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Ant Colonies We Ship to Arkansas

31 of our 46 ant species can ship to Arkansas. USDA-APHIS makes live-ant shipping a state-by-state matter — each species needs a PPQ 526 permit for each destination state — so here is exactly how Arkansas shakes out.

What we ship to Arkansas (31)

What we can’t ship — and why

15 of our species can’t cross the Arkansas line. USDA-APHIS requires a PPQ 526 permit per species, per destination state; these aren’t currently approved for Arkansas: Myrmecocystus mimicus, Camponotus floridanus, Veromessor pergandei, Myrmecocystus mexicanus, Odontomachus brunneus, Solenopsis geminata, Pogonomyrmex maricopa, Pheidole littoralis, Lasius pallitarsis, Novomessor cockerelli, Lasius brevicornis, Acromyrmex versicolor, Pogonomyrmex rugosus, Pogonomyrmex californicus, Myrmecocystus navajo. You can still read their care guides — and rules change as permits are granted.

Native to Arkansas

Crematogaster missouriensis — “A central and southeastern ant, recorded from Indiana and Kansas south through Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas to Florida, west into Arizona and New Mexico, and on into Mexico, spanning roughly 41.8°N down to…”

Solenopsis xyloni

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