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by Natev5
Sun Jun 24, 2018 10:46 am
Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
Topic: OH-KY-IN-IL-MI Nuptial Flight Sightings
Replies: 191
Views: 107618

Re: OH-KY-IN-IL-MI Nuptial Flight Sightings

Tetramorium flying today in Chicago suburbs!
by Natev5
Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:45 pm
Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
Topic: OH-KY-IN-IL-MI Nuptial Flight Sightings
Replies: 191
Views: 107618

Re: OH-KY-IN-IL-MI Nuptial Flight Sightings

Found a tetramorium alate in a pool today in the Chicago suburbs. Hoping they will be flying tomorrow!
by Natev5
Wed Jun 13, 2018 4:23 pm
Forum: ACAF Suggestions
Topic: Moving Apartments
Replies: 2
Views: 2305

Moving Apartments

I currently have a camponotus Queen who started laying eggs about 9 days ago. I am about to move to a new apartment about 20 minutes away and I’m wondering what the best option for transporting her is. I was planning to put her in a shoe box with socks around her in the cab of the car, but I am stil...
by Natev5
Mon Jun 11, 2018 2:25 pm
Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
Topic: Help identify this species and what time of day nuptial flights occur
Replies: 2
Views: 2433

Re: Help identify this species and what time of day nuptial flights occur

Their flights happen in very early morning (4-6am) but you should be able to find the mated queens throughout the day once they have flown
by Natev5
Mon Jun 11, 2018 2:21 pm
Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
Topic: Help identify this species and what time of day nuptial flights occur
Replies: 2
Views: 2433

Re: Help identify this species and what time of day nuptial flights occur

That looks like Tetramorium Sp. E (pavement ants) they should be flying soon they fly May to end of July with most in June.
by Natev5
Thu Jun 07, 2018 7:49 pm
Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
Topic: OH-KY-IN-IL-MI Nuptial Flight Sightings
Replies: 191
Views: 107618

Re: OH-KY-IN-IL-MI Nuptial Flight Sightings

I captured 2 Camponotus queens. The first on 5/29 and the second on 6/1. The first queen was infected with some kind of maggots but the second queen is alive and well with 7 eggs.