Laws on shipping ants USA Please Help!!!
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Laws on shipping ants USA Please Help!!!
I am from the USA and I am getting an ant queen from a United Kingdom ant company and I heard that you can't ship reproductive ant queens between states, but can you ship them from other countries, really confused about this hoping someone can help!!!
Re: Laws on shipping ants USA Please Help!!!
That's not true. Find local, don't buy internationally.
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- Jadeninja9
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Re: Laws on shipping ants USA Please Help!!!
UK has different laws
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Re: Laws on shipping ants USA Please Help!!!
Pretty sure it is a thing in the United States where you can't ship them between state lines because of the invasive species thing
Re: Laws on shipping ants USA Please Help!!!
Okay thanks everyone!
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-3 tetramorium queens
-1 Formica queen
-4 groups of acorn ant queens (they're polygenous)
Super excited to start this amazing hobby
-3 tetramorium queens
-1 Formica queen
-4 groups of acorn ant queens (they're polygenous)
Super excited to start this amazing hobby
Re: Laws on shipping ants USA Please Help!!!
I'm not getting exotic ants though, in getting Lasius niger which is native to my area too but less common which is why I wanted to buy instead of catch!
Founding:
-3 tetramorium queens
-1 Formica queen
-4 groups of acorn ant queens (they're polygenous)
Super excited to start this amazing hobby
-3 tetramorium queens
-1 Formica queen
-4 groups of acorn ant queens (they're polygenous)
Super excited to start this amazing hobby
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Re: Laws on shipping ants USA Please Help!!!
Lasius niger is not native to New York. There may be a species which resembles Lasius niger, but they are not actually the same. Without proper authorization, you would be breaking the law by attempting to import these ants, as written out in the Plant Protection Act, and it would also be breaking the rules of the forum.
We have several species of niger-group Lasius which are easy to mistaken for L. niger.
If you enjoy my expertise and identifications, please do not put wild populations at risk of disease by releasing pet colonies. We are responsible to give our pets the best care we can manage for the rest of their lives.
Re: Laws on shipping ants USA Please Help!!!
Thank you for telling me phew!!!
Founding:
-3 tetramorium queens
-1 Formica queen
-4 groups of acorn ant queens (they're polygenous)
Super excited to start this amazing hobby
-3 tetramorium queens
-1 Formica queen
-4 groups of acorn ant queens (they're polygenous)
Super excited to start this amazing hobby
Re: Laws on shipping ants USA Please Help!!!
Is there any way to get info on what ants are native to your state? Because I see that Pheidole tysoni are found in NY but that doesnt mean they're native, and if theres only a queen + workers for sale out of Pennsylvania is that still legal?
2 Tetramorium Immigran Colonies #1 [40-50 workers] #2 [5-7 workers])
1 Lasius Neoniger Queen [waiting to lay after Hibernation]
1 Lasius Neoniger Queen [waiting to lay after Hibernation]
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Re: Laws on shipping ants USA Please Help!!!
It doesn't matter if an ant is "native" or not -- transportation over state lines (at all) is illegal.
If you enjoy my expertise and identifications, please do not put wild populations at risk of disease by releasing pet colonies. We are responsible to give our pets the best care we can manage for the rest of their lives.
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