Ontario rainfall watching

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MorbidBugg
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Re: Ontario rainfall watching

Post: # 48502Post MorbidBugg
Sat Aug 25, 2018 11:25 am

Three day thunderstorm in southern ontario. Gonna saturate EVERYTHING worst case scenario no queens but should see lots of damage control being done for pictures of wild colonies atleast.
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Re: Ontario rainfall watching

Post: # 48538Post AntsOfOntario
Sun Aug 26, 2018 10:46 am

Huge Ponera flights today.

MaxGen
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Re: Ontario rainfall watching

Post: # 48646Post MaxGen
Mon Aug 27, 2018 6:27 pm

Lots flying in Toronto today. Caught several Myrmica rubra in the pool, saw a load of Solenopsis molesta queens (too small for my liking), caught a Stimatoma pallipes I think, and in Markham Lasius neoniger are flying.

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Re: Ontario rainfall watching

Post: # 48654Post AntsOfOntario
Mon Aug 27, 2018 7:44 pm

MaxGen wrote:
Mon Aug 27, 2018 6:27 pm
Lots flying in Toronto today. Caught several Myrmica rubra in the pool, saw a load of Solenopsis molesta queens (too small for my liking), caught a Stimatoma pallipes I think, and in Markham Lasius neoniger are flying.
I can second this. Today was the day to find your queens!! I even saw Tetramorium :lol:

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Re: Ontario rainfall watching

Post: # 49225Post MorbidBugg
Mon Sep 03, 2018 10:04 am

So the last three days in southern ontario we've had high high humidity and rain and everyday there's been a nuptial flight yesterday's started at 6 pm and the were all mated and wingless by 10pm
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Re: Ontario rainfall watching

Post: # 49297Post MorbidBugg
Mon Sep 03, 2018 3:54 pm

Wow saw three different species flying today if it's as humid there as it is here and you want a queen go out today.
Humidity today is between 57 amd 89%
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Re: Ontario rainfall watching

Post: # 49338Post MorbidBugg
Mon Sep 03, 2018 9:05 pm

10PM another huge nuptial flight look along store windows with lights/bright walls. Alot of smaller species are now congregating.
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Re: Ontario rainfall watching

Post: # 49966Post MorbidBugg
Mon Sep 10, 2018 11:48 am

Lots of rainy but cold days ahead may see one or two last minute flyers I wonder if we're going to get an early or late winter this year.
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Re: Ontario rainfall watching

Post: # 50190Post MorbidBugg
Thu Sep 13, 2018 8:59 am

I believe I saw pogonomyrmex. . Last night but it was so quick that by the time I realized what I saw turned around to look at her again she was gone... but I'm almost positive.
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Re: Ontario rainfall watching

Post: # 50306Post MorbidBugg
Fri Sep 14, 2018 5:03 pm

Crematogaster and lasius parasitic sp flight today in southern ontario
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