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[Saftron]

Hey, I've been finding it very difficult to find any queens this season because it hasn't rained at all yet here in Fremont California. I've tried walking around parks, my neighborhood, Lake Elizabeth, Quarry Lakes, a local beach and Coyote Park in San Francisco. I didn't find any queens let alone any ants at all. So if anyone could suggest a spot that has some higher success of finding a queen for me would be much appreciated.

Area: Fremont, California.

[Mdrogun]

I have been using blacklights lately. I've caught more than 40 queens this way.

[sericultivist]

Ants in the Bay Area can be very tricky. I find most of the queens during the warm hours of the day, especially in the afternoon. A good place to start would be to find areas with high concentrations of worker ants that you see, and then visit those areas when it's warm.

[nurbs]

Get a headlamp and look for them on a warm humid night. Most species (like Camponotus) are nocturnal and come out in the thousands during the night. Many species will fly when it is warm and humid and do not require rain.

 

Obviously you won't find any right now, but noticed this post is originally from Summer of 2016. Look for them next year!

 

Here is a C. modoc flight from norcal from this year, all at night: