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[MegaMyrmex]

What the title suggests. I want to use the polyergus for unnoficial experiments on other ways for colony founding. I heard about the genus dolichoderus and they seem pretty widespread but I have never seen them in my area, and they are native to my state. How do you find them? Also, how do you find dorymyrmex grandulus and bureni queens? Been drooling over the golden colored ones lately...

Edited by MegaMyrmex, December 19 2017 - 8:27 PM.

[AnthonyP163]

I am wondering the same thing! I have ventured into very thick forests in my area, finding Formica subsericea, aserva, and lots more. I would imagine Polyergus are in the forest. 

 

Here's some of the Northern Polyergus and their host species 

 

Polyergus montivagus - host species is Formica pallidefulva, so they will probably be close by them.

 

Polyergus lucidus - host species is Formica incerta, most likely found close by them.

 

I was informed that Dolicherodus are a very northern species now, still being found in Northern United States but mostly in Canada.

 

Dorymyrmex grandulus and bureni are very rare in northern states, although I am pretty sure I caught an infertile Dorymyrmex grandulus queen earlier this summer! I looked for hours and researched, with Dorymyrmex grandulus being the most logical answer to me. 

 

I have done hours of trekking through the woods (days, even) and I have not come across polyergus, dorymyrmex, nor dolichoderus here in Southern Wisconsin. 

[MegaMyrmex]

Same, I spent hpurs in the woods looking dor them and only found camponotus, lasius, and nylanderia. Hopefully i'll be able to find some, but unyil then I'll have to kep looking.

[mbullock42086]

Polyergus aren't really abundant at all anywhere, it'll be pretty hard to get queens