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Post by vocasla on Jun 5, 2006 10:52:47 GMT
Greetings, I'm new to this forum and I'm really interested in ants, I would like to ask when would the nuptial flights for the Lasius niger would be this year? I missed it last year, and I don't want to miss it this year. I live in southwest UK, so if anyone does spot the nuptial flights this year please say as I would really like to find a queen ant to start my own ant colony!!
Thanks!
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Post by Jenny on Jun 5, 2006 10:58:21 GMT
You are looking around late July into early August, when it is hot and humid and not blowing a gale. It always happens when it has rained a few days before. We live in Sussex between Portsmouth and Brighton, so the flight time might be similar  |
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Post by huntersmoon on Jun 6, 2006 22:27:05 GMT
Hmm, Last year it happened in middle of July I believe. Was the time I tryed to raise my 1st queen. Didn't work well tho  |
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Post by vocasla on Jun 30, 2006 20:49:33 GMT
oh, okay, thank you! I will be looking out carefully this time, as it is now July, so I hope I will see one very very soon!
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