Garden ants (Lasius claviger)
Lasius claviger · Lasius
Garden ants (Lasius claviger). Recorded flying from August through December. Reddish-brown head, reddish-brown mesosoma, dark brown gaster. Winged alate; reddish-brown head/mesosoma against a darker brown gaster. Recorded near 73 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do garden ants fly?
Recorded flying from August through December.
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Queen appearance
Reddish-brown head, reddish-brown mesosoma, dark brown gaster. Winged alate; reddish-brown head/mesosoma against a darker brown gaster.
sluggish subterranean mover; releases a citronella odor when disturbed
No founding care data for Lasius claviger yet.
Habitat
Soil · also under stones · typical for this genus
After a flight, watch bare or grassy ground for wingless queens. Scan stony ground, paths and kerbs for searching queens.
Recorded near
BarrieGreater SudburyKingstonLondonOttawa, Gatineau, Nepean, Gloucester, Orléans, Ottawa SouthSt. CatharinesToronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Hamilton, Etobicoke, Markham, Vaughan, Kitchener, Oakville, Richmond Hill, Burlington, Oshawa, Guelph, Whitby, Milton, Cambridge, Ajax, Thornhill, Waterloo, BrantfordWindsorAlbanyAllentownAnn ArborAtlanta, Athens, South Fulton, Sandy SpringsBirminghamBoston, South Boston, Worcester, Providence, Lowell, Cambridge, Manchester, New BedfordBuffalo, AmherstCedar RapidsCentennialCharlotteChattanooga, East ChattanoogaChicago, Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, ElginCincinnatiCleveland, AkronColorado SpringsColumbia, MOColumbia, SCColumbus, OHDavenportDaytonDenver, Aurora, Lakewood, Thornton, Westminster, Arvada, BoulderDes MoinesDetroit, Warren, Sterling HeightsEvansvilleFayettevilleFort WayneGrand RapidsGreensboro, Winston-Salem, High PointIndianapolisKansas City, Overland Park, Olathe, Independence, East IndependenceKnoxvilleLansingLexington, Lexington-FayetteLincolnLouisvilleMadisonMilwaukeeMinneapolis, Saint PaulNashville, Clarksville, MurfreesboroNew South Memphis, MemphisNew York City, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, The Bronx, Staten Island, Newark, Jersey City, Upper West Side, Jamaica, Yonkers, East Flatbush, East New York, Washington Heights, Astoria, Borough Park, Paterson, Bridgeport, Elizabeth, Stamford, Sunset Park, Sheepshead Bay, North Stamford, Harlem, East Harlem, Elmhurst, Bushwick, Gravesend, Corona, EdisonOklahoma City, NormanOmahaPeoria, North PeoriaPhiladelphiaPittsburghRaleigh, West Raleigh, Durham, CaryRichmondRoanokeRochester, NYRockfordSan Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont, Hayward, Sunnyvale, Concord, Santa Clara, Vallejo, Berkeley, Antioch, Richmond, Daly City, San Mateo, ChinatownSioux FallsSouth BendSpringfield, ILSpringfield, MA, New Haven, Hartford, WaterburySt. LouisSyracuseToledoTopekaTulsa, Broken ArrowVirginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Newport News, East Hampton, HamptonWashington, Baltimore, Arlington, AlexandriaWichitaWilmingtonMore Lasius species
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