Catching Queens During Nuptial Flight
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Catching Queens During Nuptial Flight
Does anyone have tips for finding queens during nuptial flight, I've tried all summer and found only 1 camponotus queen! It seems like the only way to is just random wandering, is there any other method to finding them?
Re: Catching Queens During Nuptial Flight
If you find a small pile of loose dirt you can dig it up about 4 to 6 inches deep. You can also find them at night where theres lights on all night mostly you will mostly find tetramorium queens and males tetramorium is one of my favorite species they are fast growing
Re: Catching Queens During Nuptial Flight
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
4) you can find queens in midday hiding under stones barcks BUT BE CARFUL THERE MIGHT BE SNAKES UNDER THE ROCKS
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
4) you can find queens in midday hiding under stones barcks BUT BE CARFUL THERE MIGHT BE SNAKES UNDER THE ROCKS
Re: Catching Queens During Nuptial Flight
Do they get attracted to LED lights or regular?
Founding:
-3 tetramorium queens
-1 Formica queen
-4 groups of acorn ant queens (they're polygenous)
Super excited to start this amazing hobby
-3 tetramorium queens
-1 Formica queen
-4 groups of acorn ant queens (they're polygenous)
Super excited to start this amazing hobby
Re: Catching Queens During Nuptial Flight
They best get attracted to CFL or florocent bulbs but LED is fine
Re: Catching Queens During Nuptial Flight
Ok thanks
Founding:
-3 tetramorium queens
-1 Formica queen
-4 groups of acorn ant queens (they're polygenous)
Super excited to start this amazing hobby
-3 tetramorium queens
-1 Formica queen
-4 groups of acorn ant queens (they're polygenous)
Super excited to start this amazing hobby
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Re: Catching Queens During Nuptial Flight
I just found 10 queens today. The area I had caught them in had been warmer than usual this week. It was also really humid and windy. I guess those were the perfect conditions. There doesn't have to be rain, I think it just has to be humid.
Keeper of:
1x Camponotus Hyatti
1x Lasius alienus colonies
1x Tetramorium immigrans
1x Camponotus Hyatti
1x Lasius alienus colonies
1x Tetramorium immigrans
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Re: Catching Queens During Nuptial Flight
I found three in my hair during my last walk. They are everywhere here now.
Re: Catching Queens During Nuptial Flight
You lucky beast.VisualDarkness wrote: ↑Wed Aug 09, 2017 6:58 amI found three in my hair during my last walk. They are everywhere here now.
Re: Catching Queens During Nuptial Flight
I have not found any ant queens, I will take even the most common types I really want to get into ant keeping.
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