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Illinois Ant locations and/or GAN farmers

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 1:15 pm
by SageePrime
Hello guys I live in illinois and I'm looking to acquire a Prenolepis imparis and Trachymyrmex septentrionalis colony. I'm hoping to find locations where flights are know to occur and get in as close proximity to those areas as I can. Currently waiting for Prenolepis imparis flights and hoping to catch a queen or two of the false honeypot ants. I'm currently living in Belleville Illinois right out St. Louis Missouri so any help from anyone in the area familiar with this species would be greatly appreciated.

I'm hoping if the rain subsides for a few days that there will be nuptial flights in my area.

As for Trachymyrmex septentrionalis goes... I have no idea where to start. I really am interested in a fungus growing species and that's the only one I've heard ranges in my state so getting a good idea where they'd be would help immensely

Re: Illinois Ant locations and/or GAN farmers

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2018 6:39 pm
by JakeM0816
Never heard of a fungal growing species in Illinois, I live around the Chicago suburbs, it’s too late for prenolepis right now but tell me more about the fungal ants.

Re: Illinois Ant locations and/or GAN farmers

Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2018 3:29 am
by EluTree
I live in the same area and was wondering what luck you had?

I’m just starting to get into ant keeping and fear my interest has started too late in the year to find any queens. Is that true in the Belleville area?

Re: Illinois Ant locations and/or GAN farmers

Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2019 7:14 am
by JDSweetMeat
JakeM0816 wrote:
Thu Jun 21, 2018 6:39 pm
Never heard of a fungal growing species in Illinois, I live around the Chicago suburbs, it’s too late for prenolepis right now but tell me more about the fungal ants.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trachymyrmex_septentrionalis

They're basically just northern leafcutter ants, based on this article.

Re: Illinois Ant locations and/or GAN farmers

Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 3:48 pm
by AntCompetitors
there are no fungal growing ants in illinois.

Re: Illinois Ant locations and/or GAN farmers

Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 4:08 pm
by NKantsalberta
AntCompetitors wrote:
Tue Apr 07, 2020 3:48 pm
there are no fungal growing ants in illinois.
https://antwiki.org/wiki/Trachymyrmex_septentrionalis#Distribution

Re: Illinois Ant locations and/or GAN farmers

Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 1:20 pm
by AntCompetitors
NKantsalberta wrote:
Tue Apr 07, 2020 4:08 pm
AntCompetitors wrote:
Tue Apr 07, 2020 3:48 pm
there are no fungal growing ants in illinois.
https://antwiki.org/wiki/Trachymyrmex_septentrionalis#Distribution
https://www.antweb.org/taxonomicPage.do?rank=species&adm1Name=Illinois&countryName=United%20States&images=true

Re: Illinois Ant locations and/or GAN farmers

Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 6:11 pm
by NKantsalberta
AntCompetitors wrote:
Wed Apr 08, 2020 1:20 pm
NKantsalberta wrote:
Tue Apr 07, 2020 4:08 pm
AntCompetitors wrote:
Tue Apr 07, 2020 3:48 pm
there are no fungal growing ants in illinois.
https://antwiki.org/wiki/Trachymyrmex_septentrionalis#Distribution
https://www.antweb.org/taxonomicPage.do?rank=species&adm1Name=Illinois&countryName=United%20States&images=true
Very last entry has the species in question as documented in Illinois? Contradicting your previous comment of there not being any fungus farming species. :ugeek: