Pennsylvania and Nearby Locations Nuptial Flight Sightings Thread
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Nothing after I declined grabbing some out of the nest. I'm def getting out the black light tonight darn i was upset I couldn't find any. Well I did see what I thought was a queen but they are camponotus and they are reddish brown with a dark gaster congrats on finding one. What genus?
Re: Pennsylvania and Nearby Locations Nuptial Flight Sightings Thread
I mean what genus did u catch?
Did u ever see the reddish carpenters?
Did u ever see the reddish carpenters?
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Nothing for me today... Going out at night? Much luck with that? I haven't heard of trying that
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nightxwolf88 wrote:Nothing for me today... Going out at night? Much luck with that? I haven't heard of trying that
Thanks! I caught 6 camponotus chromaiodes quhothescienceguy1980 wrote:I mean what genus did u catch?
Did u ever see the reddish carpenters?
With all the things ants can do, you wonder, who rules the planet
Keeper of:
Camponotus Pennsylvanicus
Pheidole sp.
Keeper of:
Camponotus Pennsylvanicus
Pheidole sp.
Re: Pennsylvania and Nearby Locations Nuptial Flight Sightings Thread
thescienceguy1980 wrote:I mean what genus did u catch?
Did u ever see the reddish carpenters?
Whoops I meant to say that I caught 6 camponotus chromaiodes queens at night a few weeks ago. They are sort of redish and their workers are too. Some camp.s only fly at night. Black lights attract them. Thanks!nightxwolf88 wrote:Nothing for me today... Going out at night? Much luck with that? I haven't heard of trying that
With all the things ants can do, you wonder, who rules the planet
Keeper of:
Camponotus Pennsylvanicus
Pheidole sp.
Keeper of:
Camponotus Pennsylvanicus
Pheidole sp.
Re: Pennsylvania and Nearby Locations Nuptial Flight Sightings Thread
Hmmmmm I have seen and i caught a few camponotus with a red thorax I was thinking they were novaeborensis
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Although I have seen some camponotus workers today that looked to be mostly red just a black abdomen
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The theory is good, I've heard of luck doing it but haven't had any with queens at night. Supposedly Camponotus fly and mate around 2-4am so catching them then if you can find them sounds plausible, just harder to see them. You can employ a method of using a UV Black Light anda white sheet with the light shining on it (or above from under it) and attract many bugs including ants. I try pretty often but mostly find male ants, moths, beetles, etc. Sometimes I have three or more male alates that found the light and white sheet but no queens came. I'm guessing if I camped out at night and constantly watched for them it would be easier but I usually set it up for an hour or two and then go to bed.nightxwolf88 wrote:Nothing for me today... Going out at night? Much luck with that? I haven't heard of trying that
Re: Pennsylvania and Nearby Locations Nuptial Flight Sightings Thread
Now does this night anting for our areas just effective for camponotus pretty much? Honestly camponutus queens I haven't had trouble catching at all even 230 in the afternoon its just finding some other queens like maybe tetramorium or lasius that I cant seem to do haha
Re: Pennsylvania and Nearby Locations Nuptial Flight Sightings Thread
Not sure to be honest I'm new at this. I found most of my lasius in the mulch (where I didn't expect to find any ants)nightxwolf88 wrote:Now does this night anting for our areas just effective for camponotus pretty much? Honestly camponutus queens I haven't had trouble catching at all even 230 in the afternoon its just finding some other queens like maybe tetramorium or lasius that I cant seem to do haha
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