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Why We Can't Ship Ants to Alaska (Yet)

None of our 46 species can currently ship to Alaska. USDA-APHIS requires a PPQ 526 permit per species per destination state, and Alaska maintains some of the strictest live-insect rules in the country.

Native to Alaska

Formica neogagates — “A small, fast, unassuming Formica with an enormous range: coast to coast across southern Canada and the northern states, down the Appalachians to North Carolina, north to southern Alaska, and south through Nevada,…”

Prefer to catch your own queen? Our free Ant Flight Predictor is coming soon — it will forecast nuptial flights near you. Meanwhile, browse every state and the full TrapJaw Labs shop.