriciate.

[Antcrisp]

I just looked and no one close by,only in California are the closes one .

[T.C.]

You bet I will look around, however that queen you got there? You took her out of a colony? She is probably infertile since she still has her wings and she is definetly infertile if you took her from a mature colony, so she probably never mated.

[Antcrisp]

I caught her from a mature colony,she was going in and out of the colony. So i guess she hasn't mated yet.

What should i do with her?

[CallMeCraven]

I live in the Elko area, and for the most part nuptial flights are over up here in the northern part. I did see a colony of Pogonomyrmex occidentalis last week that was acting like it was going to fly, but I am sure it got knocked down by afternoon showers. Unfortunately, I am new to the hobby so I only have 1 queen who hasn't started producing yet, I believe because she is going into hibernation. I also have not seen anybody selling queens in our state. Sorry about the lack of help, but Spring will come and with it lots of queens (hopefully). Nevada has a very large diversity of ant species.

[T.C.]

Hate to say it man, but I am gonna be of no help, I asked around and couldn't find any Nevada ant keepers, sorry.

[T.C.]

I caught her from a mature colony,she was going in and out of the colony. So i guess she hasn't mated yet.

What should i do with her?

Just might as well throw her out your door, she is for sure infertile. Sorry

[Antcrisp]

@Callmecraven Really sucks,idk how other states are still finding queens. Yea no other choice but to wait for spring :,(

[Antcrisp]

@T.C

Thank you for trying guess I'm gonna need to wait for spring which sucks.

I feel bad for her she but can't do nothing else. Thank you again

[T.C.]

No Problem