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Ant Colonies We Ship to Kansas

24 of our 46 ant species can ship to Kansas. 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 Kansas shakes out.

What we ship to Kansas (24)

What we can’t ship — and why

22 of our species can’t cross the Kansas line. USDA-APHIS requires a PPQ 526 permit per species, per destination state; these aren’t currently approved for Kansas: Pheidole morrisii, Solenopsis pergandei, Dorymyrmex bureni, Pogonomyrmex badius, Crematogaster minutissima, Camponotus floridanus, Veromessor pergandei, Camponotus modoc, Myrmecocystus mexicanus, Pheidole lamia, Pheidole metallescens, Solenopsis carolinensis, Odontomachus brunneus, Solenopsis geminata, Pheidole littoralis, Lasius pallitarsis, Tetramorium immigrans, Novomessor cockerelli, Pseudomyrmex pallidus, Acromyrmex versicolor, Pogonomyrmex californicus, Camponotus snellingi. You can still read their care guides — and rules change as permits are granted.

Native to Kansas

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…”

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