Anting today at Daley Ranch near Escondido, CA. Wish me luck!
Assuming nothing? Any luck?
Edited by AntObserver, June 30 2023 - 1:44 PM.
Anting today at Daley Ranch near Escondido, CA. Wish me luck!
Edited by AntObserver, June 30 2023 - 1:44 PM.
Pogonomyrmex flew today, I caught 25 of them
Edited by AntObserver, June 30 2023 - 1:51 PM.
Pogonomyrmex flew today, I caught 25 of them
Hey Tank, did you catch them via digging them up?
I caught one queen by digging, all the others were just walking around.
Do you guys know any spots in or within a 45 minute drive of LA county that are good places to catch honey pot queens?
Do you guys know any spots in or within a 45 minute drive of LA county that are good places to catch honey pot queens?
The southern CA ant map that Drew made may help
https://www.formicul...alifornia-ants/
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Atta sp (wish they were in CA), Crematogaster cerasi, Most Pheidole species
Do you guys know any spots in or within a 45 minute drive of LA county that are good places to catch honey pot queens?
The southern CA ant map that Drew made may help
https://www.formicul...alifornia-ants/
Do you know of any way to filter it by species?
Use INaturalistDo you know of any way to filter it by species?The southern CA ant map that Drew made may help
Do you guys know any spots in or within a 45 minute drive of LA county that are good places to catch honey pot queens?
https://www.formicul...alifornia-ants/
Edited by Jonathan5608, July 2 2023 - 2:45 PM.
On June 18th I found 11 Pogonomyrmex californicus at my local park and on July 1st I went to Palomar mountain and caught four all red Pogonomyrmex sp. queens.
I keep: C. modoc, C. sansabeanus , C. maritimus, Formica argentea, M. mexicanus , Odontomachus brunneus , Pogonomyrmex californicus, Pogonomyrmex rugosus,
Likely P. subnitidus.
probably
I keep: C. modoc, C. sansabeanus , C. maritimus, Formica argentea, M. mexicanus , Odontomachus brunneus , Pogonomyrmex californicus, Pogonomyrmex rugosus,
Assuming nothing? Any luck?Anting today at Daley Ranch near Escondido, CA. Wish me luck!
Edited by 100lols, July 12 2023 - 8:21 PM.
Found a few large colonies, few dead queens, but not as many founding chambers as I was hoping for. The soil was too hard to dig deep enough to get anything. So I just collected a bunch of decor for Formicarium builds and called it a day! Of course it was a heat wave the day I went out. The heavy rains for first half of year seems to have kinda thrown the nuptial flights off.
Typically in the desert, you won't find any queens unless it's rained recently.
Correct for most desert species. This year has just been unusual with all the consistent rain for first half of year. Usually we get that summer rain in end of June-July which is money but this years a bit odd. And of course it’s the year I need a new Queen Mexicanus for my year old Orphan colony.Typically in the desert, you won't find any queens unless it's rained recently.
Edited by AntObserver, July 16 2023 - 7:27 AM.
The summer monsoon season usually starts in late June and goes until the end of September. There are usually a few times during this period that the moisture pushes all the way into the desert in Southern CA and causes the popup thunderstorms we need for most mating flights in the desert.
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