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District, Maryland, & Virginia Queen Watch

Started By IcarusSkybound , Apr 14 2018 12:16 PM

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#941 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 5 2025 - 5:28 PM

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This was the biggest chromaiodes flight I’ve ever seen. Dealates were all over my yard. I only kept two to raise up for sale to responsible keepers.
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#942 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted April 6 2025 - 5:11 AM

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Lucky you it never broke 70 F here.

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#943 Offline OiledOlives - Posted April 7 2025 - 1:17 PM

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A bit late, but in addition to C. chromaiodes and C. nearcticus flying that night (5 April) I also had a couple of Crematogaster ashmeadi males show up at my light as well. It seems like we'll have a while till the next warm period so we might have C. subbarbatus and pennsylvanicus flying by then as well. 


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#944 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 7 2025 - 3:42 PM

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A bit late, but in addition to C. chromaiodes and C. nearcticus flying that night (5 April) I also had a couple of Crematogaster ashmeadi males show up at my light as well. It seems like we'll have a while till the next warm period so we might have C. subbarbatus and pennsylvanicus flying by then as well.

That’s cool. I’d really love to find another ashmeadi this year.
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#945 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted April 8 2025 - 5:38 AM

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C. chromaiodes flying in Alexandria!
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Do you have a temperature, humidity, and wind speed they flew at?


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#946 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 8 2025 - 10:58 AM

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The temperature was in the 70s. It had rained the day before, and the air was very humid with almost no breeze.
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#947 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted April 8 2025 - 11:27 AM

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The temperature was in the 70s. It had rained the day before, and the air was very humid with almost no breeze.

Sounds like a perfect time. Now to hope that similar conditions happen on my camping trip...


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#948 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted May 2 2025 - 4:19 PM

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Camponotus chromaiodes has been flying here in MD for the past few days. I wouldn't be supprised to see more flights tonight!

 

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#949 Offline ANTdrew - Posted May 2 2025 - 5:27 PM

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Nice!
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#950 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted May 3 2025 - 3:20 AM

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Last night Camponotus pennsylvanicus flew along with Camponotus chromaiodes. I found queens late into the night.
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#951 Offline ANTdrew - Posted May 3 2025 - 8:10 AM

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Woah, I was busy, but I should’ve been out looking.
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#952 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted May 3 2025 - 8:25 AM

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Pull back bark on fallen logs. It seems like every log has at least 3 queens right now after all the flights.


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#953 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted May 15 2025 - 5:44 PM

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Nylanderia Flavipes flew this afternoon. Males were everywhere but I'm still hoping that there will be larger flights later. Would blacklighting tommorow night be a good idea? I'm not sure what is flying at night now besides Camponotus.

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#954 Offline ANTdrew - Posted May 16 2025 - 4:39 AM

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I think tonight could be fruitful for black lighting unless it gets too windy or rainy. The coolest things you could find this time of year besides Camponotus would be Crematogaster ashmeadi and Nylanderia vividula. 


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#955 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted May 16 2025 - 12:23 PM

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Nylanderia Flavipes flights right now!

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#956 Offline ANTdrew - Posted May 16 2025 - 4:35 PM

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Welp, I can’t black light since our power went out in a thunder storm.
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#957 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted May 16 2025 - 4:36 PM

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Same, It actaully just came back on. I doubt anything is flying after such a crazy storm.


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#958 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted May 17 2025 - 8:28 AM

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Flavipes flying for the third day in a row!

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#959 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted June 4 2025 - 9:26 AM

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Tetramorium flew this moring along with Lasius interjectus

 

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#960 Offline kiedeerk - Posted June 5 2025 - 3:18 AM

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Camponotus castaneus first flight and it was a big one.

They will likely fly again tonight

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