Ant Colonies We Ship to Illinois
19 of our 46 ant species can ship to Illinois. 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 Illinois shakes out.
What we ship to Illinois (19)
Care guidePogonomyrmex occidentalis$39.99
Care guideTrachymyrmex septentrionalis$99.99 · restocks Oct 15, 2026
Care guidePheidole bicarinata$29.99 · restocks Nov 1, 2026
Care guideDorymyrmex bureni$29.99 · restocks Nov 1, 2026
Care guideCamponotus castaneus$29.99 · restocks Nov 1, 2026
Care guidePheidole morrisii$64.99 · restocks Nov 1, 2026
Care guidePheidole dentata$54.99 · restocks Nov 1, 2026
Care guideNylanderia arenivaga$49.99 · restocks Feb 1, 2027
Care guideTemnothorax pergandei$29.99
Care guideLasius neoniger$29.99 · restocks Mar 1, 2027
Care guideForelius pruinosus$39.99
Care guideTetramorium immigrans$29.99
Care guideColobopsis impressa$39.99
Care guideAphaenogaster fulva$29.99
Care guideCamponotus pennsylvanicus$29.99
Care guideCamponotus chromaiodes$34.99
Care guideCrematogaster cerasi$39.99
Care guideCamponotus discolor$29.99
Care guideLasius brevicornis$24.99
What we can't ship — and why
27 of our species can't cross the Illinois line. USDA-APHIS requires a PPQ 526 permit per species, per destination state; these aren't currently approved for Illinois: Solenopsis carolinensis, Myrmecocystus mimicus, Pogonomyrmex barbatus, Veromessor pergandei, Camponotus modoc, Myrmecocystus mexicanus, Pseudomyrmex pallidus, Camponotus floridanus, Solenopsis pergandei, Pogonomyrmex badius, Crematogaster minutissima, Pheidole lamia, Solenopsis xyloni, Pogonomyrmex maricopa, Dorymyrmex insanus, Odontomachus brunneus, Lasius pallitarsis, Pheidole littoralis, Pheidole metallescens, Solenopsis geminata, Novomessor cockerelli, Acromyrmex versicolor, Pogonomyrmex rugosus, Pogonomyrmex californicus, Myrmecocystus navajo, Camponotus decipiens, Camponotus snellingi. You can still read their care guides — and rules change as permits are granted.
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