Pavement Ant Nuptial Flight - Sacramento, CA

[jfulkerson812]

I am new to ant keeping and am curious when the nuptial flight for Pavement Ants should begin. I have read 2 options: May/June/July, but there are video's that AntsCanada put out that say as early as March. Please help...I'm eager to begin the search! I am located near Sacramento, CA.

Thank you,
Nathan Fulkerson

[Whitelotus]

Pavement ants from my experience has been in mid May to the end of May. I live in San Joaquin County and that is when I usually see them flying. I do not see many flying in June or July. Tetramorium are common in my area, just look for a colony, and keep track of it from time to time, you will notice virgin queens start to be near the entrance of their nests before they fly.

[YeeYeeYee]

For me tetramorium tend to start flying in june, july, and august in the early morning. I wake up right before school and walk outside to my court, and I see tons of queens and males on the ground, flying or on cars. It's really easy to get a colony with this species
I've never actually seen a nuptial flight though

[Luke925]

I am new to ant keeping and am curious when the nuptial flight for Pavement Ants should begin. I have read 2 options: May/June/July, but there are video's that AntsCanada put out that say as early as March. Please help...I'm eager to begin the search! I am located near Sacramento, CA.

Thank you,
Nathan Fulkerson

Yo Nate,

Any luck catching a Pavement Ant Queen? If you run into any and have an opportunity to catch 2 or more, would you catch one for me? I will do the same if I run into any over here in Walnut Creek (East Bay).

Thank you,

Luke