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Looking to buy beginner colony in San Diego area

Started By Notorious , Mar 21 2021 12:17 PM

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#1 Offline Notorious - Posted March 21 2021 - 12:17 PM

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Been trying my luck to start own colony. But I think my camponotus queens I caught last august are unfertilized. So I was hoping to buy a small established colony, preferably a species that's beginner friendly.

#2 Offline M_Ants - Posted March 21 2021 - 12:25 PM

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Not sure how quickly you want a colony but I'll have some Camponotus colonies in a little while.

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Veromessor andrei

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#3 Offline NickAnter - Posted March 21 2021 - 12:38 PM

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Been trying my luck to start own colony. But I think my camponotus queens I caught last august are unfertilized. So I was hoping to buy a small established colony, preferably a species that's beginner friendly.

If they are Camponotus semitestaceus, the summer caught ones often take a year to lay. They may well be fertile.

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Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies.

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

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).