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Missouri Nuptial Flight Sightings

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#41 Offline BMM - Posted June 21 2018 - 5:41 AM

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It appears that Tetramorium flights are starting up. I saw several dead queens on the sidewalk this morning as I was leaving for work. Try to get out early, right after sunrise, if you want to catch them wandering around on the ground. Also remember that if you're in St. Louis, we have the polygynous species T. tsushimae instead of the more common and monogynous species T. immigrans.



#42 Offline rbarreto - Posted June 21 2018 - 5:47 AM

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Anyone have any ID on this little fellow?  https://imgur.com/a/5OqLVhX

Looks like Colobopsis impressa.


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#43 Offline ctantkeeper - Posted June 21 2018 - 5:58 AM

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looks like Colobopsis of some kind. Definetely a queen though.



#44 Offline foojile79 - Posted June 21 2018 - 2:18 PM

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It appears that Tetramorium flights are starting up. I saw several dead queens on the sidewalk this morning as I was leaving for work. Try to get out early, right after sunrise, if you want to catch them wandering around on the ground. Also remember that if you're in St. Louis, we have the polygynous species T. tsushimae instead of the more common and monogynous species T. immigrans.

You should really try to join our missouri telegram group chat, it would definantly help us out alot



#45 Offline LIFEsize - Posted June 21 2018 - 4:37 PM

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Sorry I just noticed this posting and I'm also in the STL area. 

 

I think I could of been helpful during the start of Camponotus Flights.. I found my 3 queens all in the same day, 2 in South County and 1 in Wildwood, but this was back in late May. But good news is they're still flying pretty aggressively, I haven't been searching lately, but on my walk today at a local park I found a couple dead Queens along the way around noon. I think I've had the best luck finding Camponotus just before the sun sets and after dark.

 

T. tsushimae is starting to fly very heavily, like BMM says search early in the morning just after sunrise. I've been keeping an eye out for pharaoh ants as well. Unfortunately if you're not familiar, most queen will be killed moments after they land from their flight. I've actual rescued a few Queens that were under attack by other colonies of the same species. If you have a swimming pool that isn't heavily chlorinated you can save queens from the water, but from my experience the chemicals in the water prevent survival in most. I guess it depends how long they took a dip for..

 

I'll keep posted here when I find something else interesting, and I am happy to mention that I've been seeing Pheidole also known as big headed ants in SoCo area. I will update if I happen to catch their flight, that is one I'm excited for!



#46 Offline BMM - Posted June 28 2018 - 5:57 AM

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Another big Tetramorium flight today. I got out a little late but was able to catch three queens on my porch.



#47 Offline Senbonzakura - Posted June 29 2018 - 9:48 PM

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caught quite a few tetramorium ants here in stl today found them wanderign around in my empy pool, wish I got out earlier today tho as most of them were being killed by other ants.



#48 Offline foojile79 - Posted August 8 2018 - 10:44 PM

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What's out now and where to look for them?

#49 Offline wshamz - Posted July 5 2019 - 6:47 AM

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Thank You thank you....have seen any lately i've been looking need queens bad...if you do ... or you don't mind selling some queens I'm in kansas city ...hit me up...w.shamz@yahoo.com (y)  B)

 


#50 Offline Amazant - Posted August 23 2019 - 8:09 PM

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Thank You thank you....have seen any lately i've been looking need queens bad...if you do ... or you don't mind selling some queens I'm in kansas city ...hit me up...w.shamz@yahoo.com (y)  B)


Willing to trade? I’ve got a crematogaster Queen with lots of brood. What do you have?
Colonies: Formica pallidefulva, Lasius neoniger, Camponotus decipiens, Camponotus sp, Camponotus Vicinus, Crematogaster Sp

#51 Offline Oddyseous - Posted August 25 2019 - 1:16 AM

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SW Missouri here, 1 Crematogaster Cerasi colony and one queen in a test tube I plan on selling. Hoping to have it lay some future workers first though.



#52 Offline DraekNoire - Posted March 24 2021 - 7:50 AM

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Noticed that noone has commented on this thread in over a year.  I'm new to ant keeping in Missouri, and I'm hoping to catch at least 1 queen this spring/summer. Fingers crossed for tetramorium.  Can we all work together to identify nuptial flights sightings in the area? I'm in the St. Louis area. 



#53 Offline flawedatdesign - Posted March 28 2021 - 12:21 PM

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I'm patiently waiting I have a big pile of lumber I need to move but it has a huge colony living in it







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