How do I catch queens?

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Mistergatsby

How do I catch queens?

Post: # 25778Post Mistergatsby
Thu Jul 20, 2017 12:47 pm

Ive been looking for queens in my area and i cant find any
(Its there mating season) also ive been seeing alot of black crazy ants and ive been wondering how to get a black crazy ant queen. I know they dont have nuptial flights so how do you get them?

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tiger01vincent
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Re: How do I catch queens?

Post: # 25803Post tiger01vincent
Thu Jul 20, 2017 2:34 pm

If you live in a suburban area, Just keep on walking slowly on the whitest of sidewalks you have (because you spot them muuuuch easier on white backgrounds) and you will soon find one. I live in the middle of nowhere in sweden in the forest, and beleave me, I have no sidewalks at all, hardly a road..... And I have managed to catch 5 Queens! (not black crazy ants tho XD) And out here, its reeeeally hard to spot them, scinse there is no "white /bright" surface around, only moss and dirt... Dot loose hope, and if there is a rainstorm, try going out 1h after it because they usually have theis nuptial flight after a rainy day, and wait those 30 min after so they have time to get fertilized.

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idahoantgirl
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Re: How do I catch queens?

Post: # 25901Post idahoantgirl
Thu Jul 20, 2017 11:15 pm

this is ant canada's video on the topic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWSIe5iZk3Y
Proverbs 6:6-8

Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.

Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile

muhilanirudh

Re: How do I catch queens?

Post: # 26207Post muhilanirudh
Sat Jul 22, 2017 8:40 am

Black crazy ants have nuptial flight

They fly around June July

Finding queens is very easy

1) queens will fly mainly after a rain

2) always keep your balcony lights on queens fly right in to your home

3) queens get attracted to light

muhilanirudh

Re: How do I catch queens?

Post: # 26210Post muhilanirudh
Sat Jul 22, 2017 8:48 am

Black crazy ants do fly

They mainly fly in the time of June, July

Finding queens is very easy

1) queens will fly mainly after a rain

2) always keep your balcony lights on queens fly right in to your home

3) queens get attracted to light

Also after a rain storm walk around your home in your area you will find some

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