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[Antking123]

Thanks. Yeah I found some veromessor andrei queens and males alates at the top of a hill entrance a week ago near santa Teresa. Hopefully I've have some luck finding something out there

[Jadeninja9]

Did anyone catch queen last night?

[YsTheAnt]

I was too lazy to look. There will be more flights today night though.

[EthanNgo678]

Tonight is my last chance to find a queen in my area, all the other species flew already. 

[Derpy]

Well good luck!

[sirjordanncurtis]

I think Tapinoma sessile flew today. Might have gotten a few of those. HUGE number of Solenopsis molesta queens around my blacklight. Most are probably infertile though, by the looks of it.

[EthanNgo678]

I got a few.

[sirjordanncurtis]

I got a few.

 

which ones?

[EthanNgo678]

EthanNgo678, on 24 Jun 2018 - 06:46 AM, said:

I got a few.

 

which ones?

 

 

 Tapinoma sessile, do think they will fly tonight as well?

 

 

[EthanNgo678]

planning to go to mt. Tam.

[BrianK]

Any species with majors in the bay area?

[Derpy]

Camponotus and Pheidole to name a few.

[YsTheAnt]

Any species with majors in the bay area?

Formica (minor polymorphism in all species), Pheidole, Camponotus, and Myrmecocystus to name a few.

[BrianK]

Thank you Derpy and YsTheAnt!

Seems like Camponotus may be the way to go for me as they appear to have distinct majors.

Myrmecocystus as in honeypot ant? I didn't think we were arid enough for them here, where can they be found?

[YsTheAnt]

Thank you Derpy and YsTheAnt!

Seems like Camponotus may be the way to go for me as they appear to have distinct majors.

Myrmecocystus as in honeypot ant? I didn't think we were arid enough for them here, where can they be found?

Yep, honeypots! They are very rare here, but I know they can be found at Black Diamond Mines reigonal park, and a handful of other places across the bay.

[sirjordanncurtis]

 

Any species with majors in the bay area?

Formica (minor polymorphism in all species), Pheidole, Camponotus, and Myrmecocystus to name a few.

 

 

Have you found any pheidole dealates?

I'd be interested to catch some of those.

[Antking123]

If you have an argentina ant colony can you just add more ants from anywhere and they will accept them?

[Derpy]

I used to have an Argentine ant colony and when I tried to add more ants from a separate colony they killed each other. I have heard that it should work but I haven’t had successful. Also if you have an Argentine Ant Colony you might want to kill them. First of all they aren’t an interesting species and if they escape they can kill all your colonies.

[YsTheAnt]

Any species with majors in the bay area?

Formica (minor polymorphism in all species), Pheidole, Camponotus, and Myrmecocystus to name a few.

Have you found any pheidole dealates?
I'd be interested to catch some of those.

I caught two queens a while back on my blacklight, and put em together. They now have workers.

[sirjordanncurtis]

I caught two queens a while back on my blacklight, and put em together. They now have workers.

I found a Pheidole queen on my blacklight 2 days ago. I'm not sure, but she appears to be infertile.

 

How do you guys usually fare with S. molesta? I was only able to find one dealate (which happens to be the only fertile one I caught), and I don't really want to mess up :\