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[Klassien]

Went out this morning looking for some ant activity, and what do you know--they're finally out! Was hoping a round of nuptial flights would happen today but with all this wind I doubt it. Can't find any Indiana ant keepers on here either, bummer:( Anyone around the Midwest having any luck finding queens yet?

[BMM]

No queens yet, save for a few I've seen in established colonies. So far the weather's been really up and down. No long stretches of warm weather. Most of next week is supposed to be in 70's here in St. Louis. Maybe that'll do it.

[KingLarryXVII]

Looks like the first flights are happening here in Michigan today

[Klassien]

Yep they're happening here in Indiana, woohoo! Happened to spot a queen (I think) while mulching so in the test tube she went  

 

[Martialis]

If you provide measurements and a somewhat clearer photo, I can ID it. Reminiscent of a worker, though.

[Klassien]

If you provide measurements and a somewhat clearer photo, I can ID it. Reminiscent of a worker, though.

It's about 6mm long. It looks like it has scars by its legs, but it could be just the species. I'm hoping these are better:

[Martialis]

The picture really needed is one from the side, and I cannot see any from that angle. May be a Lasius parasite.

[Alabama Anter]

Parasitic Lasius.

[Klassien]

The picture really needed is one from the side, and I cannot see any from that angle. May be a Lasius parasite.

Yep it's a Lasius Umbratus unfortunately

[BMM]

Some Camponotus pennsylvanicus may have flown. I found a dead queen at my work today. She still had her wings.

[forest]

yeah i found a new colony in a woodchip i took the queen which is i believe to be a temnothorax curvispinosis in ohio I'm new to this the queen is laying and i can't find an ant species list for ohio which is sad

[forest]

and also any good strategies for finding queens??? my area dosent have many ant hills that i find so queens are lacking

Edited by forest, April 11 2017 - 1:34 PM.

[Klassien]

Some Camponotus pennsylvanicus may have flown. I found a dead queen at my work today. She still had her wings.

That's encouraging, went out on a walk for a couple of hours and found nothing but workers. Happened to see a huge tetramorium war going on though.

 

and also any good strategies for finding queens??? my area dosent have many ant hills that i find so queens are lacking

This thread might help you: http://www.formicult...tch-queen-ants/

If you see alates swarming/nuptial flights, odds are you'll find quite a few queens around.

[forest]

 

Some Camponotus pennsylvanicus may have flown. I found a dead queen at my work today. She still had her wings.

That's encouraging, went out on a walk for a couple of hours and found nothing but workers. Happened to see a huge tetramorium war going on though.

 

and also any good strategies for finding queens??? my area dosent have many ant hills that i find so queens are lacking

This thread might help you: http://www.formicult...tch-queen-ants/

If you see alates swarming/nuptial flights, odds are you'll find quite a few queens around.

 

thanks

[Martialis]

Some Camponotus pennsylvanicus may have flown. I found a dead queen at my work today. She still had her wings.

 

For Klassien and I, they won't fly until late April.

[BMM]

 

Some Camponotus pennsylvanicus may have flown. I found a dead queen at my work today. She still had her wings.

 

For Klassien and I, they won't fly until late April.

 

Sunday we hit the low 80's here, so I'm pretty sure that may have done it. We're going to have a few more 80+ days this week, so I'm going to hit up the local park and see if I can find any queens.

[Jaaron]

yeah i found a new colony in a woodchip i took the queen which is i believe to be a temnothorax curvispinosis in ohio I'm new to this the queen is laying and i can't find an ant species list for ohio which is sad

 

SADNESS BE GONE!!!

 

Aphaenogaster fulva

Aphaenogaster lamellidens

Aphaenogaster mariae

Aphaenogaster picea

Aphaenogaster rudis

Aphaenogaster tennesseensis

Aphaenogaster treatae

Brachymyrmex depilis

Camponotus americanus

Camponotus caryae

Camponotus castaneus

Camponotus chromaiodes

Camponotus discolor

Camponotus nearcticus

Camponotus novaeboracensis

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Camponotus subbarbatus

Colobopsis impressa

Colobopsis mississippiensis

Crematogaster cerasi

Crematogaster lineolata

Crematogaster pilosa

Dolichoderus plagiatus

Dolichoderus pustulatus

Dolichoderus taschenbergi

Dorymyrmex grandulus

Dorymyrmex insanus

Forelius pruinosus

Formica argentea

Formica aserva

Formica biophilica

Formica dakotensis

Formica difficilis

Formica dolosa

Formica exsectoides

Formica fusca

Formica glacialis

Formica gynocrates

Formica incerta

Formica integra

Formica lasioides

Formica montana

Formica neogagates

Formica obscuripes

Formica obscuriventris

Formica pallidefulva

Formica pergandei

Formica podzolica

Formica postoculata

Formica prociliata

Formica querquetulana

Formica rubicunda

Formica subaenescens

Formica subintegra

Formica subsericea

Formica ulkei

Formica vinculans

Hypoponera opacior

Lasius alienus

Lasius claviger

Lasius crypticus

Lasius flavus

Lasius interjectus

Lasius latipes

Lasius minutus

Lasius nearcticus

Lasius neoniger

Lasius niger

Lasius speculiventris

Lasius umbratus

Leptothorax muscorum

Monomorium minimum

Myrmecina americana

Myrmica americana

Myrmica detritinodis

Myrmica fracticornis

Myrmica incompleta

Myrmica latifrons

Myrmica lobifrons

Myrmica pinetorum

Myrmica punctiventris

Myrmica semiparasitica

Neivamyrmex carolinensis

Nylanderia arenivaga

Nylanderia faisonensis

Nylanderia parvula

Nylanderia terricola

Nylanderia vividula

Pheidole bicarinata

Pheidole dentata

Pheidole pilifera

Pheidole tysoni

Polyergus lucidus

Polyergus montivagus

Ponera pennsylvanica

Prenolepis imparis

Proceratium crassicorne

Proceratium pergandei

Proceratium silaceum

Solenopsis carolinensis

Solenopsis molesta

Solenopsis texana

Stenamma brevicorne

Stenamma impar

Stenamma schmittii

Stigmatomma pallipes

Strumigenys abdita

Strumigenys bimarginata

Strumigenys clypeata

Strumigenys dietrichi

Strumigenys hyalina

Strumigenys missouriensis

Strumigenys ohioensis

Strumigenys ornata

Strumigenys pergandei

Strumigenys pilinasis

Strumigenys pulchella

Strumigenys reflexa

Strumigenys rostrata

Strumigenys talpa

Tapinoma sessile

Temnothorax ambiguus

Temnothorax americanus

Temnothorax curvispinosus

Temnothorax duloticus

Temnothorax longispinosus

Temnothorax minutissimus

Temnothorax pergandei

Temnothorax schaumii

Temnothorax smithi

Temnothorax texanus

Trachymyrmex septentrionalis

[BMM]

Camponotus has definitely flown in eastern Missouri. We've had on and off showers over the past week and have been in the upper 70's and low 80's.

 

*EDIT*

6 wingless queens so far. That's probably enough. I'm also out of test tubes.

Edited by BMM, April 14 2017 - 9:37 AM.

[Spamdy]

Some Camponotus pennsylvanicus may have flown. I found a dead queen at my work today. She still had her wings.

They have, caught 2 yesterday, but I'm down here in Texas.

[Klassien]

Not the best at identifying ants, but they are definitely flying today. Took a nice walk around the town and didn't find any live mated queens though