Alberta nuptial 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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Walkman
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Re: Alberta nuptial flights

Post: # 49120Post Walkman
Sun Sep 02, 2018 8:41 am

Hey I was just wondering if anyone had a monthly schedule of when nuptial flights were in central Alberta Canada . Want to go out and hunt for some queens but don’t know what months to look.

Housealwayswins
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Re: Alberta nuptial flights

Post: # 49402Post Housealwayswins
Tue Sep 04, 2018 12:01 pm

Hey!

I’m not sure which specifies this is but it was lingering outside my house so there is about to be a nuptial flight in Calgary. If anyone knows what species this is let me know!

https://imgur.com/a/DjXJAUY

https://imgur.com/a/DjXJAUY

hasithajaya96
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Re: Alberta nuptial flights

Post: # 49428Post hasithajaya96
Tue Sep 04, 2018 4:19 pm

Any help is appreciated , brand new to ant keeping
Is it too late collect queens in Calgary, walked for like 12km today only found 2 workers.
Also is anyone selling queen ants in Calgary

Housealwayswins
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Re: Alberta nuptial flights

Post: # 49788Post Housealwayswins
Sat Sep 08, 2018 1:59 pm

Myrmica Sp. (Im assuming Rubra) Have 100% been flying in Calgary (Bridle wood area) this week. I saw the flights live in action on Sept 6th. The past few days I've caught about 15 queens. I'm trying to found the colony's a few different ways. I have dual queens, 4 queens and a 3 queen set up. Also some all by themselves. I'm not sure what other species is flying right now, but i'm thinking fish creek park is a great place to look. I've seem many species out and about.

LearningAntz
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Re: Alberta nuptial flights

Post: # 52848Post LearningAntz
Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:59 pm

Housealwayswins wrote:
Sat Sep 08, 2018 1:59 pm
Myrmica Sp. (Im assuming Rubra) Have 100% been flying in Calgary (Bridle wood area) this week. I saw the flights live in action on Sept 6th. The past few days I've caught about 15 queens. I'm trying to found the colony's a few different ways. I have dual queens, 4 queens and a 3 queen set up. Also some all by themselves. I'm not sure what other species is flying right now, but i'm thinking fish creek park is a great place to look. I've seem many species out and about.
Myrmica rubra doesn’t exist in Alberta. It’s definitely a Myrmica sp. for sure though.

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Re: Alberta nuptial flights

Post: # 52919Post AntsDakota
Thu Oct 25, 2018 6:19 pm

Myrmica rubra exists in British Columbia, which borders Alberta. Due to Myrmica rubra's invasive nature, Alberta could see the species some time in the future.
"God made every kind of wild beasts and every kind of livestock and every kind of creeping things;" (including ants) "and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:25

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Re: Alberta nuptial flights

Post: # 55112Post Nebushkow
Sat Jan 05, 2019 2:02 am

Hey guys!
Happy to see some Albertans around.
I was just surfing through when I found this page.
Anyhow I caught a queen in late late July this/last year (Happy New Year) I think the 27 of July or something. I'm not sure what species she is yet though. If anyone knows any Alberta ant species that have nuptial flights in late July/ early August then give me a shout.
Ps. Found it near Lethbridge (about 20 mins south or so)
Thanks

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Re: Alberta nuptial flights

Post: # 55113Post Nebushkow
Sat Jan 05, 2019 2:50 am

Nebushkow wrote:
Sat Jan 05, 2019 2:02 am
Hey guys!
Happy to see some Albertans around.
I was just surfing through when I found this page.
Anyhow I caught a queen in late late July this/last year (Happy New Year) I think the 27 of July or something. I'm not sure what species she is yet though. If anyone knows any Alberta ant species that have nuptial flights in late July/ early August then give me a shout.
Ps. Found it near Lethbridge (about 20 mins North or so)
Thanks

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Re: Alberta nuptial flights

Post: # 70200Post NKantsalberta
Fri May 22, 2020 9:37 am

Reviving this old thread!

The rainy cold weather has put a hold on the camponotus flights that usually happen around this time by my records.

With the warmer weather heading our way, I wouldn't be surprised to see some activity late Sunday.

Keep your eyes open and tubes handy :lol:
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Re: Alberta nuptial flights

Post: # 70208Post NKantsalberta
Fri May 22, 2020 10:18 am

LearningAntz wrote:
Mon Jun 04, 2018 7:46 pm
antnest8 wrote:
Mon Jun 04, 2018 4:58 pm
i know I'm kind of far away from Alberta but Mymica fly's in
You sure of this? Haven’t seen any around.

Anyway if anyone living in Alberta knows a good place to find Pogonomyrmex occidentalis that’d be awesome too. I’d love to keep this species.
Long time coming response here, but you will most likely only find Pogos in the very south east corner of Alberta. Lethbridge and SE
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