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dspdrew
, Mar 6 2015 5:57 PM
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#1941 Offline - Posted August 21 2020 - 12:48 PM
May be some anting opportunities tonight or tomorrow. Got lots of heavy storm cells all around. Problem is I think a couple are in repeat locations. Anyway I am gonna keep looking. Really want the area south of JT to get some rain.
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#1942 Offline - Posted August 21 2020 - 7:58 PM
Heading off to a spot tomorrow probably around 4 or 5pm since that area got 1.15 inches, hopefully something flies up there either tonight or tomorrow morning or night.
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#1943 Offline - Posted August 22 2020 - 9:20 PM
#1944 Offline - Posted August 22 2020 - 10:23 PM
I think things like Phelan, Palmdale, Lancaster have already had honeypots fly. Maybe San Diego may have honeypots fly.
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(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen
#1945 Offline - Posted August 29 2020 - 6:45 AM
Just picked these guys up in julian while we are camping. I'm pretty new to this as these are my first queens. I'm not going back home until early tomorrow morning, and I picked them up around 9pm yesterday. Will they be fine until then? Just shy of 36 hours inside my tupperware until I transfer into test tubes
#1946 Offline - Posted August 29 2020 - 7:05 AM
They already flew. It rained a couple weeks ago in the Phelan/Victorville area. You might find a few if you go out again for the second batchAny locations where M. Mexicanus or other honeypots are likely to fly that haven't been hit by rain yet? Seems like a handful of good spots that got a lot of rain
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#1947 Offline - Posted March 9 2021 - 1:38 PM
Where would camponotus be flying soon
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#1948 Offline - Posted March 9 2021 - 1:44 PM
i'm headed to the Santa Ana mountains later this month to catch Camponotus but specificly Us-ca02. I want them so badly now. You can always head there on friday cause its raining there now so i'm hoping to get there by late march early april.
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#1949 Offline - Posted March 9 2021 - 1:47 PM
They are only going to fly after some heat goes through. Rain with no heat afterwards doesn't make a difference.
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Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant).
#1950 Offline - Posted March 9 2021 - 1:53 PM
They are only going to fly after some heat goes through. Rain with no heat afterwards doesn't make a difference.
ohh. That makes sense. It has been very cold.
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#1951 Offline - Posted March 12 2021 - 1:42 AM
Hey guys, I live in LA and I'm back into anting after a 2 year hiatus from the forum.
I remember back when I was a teenager meeting up with some fellow forum members and catching queens and how fun and great of an experience it was. So if anyone in the So-Cal area is going out anytime soon I'd like to join if possible and catch some queens to start a new colony.
Also if anyone is selling any queens, or know of any nuptial flights coming up soon, any advice I could get would be helpful. Thanks.
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#1952 Offline - Posted March 29 2021 - 5:59 PM
Looks like people are kicking the season off! Anyone other then Nurbs go out and catch some queens?
#1953 Offline - Posted March 29 2021 - 6:00 PM
Yea where are people going to get the queens
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#1954 Offline - Posted March 29 2021 - 6:44 PM
Where oak trees exist and was warm
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#1955 Offline - Posted March 29 2021 - 6:47 PM
Where oak trees exist and was warm
So I’m guessing camponotus. Lol
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#1956 Offline - Posted March 30 2021 - 8:39 AM
Looks like people are kicking the season off! Anyone other then Nurbs go out and catch some queens?
Yes me and others went to trails and found camponotus
#1957 Offline - Posted March 30 2021 - 8:48 AM
Oh congrats. What trails?Yes me and others went to trails and found camponotusLooks like people are kicking the season off! Anyone other then Nurbs go out and catch some queens?
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#1958 Offline - Posted March 30 2021 - 9:28 AM
Oh congrats. What trails?
Yes me and others went to trails and found camponotusLooks like people are kicking the season off! Anyone other then Nurbs go out and catch some queens?
I went to Whitney Canyon Park. As for the other guys I am not sure. I will try to go back there Saturday with 2 others if anyone wants to come
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#1959 Offline - Posted March 30 2021 - 11:15 AM
Oh, I’ll probably head out there on Saturday too. I wanna try my luck at some Camponotus.
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#1960 Offline - Posted March 30 2021 - 1:09 PM
I went to Whitney Canyon Park. As for the other guys I am not sure. I will try to go back there Saturday with 2 others if anyone wants to comeOh congrats. What trails?Yes me and others went to trails and found camponotusLooks like people are kicking the season off! Anyone other then Nurbs go out and catch some queens?
Great thread! Any folks heading anywhere near Mt Baldy (within ~20 miles) in the future? I would truly appreciate joining someone/group with experience to learn from and have an enjoyable outing. I’m near the 10/15 highway intersects for reference.
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