18 replies to this topic

[Solinopis]

I am willing to sell these or trade. I will ship and I have 7 queens available.they are all mated and have not yet layed eggs

Edited by dspdrew, April 15 2017 - 7:22 PM.
Fixed misspelled species name in title

[Loops117]

Edit: Please spell the species name correctly.

Prenolepis imparis

Edited by Loops117, April 14 2017 - 11:04 AM.

[MikeMc]

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Edited by MikeMc, April 14 2017 - 10:43 AM.

[Nathant2131]

You can't tell if an ant is fertile until the first worker has arrived. So I would list them as potentially infertile.

Edited by Nathant2131, April 14 2017 - 8:56 AM.

[Cindy]

Really would not buy if truly impaired

[Jelly]

Shipping Queen ants across state borders is illegal, but within the same state you're OK.

[Nathant2131]

By the way, did these fly by you yet? (if you are from MA)

Edited by Nathant2131, April 15 2017 - 1:42 PM.

[Kevin]

Shipping Queen ants across state borders is illegal, but within the same state you're OK.

 

Please note: Selling and shipping ants across state borders is illegal.

 

We need to add these to the myth thread. It is not illegal to ship ants across borders, however plant pests are illegal to ship over borders. Because there is no defined list of plant pests we assume all ants are excluded from being shipped, but you should be correct when saying this.

 

Also, you really should provide good pictures, location, brood, workers, etc with a price and proper spelling if you want to sell anything.

Edited by Kevin, April 14 2017 - 9:44 AM.

[MikeMc]

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Edited by MikeMc, April 14 2017 - 10:43 AM.

[Kevin]

 

It is not illegal to ship ants across borders, however plant pests are illegal to ship over borders.

 

 

My apologies, Kevin, you are part correct but completely incorrect that you can just import ants without a permit.

 

I just called the USDA office. For shipping ants across state lines, it is REQUIRED to have a permit to import ants across state lines. Form PPQ526 The permit is Free, could take up 80+ days to receive and they have rules that you must abide by, including the chance of an inspection of where the ants will be kept.

 

 

"Because there is no defined list of plant pests we assume all ants are excluded from being shipped"

 

I did say that we don't ship ants across borders because we can assume that all ants are forbidden to be transported across state lines.

[Loops117]

This is exactly what i meant by "bringing up shipping". Someone says they'll ship and everyone feels the need to let them know that it's illegal, regardless of how much they actually know on the subject. Then, the next guy feels the need to interject with what he/she feels is correct about your statement, completely disregarding the original reason the thread was made. Now, we have 8 replies to a thread, and only 1 of them was remotely constructive.

 

You guys are literally the issue.

Drew should delete all the irrelevant responses.

Edited by Loops117, April 14 2017 - 10:44 AM.

[Jelly]

This is exactly what i meant by "bringing up shipping". In general. Someone says they'll ship, then everyone feels the need to let them know that it's illegal, regardless of how much they actually know on the subject. Then, the next guy feels the need to interject with what he feels is correct about your statement, completely disregarding the original reason the thread was made. Now, we have 8 replies to a thread, and only 1 of them was remotely constructive.

 

You guys are literally the issue.

 

It is illegal to ship live ant queens across state borders though. 

[Spamdy]

 

This is exactly what i meant by "bringing up shipping". In general. Someone says they'll ship, then everyone feels the need to let them know that it's illegal, regardless of how much they actually know on the subject. Then, the next guy feels the need to interject with what he feels is correct about your statement, completely disregarding the original reason the thread was made. Now, we have 8 replies to a thread, and only 1 of them was remotely constructive.

 

You guys are literally the issue.

 

It is illegal to ship live ant queens across state borders though. 

 

I second that! look at the GAN farmers and Tar heel ants, you can't ship across borders.

[Civz]

What state are you in? i might be interested

[Jelly]

What state are you in? i might be interested

 

I don't think he's in USA 

[VoidElecent]

I am willing to sell these or trade. I will ship and I have 7 queens available.they are all mated and have not yet layed eggs

 

Every single ant species this guy has ever listed, has been misspelled. Even his name. Whether or not shipping is really legal across state borders, I don't know, but I would not buy ants from anyone who comes across as so unprofessional.

[Civz]

THIS, is a very valid point...  hmmmmmmm

[Canadian anter]

Kevin, plant pests are animals that can negatively affect plants.Since ants need SOME sort of nutrition. Eventually they'll effect plants. Another thing is, while it is difficult to tell the fertility of queens, If he has seen them mate, it is quite possible. I personally think misspelled names might not matter THAT much although it is unprofessional. I also think he should provide some picture proof. There is also a good chance they are not Prenolepis. For all we know, he might have found some Lasius queens instead.

[Alabama Anter]

This is exactly what i meant by "bringing up shipping". Someone says they'll ship and everyone feels the need to let them know that it's illegal, regardless of how much they actually know on the subject. Then, the next guy feels the need to interject with what he/she feels is correct about your statement, completely disregarding the original reason the thread was made. Now, we have 8 replies to a thread, and only 1 of them was remotely constructive.

You guys are literally the issue.
Drew should delete all the irrelevant responses.

Bump this X100.

Also, I recommend that you reveal where you are from to see if anyone lives in your area. You are REALLY suspicious right now.