Ant Colonies We Ship to North Dakota

11 of our 46 ant species can ship to North Dakota. 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 North Dakota shakes out.

What we ship to North Dakota (11)

What we can't ship — and why

35 of our species can't cross the North Dakota line. USDA-APHIS requires a PPQ 526 permit per species, per destination state; these aren't currently approved for North Dakota: Trachymyrmex septentrionalis, Solenopsis carolinensis, Myrmecocystus mimicus, Pogonomyrmex barbatus, Veromessor pergandei, Myrmecocystus mexicanus, Dorymyrmex bureni, Pseudomyrmex pallidus, Camponotus floridanus, Camponotus castaneus, Pheidole morrisii, Solenopsis pergandei, Pogonomyrmex badius, Pheidole dentata, Crematogaster minutissima, Pheidole lamia, Solenopsis xyloni, Pogonomyrmex maricopa, Dorymyrmex insanus, Odontomachus brunneus, Nylanderia arenivaga, Pheidole littoralis, Pheidole metallescens, Solenopsis geminata, Temnothorax pergandei, Tetramorium immigrans, Novomessor cockerelli, Colobopsis impressa, Aphaenogaster fulva, Acromyrmex versicolor, Pogonomyrmex rugosus, Pogonomyrmex californicus, Myrmecocystus navajo, Camponotus chromaiodes, Camponotus snellingi. You can still read their care guides — and rules change as permits are granted.

Native to North Dakota

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis — “Native range extends from North Dakota to Texas and across all western U.S. states.”

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