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Queens aren't being found after nuptial flight, what am I missing?

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Generalant32	Queens aren't being found after nuptial flight, what am I missing?		Lead	[-]
Loyal Worker Ant Posts: 634 07/20/2012 12:21 PM	All my queens were found digging deep holes, peeling bark off of downed trees, or flipping over rocks. After all this time, I looked at roadsides, sidewalks, and drive ways. It has been sunny days following rain storms, dawn, noon, and dusk hours. I have never found a queen after a nuptial flight. I have only found wondering major workers, and other types of insects. Finding a queen after nuptial flight is one thing I have to do. What am I doing wrong? I live on the beach, could that be it?
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Posts: 1650 07/20/2012 12:25 PM Meteorologist & Soldier Ant	Generalant32 wrote: I have only found wondering major workers, and other types of insects. Finding a queen after nuptial flight is one thing I have to do. What am I doing wrong? I live on the beach, could that be it? What were they wondering about? Perhaps you are just having bad luck. I've been seeing dealate queens in appreciable numbers right after flights recently. Since you live near a beach, you should check the high water mark ... since queens that accidentally land in the ocean may get washed ashore. Just keep looking, one will turn up eventually. Current location: Northeast North Dakota, USA. My YouTube Channel
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Minor Worker Ant Posts: 128 07/20/2012 5:42 PM	Don't worry, there's still many months of summer left. Most of the time, when I find a queen I wasn't actually looking for one, when I'm actually trying to find a queen, I rarely find one. (if that made sense)
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Loyal Worker Ant Posts: 634 07/21/2012 1:39 PM	I actually ignore the immediate beach, because I keep thinking salt water is frowned upon by ants. I avoid the area entirely. Not to mention crowds of people on the beach roads walking around. I'm always looking for queens near fresh water areas such as ponds or lakes.
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Posts: 1650 07/21/2012 2:15 PM Meteorologist & Soldier Ant	Generalant32 wrote: I actually ignore the immediate beach, because I keep thinking salt water is frowned upon by ants. I avoid the area entirely. Not to mention crowds of people on the beach roads walking around. I'm always looking for queens near fresh water areas such as ponds or lakes. I've found loads of queens at the beach (the NJ beaches, to be exact). Mainly parasitic Lasius species, but I've seen some plump Crematogaster queens running around near the water. Current location: Northeast North Dakota, USA. My YouTube Channel
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