Pennsylvania and Nearby Locations Nuptial Flight Sightings Thread

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KvnRepublic

Re: Pennsylvania and Nearby Locations Nuptial Flight Sightings Thread

Post: # 7655Post KvnRepublic
Tue Jun 21, 2016 2:57 pm

If they fly around 5:00 am what time would you go looking for them?

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Re: Pennsylvania and Nearby Locations Nuptial Flight Sightings Thread

Post: # 7657Post AntsRule
Tue Jun 21, 2016 3:12 pm

KvnRepublic wrote:If they fly around 5:00 am what time would you go looking for them?
Search in the morning, it does not have to be 5:00 AM just like 9:00-10:00 AM I just took around 30 queens from my pool. I did not keep them because I have to many. They flew in the morning and still survived until 4:00 PM :D
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KvnRepublic

Re: Pennsylvania and Nearby Locations Nuptial Flight Sightings Thread

Post: # 7664Post KvnRepublic
Tue Jun 21, 2016 3:42 pm

AntsRule wrote:
KvnRepublic wrote:If they fly around 5:00 am what time would you go looking for them?
Search in the morning, it does not have to be 5:00 AM just like 9:00-10:00 AM I just took around 30 queens from my pool. I did not keep them because I have to many. They flew in the morning and still survived until 4:00 PM :D
Do you know where else you could find them besides in water?

nightxwolf88

Re: Pennsylvania and Nearby Locations Nuptial Flight Sightings Thread

Post: # 7676Post nightxwolf88
Tue Jun 21, 2016 5:14 pm

None in my pool yet :(

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Re: Pennsylvania and Nearby Locations Nuptial Flight Sightings Thread

Post: # 7692Post AntsRule
Tue Jun 21, 2016 8:05 pm

nightxwolf88 wrote:None in my pool yet :(
waaaah :o
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thescienceguy1980

Re: Pennsylvania and Nearby Locations Nuptial Flight Sightings Thread

Post: # 7749Post thescienceguy1980
Thu Jun 23, 2016 9:41 am

AntsRule wrote:
Newbie wrote:Ok guy I'm really new,to this but I'm having a really hard time finding a queen . Is anyone near Schuylkill county pa
Tetramorium sp. E are super abundant this time of year. I can catch 30 a day in 5 minutes time because they get trapped in my pool. I highly suggest checking pools and bodies of water. They fly early morning around 5:00 AM. I am in Chester County (north eastern PA) :D
I can confirm this as true! This am around 530 I went out and bam! Tons of them flying and all queens, didn't see one male. Im sure they were still flying and mating as the queens were falling from the sky like rain drops : )

nightxwolf88

Re: Pennsylvania and Nearby Locations Nuptial Flight Sightings Thread

Post: # 7752Post nightxwolf88
Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:20 am

Man I went for a walk at 9-10 am didn't see anything

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Re: Pennsylvania and Nearby Locations Nuptial Flight Sightings Thread

Post: # 7773Post Antics
Thu Jun 23, 2016 5:16 pm

Any advice for Philadelphia?
First time ant keeper in Philadelphia, PA! Would love to get together and trade info about ant keeping if you're around!

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Re: Pennsylvania and Nearby Locations Nuptial Flight Sightings Thread

Post: # 7775Post AntsRule
Thu Jun 23, 2016 5:40 pm

Antics wrote:Any advice for Philadelphia?
Check pools! :D
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Re: Pennsylvania and Nearby Locations Nuptial Flight Sightings Thread

Post: # 7820Post AntsRule
Sat Jun 25, 2016 8:53 am

Today looks great for flights! I just hope it is not only a tertamorium because I have so many. 86 degrees and it rained pretty heavily yesterday. I wish all or you luck! :D
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