Alberta Structural Practice Exam

The season of colony propagation for Odorous ants is

Spring Summer Autumn Winter

Correct Answer:

Summer

Explanation:

Odorous ants time their reproductive and colony-spreading activities with warm, favorable weather. The winged reproductives (alates) emerge and fly to mate when temperatures are higher and humidity is suitable, which happens in the summer months. This window provides the heat and resources needed for alates to survive, find new nest sites, and establish new colonies, driving propagation. In cooler spring conditions, flight and founding are less reliable; autumn and winter bring diminishing activity and harsh conditions for establishing new nests, so they’re not the typical period for colony expansion. That’s why summer is the best answer.

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