Skippy: Camponotus vagus swarming (22. Apr 2008 18:51)

Did anyone see it ?? ... today was 20´C here and I came look into forest and I have not seen any winged ants on top of the nest (they waiting on top if is more hot at start of springs and if is right temp/light/humidity they flying out). Campo vagus swarm at this time cca, but to today I think was too cold and rainy weather in Central Europe , so I really do not know , if I missed swarming :shock: at some more hot day (here was max 20´C... before only 15-18 ) or if they are still in nest :?

I really need to know if anyone have seen it this year and on which location ;)

Thanks

mzfckr: (23. Apr 2008 12:48)

dont know about swarming, there are no camp vagus here.
how much times in spring mating flights occur?

JimmyVe: (23. Apr 2008 19:48)

Here in Belgium it still is much to soon for flights (i recon). Also i don't think there are Camponotus vagus around here. ;)

Skippy: (23. Apr 2008 19:59)

they swarming after rains and at 24-25°C (first this temp after winter) and it during some years some days , some year all males/females in one day. But this global warming looks bad , I believe after 20 years I´ll catching campo vagus at January :lol: :lol:

last year at: 24. april
year before: 5 may
year before: 12. may

S.T.K: (25. Apr 2008 16:09)

Because I can look into a C. vagus nest next to my house without destroing anything (would be too complicated to explain this now), I can see that all of the young Queens are still inside the nest. So no swarming so far here in Austria.

Kale^^: (25. Apr 2008 16:47)

I'm looking forward to the global warming thingy, since there are campo vagus in finland, but only in the most southern parts (few colonies)...And it's illegal to catch any (yet) , but they will move north if it gets really warmer.
I hope that in 50 years i'll be catching vagus queens here, mid-east finland.

Skippy: (25. Apr 2008 19:03)

I looked your location S.T.K and looks good. Probably , they are still in nest :) ... but I am not sure to time , when I´ll see them ;)

Skippy: (28. Apr 2008 15:57)

Ohh , I saw today some young females and males in the holes of nest ... so they are still inside prepared to swarm :) ... you should to feel how I am happy :D

JimmyVe: (28. Apr 2008 16:04)

I'm happy for you to Skippy. ;) I hope they fly out soon.

Skippy: (28. Apr 2008 16:24)

Hi , if are all my calculations alright , camponotus vagus swarming will be probably next week :):)