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[1pcilesshih]

Hey, I live in Washington State and I've been looking for ants recently, but I haven't seen any, and all the usual websites don't have any nuptial flights in the area right now. I realize that the weather has been weird recently, but isn't it getting a little bit late in the normal nuptial flight season?

I am planning on catching as many species as i can, preferably carpenter ants and pavement ants, just general varieties like that.

If anybody has any information, thank you for sharing!

 

[RushmoreAnts]

It is by no means late in the nuptial flight season. While it is late for Camponotus, Tetramorium flights just started across the country. Formica, Pheidole, Pogonomyrmex, and Temnothorax flights will start in July, and Lasius, Aphaenogaster, Brachymyrmex, Crematogaster, and Solenopsis flights occur in August and September. The vast majority of species have not flown yet.

Edited by RushmoreAnts, Yesterday, 10:26 AM.

[1pcilesshih]

alright thank you, i was hoping to catch some camponotus but ill just have to wait until next year it sounds like.

[RushmoreAnts]

alright thank you, i was hoping to catch some camponotus but ill just have to wait until next year it sounds like.

You can find founding Camponotus queens underneath logs and stones. Just flip them over, and in the right areas many will have Camponotus queens underneath.

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Oh my god someone else in washington state yay.