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SF Bay Area Anters

Started By Jadeninja9 , Feb 9 2018 11:28 PM

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#581 Offline sirjordanncurtis - Posted April 18 2019 - 9:14 PM

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subterranean termites are flying again.

 

Edit: and drywood termites.

Are you going to catch a pair? You can culture them and feed them away like mealworms and dubias.

 

culturing subterranean termites is months/years of work.


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#582 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted April 18 2019 - 9:17 PM

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Derpy was able to get nymphs by leaving pairs in plain test tube setups for 5.5 months for some subterranean termites.

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#583 Offline EthanNgo678 - Posted April 19 2019 - 5:03 AM

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subterranean termites are flying again.

 

Edit: and drywood termites.

Are you going to catch a pair? You can culture them and feed them away like mealworms and dubias.

 

Even if I wanted to my parents wouldn't let me.


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#584 Offline EthanNgo678 - Posted April 19 2019 - 5:07 AM

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Camponotus flew last night too. 


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#585 Offline Antking123 - Posted April 19 2019 - 12:12 PM

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Yeah I found a dead Camponotus queen...figures.


#586 Offline Derpy - Posted April 19 2019 - 4:15 PM

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Rip

-1x Parasitic Formica Sp. Colony

-1x Pogonomymrex Californicus Colony

-1x Camponotus Hyatti Colony

 

#587 Offline Jadeninja9 - Posted April 19 2019 - 10:29 PM

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Found one Camponotus hyatti Queen on a tree but had no test tubes on me lmao rip

#588 Offline JenC - Posted April 19 2019 - 11:26 PM

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Caught 14 queens in total Friday and Thursday, mostly camponotus.
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Current Colonies:
1x Camponotus Vicinus (3 Workers)

Single Queens:
3x Camponotus Clarithorax
4x Camponotus Maritimus
5x Camponotus Ca02
7x Camponotus Sansabeanus
1x Myrmecocustus Testaceus
3x Prenolepis Imparis

#589 Offline sirjordanncurtis - Posted April 20 2019 - 10:21 AM

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Anyone know of good trails in mission peaks?


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#590 Offline Antking123 - Posted April 21 2019 - 5:39 PM

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Caught 14 queens in total Friday and Thursday, mostly camponotus.

 

I found 30+ queens that were all stepped on. I don't know if that counts though. :*( 

 

I wish that people would watch where they are stepping. 


#591 Offline Jadeninja9 - Posted April 24 2019 - 7:55 PM

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Vicinus queens keep ending up in my mom's house when I'm gone. It's amazing how once you stop with Pest Control services you'll start to see insects you'd never have thought could exist on your property. 


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#592 Offline JenC - Posted April 24 2019 - 9:05 PM

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Some people caught some stuff, probably Camponotus. My mom caught 4 queens so far this week.
Current Colonies:
1x Camponotus Vicinus (3 Workers)

Single Queens:
3x Camponotus Clarithorax
4x Camponotus Maritimus
5x Camponotus Ca02
7x Camponotus Sansabeanus
1x Myrmecocustus Testaceus
3x Prenolepis Imparis

#593 Offline EthanNgo678 - Posted April 25 2019 - 5:26 AM

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Reek, all I keep finding are tons of termites. 


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#594 Offline Beast - Posted April 25 2019 - 12:52 PM

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Does anyone know how well the flight patterns for the Bay Area match up with Santa Cruz? I haven't seen much activity at all over here, but maybe I'm not doing a good job of looking?


#595 Offline JenC - Posted April 25 2019 - 2:58 PM

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There were some flights over there this past month.
Current Colonies:
1x Camponotus Vicinus (3 Workers)

Single Queens:
3x Camponotus Clarithorax
4x Camponotus Maritimus
5x Camponotus Ca02
7x Camponotus Sansabeanus
1x Myrmecocustus Testaceus
3x Prenolepis Imparis

#596 Offline EthanNgo678 - Posted April 25 2019 - 3:05 PM

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C hyatti flew, my cousin found one.


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#597 Offline JenC - Posted April 25 2019 - 8:22 PM

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Nice, anyone know good spots to look for ants in San Francisco?

Edited by JenC, April 25 2019 - 8:23 PM.

Current Colonies:
1x Camponotus Vicinus (3 Workers)

Single Queens:
3x Camponotus Clarithorax
4x Camponotus Maritimus
5x Camponotus Ca02
7x Camponotus Sansabeanus
1x Myrmecocustus Testaceus
3x Prenolepis Imparis

#598 Offline Antking123 - Posted May 2 2019 - 6:26 PM

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Anybody here know how long Camponotus workers live? I have a colony of Camponotus Laevigatus ants no more than a year and a half old. For the last few weeks, I have lost around five workers and I am not sure if it is from natural causes.


#599 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 2 2019 - 6:33 PM

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Most Camponotus workers live for a couple years in my experience.

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#600 Offline Antking123 - Posted May 3 2019 - 4:17 PM

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Can they die from vinegar or alcohol because I moved them into a formicarium I cleaned with that a while ago. I washed it out and let it sit for a day or two before I put them in though.


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