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[ArmyAntz]

Crematogaster sp.

Location: OKC, Oklahoma

Date/Time: June 28th / 12:40 pm

Temperature: 78 Fahrenheit / 25 Celsius 

Humidity: 80%

Wind: 6 mph

Rain: All morning 

[NickAnter]

Strumigenys membranifera

Location:Huntington Beach, CA

Date/Time: June 28th, June 25th, June 12th, sometime in the evening

Temperature: 70s

Humidity: 60s

Wind: Around 5mph

Rain: None

Found under pieces of wood in the backyard on the dates mentioned. I believe they fly in the evening. I have found 3 live queens, and two dead ones.

[PetsNotPests]

Strumigenys membranifera

Location:Huntington Beach, CA

Date/Time: June 28th, June 25th, June 12th, sometime in the evening

Temperature: 70s

Humidity: 60s

Wind: Around 5mph

Rain: None

Found under pieces of wood in the backyard on the dates mentioned. I believe they fly in the evening. I have found 3 live queens, and two dead ones.

The aardvarks of the ant world, some truly funky looking ants. I would love a journal on these.  

[NickAnter]

I have one.

[PetsNotPests]

I have one.

Nice!

[PetsNotPests]

Species: Linepithema Humile
Location: Los Angeles, California
Date: 6-28-21
Time: 6:50 PM
Temperature: 67 degrees F
Humidity: 80%
Wind: 6 MPH
Rain: None

 

I did what any self-respecting antkeeper would do, which was sticking her in the freezer. 

[yaboiseth]

 

Species: Linepithema Humile
Location: Los Angeles, California
Date: 6-28-21
Time: 6:50 PM
Temperature: 67 degrees F
Humidity: 80%
Wind: 6 MPH
Rain: None

 

I did what any self-respecting antkeeper would do, which was sticking her in the freezer. 

 

You actually found a queen that flew? I have yet to see one lol. Only males

[PetsNotPests]

 

 

Species: Linepithema Humile
Location: Los Angeles, California
Date: 6-28-21
Time: 6:50 PM
Temperature: 67 degrees F
Humidity: 80%
Wind: 6 MPH
Rain: None

 

I did what any self-respecting antkeeper would do, which was sticking her in the freezer. 

 

You actually found a queen that flew? I have yet to see one lol. Only males

 

Good for you. Trust me, it won't last long. There was just a massive nuptial flight of these In my yard, so I doused them with a bottle of wood cleaner because I don't own a single can of raid. 

[yaboiseth]

 

 

 

Species: Linepithema Humile
Location: Los Angeles, California
Date: 6-28-21
Time: 6:50 PM
Temperature: 67 degrees F
Humidity: 80%
Wind: 6 MPH
Rain: None

 

I did what any self-respecting antkeeper would do, which was sticking her in the freezer. 

 

You actually found a queen that flew? I have yet to see one lol. Only males

 

Good for you. Trust me, it won't last long. There was just a massive nuptial flight of these In my yard, so I doused them with a bottle of wood cleaner because I don't own a single can of raid. 

 

Sadly they infest my area too. Seen them decimate so many xyloni colonies, stupid little buggers. I wish I could decimate the entire colony spanning through my entire neighborhood lol 

[PetsNotPests]

 

 

 

 

Species: Linepithema Humile
Location: Los Angeles, California
Date: 6-28-21
Time: 6:50 PM
Temperature: 67 degrees F
Humidity: 80%
Wind: 6 MPH
Rain: None

 

I did what any self-respecting antkeeper would do, which was sticking her in the freezer. 

 

You actually found a queen that flew? I have yet to see one lol. Only males

 

Good for you. Trust me, it won't last long. There was just a massive nuptial flight of these In my yard, so I doused them with a bottle of wood cleaner because I don't own a single can of raid. 

 

Sadly they infest my area too. Seen them decimate so many xyloni colonies, stupid little buggers. I wish I could decimate the entire colony spanning through my entire neighborhood lol 

They destroy anything and everything in there path, from native ants to entire bird species. I really wish it was as simple as spraying a bottle of wood cleaner, but sadly there's pretty much nothing we can do (I'd love to hear a "challenge accepted!") 

[Ecan]

Species: Solenopsis xyloni
Location: Acton, California
Date: 6-28-2021
Time: 9:00 PM
Temperature: 85 F
Humidity:
Wind: almost None
Rain: None

[MojaveAnts]

Species: Myrmecocystus cf. mendax, M. mimicus, M. navajo, Novomessor cockerelli
Location: Nipton, California
Date: 6-25-2021
Time:
Temperature:
Humidity:
Wind: None
Rain: Heavy rain day before

Time of day you saw the honeypots?


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[ambx327]

Species: Camponotus Pennsylvanicus
Location: Fairfax, Virginia
Date: 6-28-21
Time: 10:20 PM
Temperature: 81 degrees F
Humidity: 70%

Pressure: 30 inHg
Wind: 6 MPH
Rain: None

[jplelito]

Species: Formica subsericea
Location: Apex, NC
Date: 7-4-21
Time: 1:30-4:30 PM still running on ground but it’s dinner time so…
Temperature: 84-87 degrees F (28.9-30.6 C)
Humidity: 40%
Pressure: 29.93”
Wind: 1-3 MPH
Rain: None today, 2” two days ago
Collected several, saw > 20 dealates

Species: Formica incerta
Location: Apex, NC
Date: 7-4-21
Time: 1:49 PM
Temperature: 84 degrees F (28.9 C)
Humidity: 40%
Pressure: 29.93”
Wind: 1-3 MPH
Rain: None today, 2” two days ago
Collected 1 saw no other females but dead males present on ground

Solenopsis invicta also flying in numbers ugh

Edited by jplelito, July 4 2021 - 12:26 PM.

[NickAnter]

Species: Solenopsis xyloni, Solenopsis molesta, Solenopsis truncorum, Strumigenys membranifera, Pheidole navigans

Location: Huntington Beach, CA

Date: 7/6, 7/7-2021

Time: Xyloni and molesta: 8:00 PM, Solenopsis truncorum: 5:00 PM, Strumigenys membranifera: sometime in the evening, Pheidole navigans: 5:00 AM

Temperature: low 70s to high 60s

Humidity: High

Wind: Low

Rain: none

Notes: Numerous molesta queens found in pool on the morning of the seventh, along with a xyloni queen. I'm pretty sure the strumigenys fly sometime in the evening, and 3 queens were found on the morning of the seventh. Pheidole males were also found on the morning of the seventh, but no queens.

[AlexLebedev]

 

 

 

 

 

Species: Linepithema Humile
Location: Los Angeles, California
Date: 6-28-21
Time: 6:50 PM
Temperature: 67 degrees F
Humidity: 80%
Wind: 6 MPH
Rain: None

 

I did what any self-respecting antkeeper would do, which was sticking her in the freezer. 

 

You actually found a queen that flew? I have yet to see one lol. Only males

 

Good for you. Trust me, it won't last long. There was just a massive nuptial flight of these In my yard, so I doused them with a bottle of wood cleaner because I don't own a single can of raid. 

 

Sadly they infest my area too. Seen them decimate so many xyloni colonies, stupid little buggers. I wish I could decimate the entire colony spanning through my entire neighborhood lol 

They destroy anything and everything in there path, from native ants to entire bird species. I really wish it was as simple as spraying a bottle of wood cleaner, but sadly there's pretty much nothing we can do (I'd love to hear a "challenge accepted!") 

 

Really?!?! they is a colo ny of lios that decimate them they have like 5000 more workers than them 

[dspdrew]

Species: Myrmecocystus mimicus, M. yuma, Camponotus fragilis, Pheidole hyatti, Dorymyrmex bicolor
Location: Nipton, California
Date: 7-15-2021
Time:  10:00 PM
Temperature:  85 F
Humidity:
Wind: None
Rain: Heavy rain day before

 

Species: Myrmecocystus cf. placodops, M. mexicanus, M. mimicus
Location: Nipton, California
Date: 7-21-2021
Time:  9:00 PM
Temperature:  80 F
Humidity:
Wind: None
Rain: Heavy rain hours before

[dspdrew]

Species: Myrmecocystus navajo, Pogonomyrmex rugosus, Acromyrmex versicolor
Location: Chiriaco Summit, California
Date: 7-27-2021
Time: 
Temperature: 
Humidity:
Wind:
Rain: Heavy rain 2 days before

 

Species: Myrmecocystus mexicanus, M. navajo, M. mimicus, Pogonomyrmex rugosus, Pheidole xerophila, Pheidole sp., Dorymyrmex insanus
Location: Cabazon, California
Date: 7-27-2021
Time: 
Temperature: 
Humidity:
Wind:
Rain: Heavy rain 2 days before

 

Species: Myrmecocystus mexicanus, M. navajo, M. mimicus, Pogonomyrmex rugosus, Pheidole sp., Dorymyrmex insanus
Location: Yucca Valley, California
Date: 7-27-2021
Time: 
Temperature: 
Humidity:
Wind:
Rain: Heavy rain 2 days before

[Somethinghmm]

Species: Solenopsis xyloni
Location: Riverside County
Date: 7/28//2021
Time: afternoon or evening
Temperature:
Humidity:
Wind:
Rain: 0.3 of an inch 2 days prior

 

Species: Pogonomyrmex rugosus

Location: Riverside County
Date: 7/27/2021
Time: 10-11AM
Temperature:
Humidity:
Wind:
Rain: 0.3 of an inch 1 day prior

 

Species: Dorymyrmex insanus

Location: Riverside County
Date: 7/28/21
Time: 
Temperature:
Humidity:
Wind:
Rain: 0.3 of an inch 2 days prior

 

Species: Dorymyrmex sp. (parasite)
Location: Riverside County
Date: 7/27/2021
Time: caught at a light at night
Temperature:
Humidity:
Wind:
Rain: 0.3 of an inch 1 day prior

Edited by Somethinghmm, July 28 2021 - 10:38 PM.

[NickAnter]

Species: Solenopsis xyloni, Strumigenys membranifera, Brachymyrmex patagonicus

Location: Huntington Beach, CA

Date: 7/28/21

Time: Evening

Temp: low 70s to high 60s

Humidity: High

Wind: None

Rain: 2 days prior, amount too low to be measured.