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Nice! Between me and two friends, we caught 84

That must be hard to deal with...

I currently have 7 queen ants Crematogaster Spp that have some eggs and workers coming. I was thinking I had way too many of them and was wanting to see if anyone was interested In some. I live in Oklahoma and was maybe looking to trade for some equipment or anything that will help me get to the ne...

Nice! I'll sell some on the gan, I'll give u a discount since you aren't a complete stranger :lol: . For some wierd reason, I caught a tetramorium queen today as well. And btw, what you think is lasius may be prenolepis, they look very similar. I got three two and one queen setups for the imparis ri...

Do yourself a favor and use firebrick. It is softer then aac by a tiny bit and is found in places where people do clay work, kiln stores and such. If you are keeping a species such as Veromessor, messor, tetramorium, or pogonomyrmex, coat the inside with a grout-sand mixture to prevent them from che...

Yeah, but for us in the bay area prenolepis imparis is already flying. Caught couple queens!

Can't say for sure, but if they are in your area, you have a decent chance at finding some

Workers are about two or three millimeters, I'm not sure how big compared to fire ants because I have never seen them. As for rain, it honestly doesn't matter. Unlike other ants, P. Imparis seems to fly based solely on temperature, so rain isn't a factor.

Ok this is is specific as it gets. First day that it is above 68, P. Imparis will almost always fly. First, make sure they are in your area. They will often nest at the base of trees, but can be found almost anywhere. The workers are a light tan to a dark brown/black. They are active almost all day,...

I just found a camponotus colony across the street. They are yellow and black, can't wait till the fly!!! Also, when did you plan to take these out of hibernation?