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District, Maryland, & Virginia Queen Watch

Started By IcarusSkybound , Apr 14 2018 12:16 PM

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#521 Offline Lillyrose - Posted March 26 2021 - 1:53 PM

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I only found males .. oh well .. it was a beautiful day
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#522 Offline AleeGuy - Posted March 27 2021 - 1:23 PM

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Aphidicola(and probably other lasius parasites) are looking for host colonies after hibernation right now, so if anyone wants to catch them then it's a good time for that and it is almost guaranteed that they are mated. I caught one by accident like 10 minutes ago.

#523 Offline ANTdrew - Posted March 27 2021 - 1:33 PM

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My brother found a winged Camponotus queen.
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#524 Offline AleeGuy - Posted March 27 2021 - 1:37 PM

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My brother found a winged Camponotus queen.

 It's so earllly %)


#525 Offline ANTdrew - Posted March 27 2021 - 1:45 PM

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I know!!! Probably just a fluke.
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#526 Offline ANTdrew - Posted March 28 2021 - 1:34 PM

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Got the queen from my brother. She’s definitely C. pennsylvanicus.

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#527 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted March 28 2021 - 4:31 PM

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Makes sense, they're the earliest flying of the Camponotus here as well.


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#528 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted March 29 2021 - 3:34 AM

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Makes sense, they're the earliest flying of the Camponotus here as well.

Same here. Then the C. novaeboracensis fly later on the same day or the next day.


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#529 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 7 2021 - 4:38 AM

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I wonder if Camponotus may fly today as we hit the 80s? It is still a bit early, though.


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#530 Offline RVAOsprey - Posted April 7 2021 - 5:45 AM

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It is a bit early, true, but its been consistently warm for a few days in a row now. I'm really looking at Sunday here. Should be rain/storms Saturday then about 80 on Sunday. Decent odds, and should be kinda cooled off next week so I'm hoping for something before that haha


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#531 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted April 7 2021 - 6:28 AM

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I wonder if Camponotus may fly today as we hit the 80s? It is still a bit early, though.

They're starting to fly by me. Yesterday the alates were wandering out around the nest entrance, never actually flew.


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#532 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted April 7 2021 - 7:45 AM

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You guys are lucky. I have found one queen here in MI. I'll have to try to get out when they are actually flying.

lucky i havent found any all I've found is a crispy tetra queen from last year


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#533 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted April 7 2021 - 8:06 AM

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You guys are lucky. I have found one queen here in MI. I'll have to try to get out when they are actually flying.

lucky i havent found any all I've found is a crispy tetra queen from last year
I actually found 8 more yesterday, though one died for unknown reasons...

#534 Offline AleeGuy - Posted April 8 2021 - 8:36 AM

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Tons of Camponotus males flew yesterday.

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#535 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted April 8 2021 - 8:49 AM

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I have caught three common paper wasp queens and 1 vespula vulgaris which I am hoping is really a queen.
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#536 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 11 2021 - 5:57 AM

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I’m on high alert for Camponotus flights in NoVa this afternoon!
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#537 Offline Lillyrose - Posted April 11 2021 - 1:20 PM

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I’m on high alert for Camponotus flights in NoVa this afternoon!


I went for several walks and haven't spotted anything yet

#538 Offline RVAOsprey - Posted April 11 2021 - 1:46 PM

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Same, I was expecting it to be a good day but none so far. I think I saw a male but I wasn't sure on the ID, I'd say about 70% chance. Probably set up a black light in the yard tonight


#539 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 11 2021 - 1:52 PM

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Getting windy and raining. No flights today.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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#540 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 11 2021 - 2:09 PM

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Boooooo
Won’t be until May then for the main flight.
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