California Ant Watch

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

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NateBurf
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Re: California Ant Watch

Post: # 96481Post NateBurf
Wed Sep 14, 2022 11:23 pm

New to AntsCanada, and my daughter is excited about the possibility of keeping an ant colony. We live in San Diego. Is there any chance at a nuptial flight before winter?

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Re: California Ant Watch

Post: # 96570Post SolenopsisKeeper
Mon Sep 19, 2022 10:25 pm

NateBurf wrote:
Wed Sep 14, 2022 11:23 pm
New to AntsCanada, and my daughter is excited about the possibility of keeping an ant colony. We live in San Diego. Is there any chance at a nuptial flight before winter?
Yes. You can find Pogonmyrmex. Rugosos founding chambers in sandy areas(Small mounds of dirt) (Desert harvester ants) these need heat, so I would not recommend for beginners.
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Grimace
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Re: California Ant Watch

Post: # 100023Post Grimace
Sun Jul 23, 2023 10:49 pm

My son is a big AntsCanada fan, and he was very excited recently (July 21) to come across a nuptial flight of some red ants (sorry, I'm new at this and don't know species) in the San Joaquin Valley, California.

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Re: California Ant Watch

Post: # 100024Post antperson24
Mon Jul 24, 2023 10:41 am

Grimace wrote:
Sun Jul 23, 2023 10:49 pm
My son is a big AntsCanada fan, and he was very excited recently (July 21) to come across a nuptial flight of some red ants (sorry, I'm new at this and don't know species) in the San Joaquin Valley, California.
If you want, I could help you identify them.
Why keep ants that aren't found in your yard?
There are so many fascinating ants right where you live!
I disagree with the keeping/buying of ants that aren't in your area.

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