Nuptial flights in Midwest

[MundyIQ]

I haven’t seen much talk about nuptial flights in the colder Midwest states this is for any nuptial flight sighting in the upper Midwest more in the colder areas

[MundyIQ]

I’ve only seen lots of lasius umbratus and have caught a few hoping to introduce them successfully to some lasius neoniger

[SolenopsisKeeper]

I’ve only seen lots of lasius umbratus and have caught a few hoping to introduce them successfully to some lasius neoniger

Good luck with introduction! I have heard it can be difficult.

[MundyIQ]

I’ve only seen lots of lasius umbratus and have caught a few hoping to introduce them successfully to some lasius neoniger

Good luck with introduction! I have heard it can be difficult.

I have like five different colonies I’m trying to introduce all in different ways but I think one successfully introduced I have her some larvae and like five workers she’s caring for and she’s carrying the larvae like it’s her own so let’s hope

[MundyIQ]

Update I’ve found some camponotus pennsylvanicus today in some wood I was ripping the bark off dead trees when i found them

[MundyIQ]

Update I caught a formica fusca queen yesterday in the morning taking out the trash

[MundyIQ]

09/17 I caught a Camponotus nearcticus which I thought was very strange as it’s September

[antperson24]

Update I caught a formica fusca queen yesterday in the morning taking out the trash

Formica fusca does not live in America, so it must be Formica subsericea.

[seadawg84]

9/19 in north/north-central Indiana, just caught a newly mated Pheidole Sp. queen.

[antperson24]

9/19 in north/north-central Indiana, just caught a newly mated Pheidole Sp. queen.

Oh, I want to catch catch a Pheidole queen, I should keep my eye out!