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Ant Colonies We Ship to New York

15 of our 46 ant species can ship to New York. 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 New York shakes out.

What we ship to New York (15)

What we can’t ship — and why

31 of our species can’t cross the New York line. USDA-APHIS requires a PPQ 526 permit per species, per destination state; these aren’t currently approved for New York: Solenopsis pergandei, Dorymyrmex bureni, Temnothorax pergandei, Pogonomyrmex badius, Pheidole dentata, Crematogaster minutissima, Myrmecocystus mimicus, Camponotus floridanus, Veromessor pergandei, Pogonomyrmex barbatus, Camponotus modoc, Myrmecocystus mexicanus, Pheidole lamia, Solenopsis xyloni, Pheidole metallescens, Solenopsis carolinensis, Dorymyrmex insanus, Odontomachus brunneus, Solenopsis geminata, Pogonomyrmex maricopa, Pheidole littoralis, Novomessor cockerelli, Colobopsis impressa, Pseudomyrmex pallidus, Acromyrmex versicolor, Pogonomyrmex rugosus, Pogonomyrmex californicus, Myrmecocystus navajo, Camponotus decipiens, Camponotus snellingi, Camponotus discolor. You can still read their care guides — and rules change as permits are granted.

Native to New York

Pheidole tysoni — “Widely but patchily distributed, from New York south to northern Georgia and west through Tennessee and Kentucky, with separate montane populations in the mountains of southern Arizona and the Davis Mountains of west…”

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.