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Nuptial Flight Question

Started By Lukas2021 , May 1 2017 6:30 PM

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#1 Offline Lukas2021 - Posted May 1 2017 - 6:30 PM

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Nuptial flight season is coming up, and I wish to catch a variety of queens, but would love a Crematogaster. I have a developed colony of them outside and to get them to produce reproductives I will feed them, but I need to catch them far enough away where they have mated. Any advice?

#2 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted May 1 2017 - 6:50 PM

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There are usually lots of Crematogaster which nest out of view. I seldom see the workers at ground-level, but I find plenty of alates during their (northerly) mating season in August and September.


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#3 Offline Lukas2021 - Posted May 2 2017 - 10:29 AM

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So where would I look to find fertile females?
In trees?
Could I set up a Black light?
Also, when do Crematogaster fly (i.e. morning, after rain, hot days)

#4 Offline NikolaBale - Posted May 4 2017 - 12:34 AM

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So where would I look to find fertile females?
In trees?
Could I set up a Black light?
Also, when do Crematogaster fly (i.e. morning, after rain, hot days)

Crematogasters are very versatile they nest in trees , pavement,the ground,under rocks.So there's rly no telling where you can find crematogaster.But if you time it right you can find cromatogaster queens wandering like every other queen. Look for them a day after a rainy day when its rly sunny and all that moisture starts to evaporate that's when they come out.

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