New to Hobby - How to deal with Nuptial Flights
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 5:00 pm
Hi everyone!
I came across the AC videos and have become incredibly interested in setting up my own formicarium. I have spoken with local people that are members of the GAN project, looked at the various formicariums sold at AC, looked into how to build my own, etc. But one question I still have is how to deal with nuptial flights.
I am looking to just have one colony, obviously will be keeping it indoors, so what do I do during nuptial season? I don't really want or need ants flying around my house searching in vane for a new place to make a nest, so how do you all handle this? Perhaps a sealed top to prevent them from flying out, but then what (if any) are the repercussions of keeping them from being able to escape? Would the newly fertilized queens fight for the territory there and potentially lead to a colony collapse?
Any advice you could give would be very welcomed. I would love to have a colony and watch them thrive, but I just haven't had any luck in seeing "what to do during nuptial season if you don't want ants flying around your house".
Anyways, thanks in advance for any advice!
Sincerely,
Chaney
I came across the AC videos and have become incredibly interested in setting up my own formicarium. I have spoken with local people that are members of the GAN project, looked at the various formicariums sold at AC, looked into how to build my own, etc. But one question I still have is how to deal with nuptial flights.
I am looking to just have one colony, obviously will be keeping it indoors, so what do I do during nuptial season? I don't really want or need ants flying around my house searching in vane for a new place to make a nest, so how do you all handle this? Perhaps a sealed top to prevent them from flying out, but then what (if any) are the repercussions of keeping them from being able to escape? Would the newly fertilized queens fight for the territory there and potentially lead to a colony collapse?
Any advice you could give would be very welcomed. I would love to have a colony and watch them thrive, but I just haven't had any luck in seeing "what to do during nuptial season if you don't want ants flying around your house".
Anyways, thanks in advance for any advice!
Sincerely,
Chaney