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Camponotus Nuptial Flight Timeframe

Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2018 12:16 pm
by Antdarke
Hi guys!

How important is the timeframe of a nuptial flight i see on the internet? For example im looking for a Camponotus Ligniperda queen in central europe, I found that flights are from may to june. I have been looking for almost 3 weeks and didnt find any camponotus queens yet.

How long do i have to find one? Is there still a chance in july? Thanks!

Re: Camponotus Nuptial Flight Timeframe

Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2018 3:12 pm
by Batspiderfish
They will generally stop flying by late July, and you might see a few queens in the fall.

Re: Camponotus Nuptial Flight Timeframe

Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2018 9:36 am
by Antdarke
Batspiderfish wrote:
Sat Jun 16, 2018 3:12 pm
They will generally stop flying by late July, and you might see a few queens in the fall.
So its not like they can all just randomly do the flights in May?

Re: Camponotus Nuptial Flight Timeframe

Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2018 2:17 pm
by Batspiderfish
Antdarke wrote:
Sun Jun 17, 2018 9:36 am
Batspiderfish wrote:
Sat Jun 16, 2018 3:12 pm
They will generally stop flying by late July, and you might see a few queens in the fall.
So its not like they can all just randomly do the flights in May?
One colony alone may release alates on different occasions and every colony is experiencing slightly different environmental conditions, so in most cases you will find queens of that species over a span of time and not all at once.