16 replies to this topic

[Civz]

I'm 40 minutes north of SF, willing to drive a bit, and wanting to buy queens!  anyone have some spares? a good, small starter colony? let me know friends!

 

[Alabama Anter]

Ummmm this is really self explanatory. Drew, Nurbs, and PM other members

[Civz]

Drew and Nurbs are both 6hrs away and neither ship within the state.. so its not as self explanatory as is seems. The post was in hopes that i would catch the eye of someone a little more local, and as i am new to the forum and unfamiliar with who lives where or might be able to help with this request i feel it was a good place to start

[Martialis]

There is a GAN farmer in Sacramento I believe.

[SoySauce]

There is also a GAN farmer in Sonora.

[Civz]

Is there a better place to find this info than the AC website? that's where i usually look.. The Sacramento farmer always seems to be sold out, and the santa ana and sonoran farmer i have tried to get a hold of through AC before but got no where.. i even applied for their forums as well and have had no response from the admin needed to let me post.  I guess in short, I'm just unfamiliar with how to go about contacting farmers.

[nurbs]

Drew and Nurbs are both 6hrs away and neither ship within the state.. so its not as self explanatory as is seems. The post was in hopes that i would catch the eye of someone a little more local, and as i am new to the forum and unfamiliar with who lives where or might be able to help with this request i feel it was a good place to start

 

You live in an area rich with ant diversity. If you cannot find any local farmers, you are most welcome to drive down to meetup with Drew or myself.

 

Or just go anting in the mountains near your home. I camp in the Eastern Sierras a few times during the summer and find lots of different species.

[Civz]

i would love to meet with fellow enthusiasts! that's a hell of a drive though xD

[fortysixandtwo]

I know it doesn't help you now but I am located an hour east of Sacramento and will have a lot of queens here in a couple months. I focus mainly on camponotus sp however

[Civz]

my gf has family in Rocklin so were up that way a few times a year actually, so keep me in mind when the season starts to pick up for you.  i talk about ants with my friends and look for people here that are in to it but i get odd looks xD  would also love to hear when you start seeing flights so i can keep an extra eye out in my area =D

[Civz]

anyone know who the GAN farmer in West Sacramento is?

[dspdrew]

First of all, you'll have to excuse Alabama Anter.

 

As for the Santa Ana GAN farmer, that would be me. Aside from the AntsCanada GAN listing page, this really is the best place to get a hold of a seller, especially if you're from CA. Also there is a Facebook group (Ants California) where there are a lot of people from your area.

[dspdrew]

anyone know who the GAN farmer in West Sacramento is?

 

It might be Jeff Balderston, the guy who runs the Ants California Facebook group. That's just my guess.

[Civz]

Thanks drew! you are, as always, a plethora of information =D

[Alabama Anter]

First of all, you'll have to excuse Alabama Anter.

 

As for the Santa Ana GAN farmer, that would be me. Aside from the AntsCanada GAN listing page, this really is the best place to get a hold of a seller, especially if you're from CA. Also there is a Facebook group (Ants California) where there are a lot of people from your area.

Not trying to be a booty, but honestly, if he just PMed a bunch of people, he would be fine. My bad I guess....

Edited by Alabama Anter, April 18 2017 - 11:48 AM.

[YsTheAnt]

I can't see the facebook group for some reason, anyone know why?

[Derpy]

YsTheAnt and I may sell queens this anting season depending on how many we catch. We live in the Bay Area, so pretty close to you.