Great Flight this morning Tetramorium
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 6:33 am
Ive been following and watching closely everday for the past few weeks. This morning there were tons of wingless queens out roaming for a suitable location to start their colony.
Helpful info for beginners as I'm self taught just like most.
Find a decent sized colony in two to three different locations, atleast a block away or more from each other, and also keep an eye on bugs in general that swarm lights at night. If you see more bugs at night swarming lights its probably a good night to go check on the activity of the colonys. Bugs and insects alone love warm humid days that carry into the night. Once you've done that and you see their overly active at the mouth of their nest then check the following morning between 5 and 7:30am. For me between 6am and 7am has been the best. But I'm sure each location is different.
This trick worked best for me, I figured out the pattern thru trial and error. No promises to queens but it will get you headed in the right direction to some tetramorium queens.
Helpful info for beginners as I'm self taught just like most.
Find a decent sized colony in two to three different locations, atleast a block away or more from each other, and also keep an eye on bugs in general that swarm lights at night. If you see more bugs at night swarming lights its probably a good night to go check on the activity of the colonys. Bugs and insects alone love warm humid days that carry into the night. Once you've done that and you see their overly active at the mouth of their nest then check the following morning between 5 and 7:30am. For me between 6am and 7am has been the best. But I'm sure each location is different.
This trick worked best for me, I figured out the pattern thru trial and error. No promises to queens but it will get you headed in the right direction to some tetramorium queens.