The other issue is if this Winter (at least in Southern California) is as dry or drier than the Winter we had. Last Winter, it was supposed to be the wettest Winter in decades. It turns out, we had the driest Winter we ever had. The rain went north. But, even then. Washington usually still gets a lot of rain, but this year its been dry even for them.
It is bad for native ants, but at least Argentine ants have been decimated in numbers (like I said) due to the weather. But, it isn't very good for native ants either. I don't imagine the Acromyrmex versicolor out in Joshua National Park are faring too well either, since they rely on the Summer storms.
But as I was saying. If this Winter is just as dry or drier (last Winter, we really only had one serious storm, and it wasn't even THAT big), there will be some pretty serious problems all around. Not just for ants, but for people and other wildlife.
Edited by Vendayn, August 1 2016 - 3:08 PM.