California socal area nuptial flight schedule?

Where and when are you finding queen ants? A section to share nuptial flight schedules by ant species and locality

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Neopixal
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California socal area nuptial flight schedule?

Post: # 61634Post Neopixal
Fri Jul 26, 2019 2:39 pm

Looking to find my first queen ant in or near the los angeles area, I would love to know the schedule of the area and perhaps be pointed towards the right direction of where I can maybe find some.

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Whitelotus
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Re: California socal area nuptial flight schedule?

Post: # 61759Post Whitelotus
Tue Jul 30, 2019 1:38 am

If this is your first, I would recommend looking for Tetramorium. I am not certain if it is still ongoing in SoCal but in general, look for queens in the early morning or late afternoon. I have had good luck finding a good number in those time frames.
Solenopsis (fire ants) are currently going through their nuptial flights as of now, I would stay clear of those as they are quite aggressive and are more for those who have more experience in ant keeping (not good for first timers) unless you want a challenge.
There are a number of GAN Farmers in SoCal as well incase you may not be so lucky in finding any.
Good luck out there.

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