where when and how do I catch queen ants

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AwesomeEjz
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where when and how do I catch queen ants

Post: # 55892Post AwesomeEjz
Thu Feb 14, 2019 5:35 pm

I've looked countless times for queen ants but I never seem to find any. please I really want to get in to ant keeping but I cant find any queens. I would love some tips for catching queens. Or some nuptial fight times for ants in my area (Austin Texas).
Caring for 3 solenopsis invicta 8-) (no eggs yet).
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Nylanderiavividula
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Re: where when and how do I catch queen ants

Post: # 55906Post Nylanderiavividula
Fri Feb 15, 2019 8:34 am

In Texas, you should not have terribly long to wait before the Solenopsis queens start flying!! I find them a LOT on concrete surfaces like driveways and sidewalks (parking lots, too). Not sure about other species. I am pretty new to keeping ants myself, but not new at all to insect-fascination. The queens I see most are Solenopsis, but that is because I have never really paid much attention to swarming times and other species. Thomson, Ga.
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AwesomeEjz
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Re: where when and how do I catch queen ants

Post: # 55936Post AwesomeEjz
Mon Feb 18, 2019 10:46 am

I caught one!!! its a crematogaster queen.
Caring for 3 solenopsis invicta 8-) (no eggs yet).
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Re: where when and how do I catch queen ants

Post: # 55937Post UnrealSparks
Mon Feb 18, 2019 11:09 am

Congrats!!
But be careful, those beauties sting! ;)
Keeping the following colonies:
  • [2x] Camponotus Barbaricus
  • [2x] Lasius Flavus
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