Colorado Nupital Flights

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

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mediapimp
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Joined: Fri Jul 19, 2019 11:27 pm
Location: Silt Colorado

Re: Colorado Nupital Flights

Post: # 61266Post mediapimp
Mon Jul 22, 2019 1:00 am

Hey there fellow Colorado Ant nerds, hope you found many queens so far this year. Been finding a few pogonomyrmex occidentalis queens out here on the western slope, so keep an eye out if you are looking for one.

Whynot
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Joined: Mon Jul 22, 2019 1:19 pm
Location: Colorado, USA

Re: Colorado Nupital Flights

Post: # 61312Post Whynot
Mon Jul 22, 2019 1:23 pm

I've been noticing a lot of tetramorium sp. e and Pogonomyrmex Queens lately around the Boulder area.

TwitchyTopHat
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Joined: Thu Nov 08, 2018 8:28 pm
Location: Denver, Colorado

Re: Colorado Nupital Flights

Post: # 63916Post TwitchyTopHat
Sat Sep 07, 2019 4:14 pm

Found some camponotus in the Denver area and 2 other queens I still need to identify in the Loveland area near Boyd lake
Keeper of:
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis (x1)
Camponotus herculeanus (x1)
[Yet to be identified] (x2)

Joeygunz
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Location: Denver

Re: Colorado Nupital Flights

Post: # 69682Post Joeygunz
Sun May 03, 2020 8:44 pm

Hey guys, I'm in the lakewood area and am looking for nuptial flights! It rained yesterday but didnt find anything out there today. I'll keep you updated! :)

Joeygunz
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Joined: Sun May 03, 2020 8:41 pm
Location: Denver

Re: Colorado Nupital Flights

Post: # 69713Post Joeygunz
Mon May 04, 2020 5:15 pm

Think I found something! Not sure if it's an ant though, lol

scottasin12343
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Re: Colorado Nupital Flights

Post: # 71927Post scottasin12343
Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:46 pm

Hey all! In Fort Collins here and collected 4 queens (I believe tetramorium) this evening between about 5 and 6 PM. Weather was humid and in the 90s all day, we've had afternoon thunderstorms most days this past week except for today, so perhaps that is what spurred the flight. I did not actually see any ants in the air, however I saw a couple sets of workers with what looked like dead males. Had my best luck in an area immediately surrounding an apartment complex as opposed to a few blocks away near a grassy park. I've been walking my dog in the same area around the same time for a few weeks, this is the first time I've seen ants that look like this, and they were all over today.

Also, collected a Camponotus queen last week and it has layed one egg so far (first time checking on it was to put these queens in the same cupboard). Only saw the one that day, haven't seen any since.

ShyGirlz
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Re: Colorado Nupital Flights

Post: # 77543Post ShyGirlz
Tue May 11, 2021 10:37 pm

there is a colony of fire ants next to the sidewalk in Sterling Colorado. is there a specific date when they start there nuptual flight?

AntsTrick
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Location: boulder

Re: Colorado Nupital Flights

Post: # 77629Post AntsTrick
Fri May 14, 2021 3:31 pm

Did anyone find any Tetramorium queens yet?
Camponotus novaeboracensis 14 workers.
Queen with brood.
Queen with no brood.

AntsTrick
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Location: boulder

Re: Colorado Nupital Flights

Post: # 77630Post AntsTrick
Fri May 14, 2021 3:37 pm

From what I can find it depends on the species, but most fire ants fly June-August.
Camponotus novaeboracensis 14 workers.
Queen with brood.
Queen with no brood.

Theantkeeper200
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Re: Colorado Nupital Flights

Post: # 78226Post Theantkeeper200
Fri Jun 04, 2021 10:02 pm

I saw a dead ant queen in a pool, looked like a tetramorium.

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