Mating Chart 2008-2013
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antdude wrote:dspdrew wrote:The temperature today got up to 97 degrees, and that Pheidole colony I caught the female alates from were having a mating flight again tonight. This time I caught one of...
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I found a Camponotus castaneus queen in my yard. She still had wings but was under a log oddly enough. I suspect they held a nuptial flight and it was interrupted by sudden rain, so I'm not sure if...
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If you tear into a nest of any ant colonyĀ that has not yet had its nuptial flight for the year, and find there are no alates present, approximately how long would it be before they could have a...
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dspdrew wrote:If you tear into a nest of any ant colonyĀ that has not yet had its nuptial flight for the year, and find there are no alates present, approximately how long would it be before they could...
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Thanks, MrILoveTheAnts. I have heard most of that before, I think even from you haha. I guess a more specific question would be this: I know that Pogonomyrmex californicus have not flown yet here, and...
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Camponotus castaneus alate males seen tonight in Mobile, AL area. Also saw a few female alate Pheidole, the smaller species. Outside around my porch light I saw Brachymyrmex male alates.
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MrILoveTheAnts wrote:dspdrew wrote:If you tear into a nest of any ant colonyĀ that has not yet had its nuptial flight for the year, and find there are no alates present, approximately how long would it...
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It might be that the queens just haven't found an ideal place to nest. Camponotus that nest in dead wood especially, need to find just the right sort of degraded wood, that isn't overly infested with...
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MrILoveTheAnts wrote:Collecting winged queens as they emerge from the nest is almost 100% guaranteed NOT to be mated with. Hey something strange just happened. I kept these four alates, which actually...
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Well, Infertile queens can still lay eggs. They simply won't be fertilized and will end up being male alates. I believe. I suppose they thought, "To hell with this, the mating season is over. Might as...
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Cyclops wrote:Well, Infertile queens can still lay eggs. They simply won't be fertilized and will end up being male alates. I believe. I suppose they thought, "To hell with this, the mating season is...
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dspdrew wrote:Cyclops wrote:Well, Infertile queens can still lay eggs. They simply won't be fertilized and will end up being male alates. I believe. I suppose they thought, "To hell with this, the...
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My location being in the Northeast region (Rhode Island), does this mean also it will be the same amount of time before they take flight from their alate stage of being guarded by workers? I'm not...
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Does anyone happen to know when Pogonomyrmex subnitidus flies? We have a lot of that in Southern California, and it looks like it never made it onto the chart.
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Pogonomyrmex californicus flew earlier today in Costa Mesa, CA. I caught eight queens.
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Alert for Tetramorium cf. caespitum flights in the Palouse and Hells Canyon regions of Idaho and Washington.
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I thought perhaps I'd missed the flights for Tetramorium. But, alas, there was a nuptial flight last night here in Phillipsburg, NJ. I went outside atĀ five in the morning to smoke a cigar and noticed...
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There is some sort of Myrmica flight in AB, Canada the last few days (June 19-June 22). I find them wandering on the pavement between 2-5pm. Weather: First couple of warm days (22-25 Celsius) after...
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P. subnitidus flew again this morning and S. xyloni and S. amblychila flew this evening in Orange County, CA. I caught a few mated queens of each.
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