Nuptial Flight Mexico

Where and when are you finding queen ants? A section to share nuptial flight schedules by ant species and locality

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ElGraves
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Nuptial Flight Mexico

Post: # 33691Post ElGraves
Sun Jan 28, 2018 10:47 pm

Hi everyone.

i have a big question im from northeast of mexico, and i need to know when is going to be the Nuptial flight and what
species of ants i can find here in Nuevo Leon?

how much queens i need to capture to be secure to have at least 3 colonys?

sorry for my bad english.

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Re: Nuptial Flight Mexico

Post: # 33696Post antnest8
Mon Jan 29, 2018 5:31 am

it matters what species you catch and what conditions they are in. but i would catch as many as 10 and keep them until they have workers then release the others.
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ElGraves
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Re: Nuptial Flight Mexico

Post: # 33713Post ElGraves
Mon Jan 29, 2018 6:09 pm

antnest8 wrote:
Mon Jan 29, 2018 5:31 am
it matters what species you catch and what conditions they are in. but i would catch as many as 10 and keep them until they have workers then release the others.
Actually there is Atta mexicana in my hood, so what i need to recreate the fungus farms?

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Re: Nuptial Flight Mexico

Post: # 33718Post idahoantgirl
Mon Jan 29, 2018 6:29 pm

ElGraves wrote:
Sun Jan 28, 2018 10:47 pm
Hi everyone.

i have a big question im from northeast of mexico, and i need to know when is going to be the Nuptial flight and what
species of ants i can find here in Nuevo Leon?

how much queens i need to capture to be secure to have at least 3 colonys?

sorry for my bad english.
AntsCanada has a video about nuptial flights. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfaK8TvM0qA
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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.

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