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[AntsLA-1]

Does anyone know where I should look for queens, or just an area where I should look? Thanks!

[AntsLA-1]

Oh, and what species of queens would I catch in 100F weather?

[Manitobant]

I was there 2 years back. Places around the city like indian canyons or the san jacinto mountains monument are good, with many species like veromessor pergandei, pogonomyrmex californicus (bicolor form), pheidole desertorum, myrmecocystus semirufus and solenopsis xyloni. In more urban areas of the city i found solenopsis invicta, dorymyrmex bicolor, brachymyrmex patagonicus and pheidole barbata. I was there in winter, but in summer i assume you could find more stuff up in the mountains around there, like liometopum or camponotus.

Edited by Manitobant, June 3 2021 - 6:32 PM.

[AntsLA-1]

I was there 2 years back. Places around the city like indian canyons or the san jacinto mountains monument are good, with many species like veromessor pergandei, pogonomyrmex californicus (bicolor form), pheidole desertorum, myrmecocystus semirufus and solenopsis xyloni. In more urban areas of the city i found solenopsis invicta, dorymyrmex bicolor, brachymyrmex patagonicus and pheidole barbata. I was there in winter, but in summer i assume you could find more stuff up in the mountains around there, like liometopum or camponotus.

Thank you for that!

Any other information would be very helpful.

[ReignofRage]

Just look in the clear patches of desert area, there's all kinds of stuff there.

[AntsLA-1]

I was there 2 years back. Places around the city like indian canyons or the san jacinto mountains monument are good, with many species like veromessor pergandei, pogonomyrmex californicus (bicolor form), pheidole desertorum, myrmecocystus semirufus and solenopsis xyloni. In more urban areas of the city i found solenopsis invicta, dorymyrmex bicolor, brachymyrmex patagonicus and pheidole barbata. I was there in winter, but in summer i assume you could find more stuff up in the mountains around there, like liometopum or camponotus.

Is there any Rugosus out there?

[Broncos]

 

I was there 2 years back. Places around the city like indian canyons or the san jacinto mountains monument are good, with many species like veromessor pergandei, pogonomyrmex californicus (bicolor form), pheidole desertorum, myrmecocystus semirufus and solenopsis xyloni. In more urban areas of the city i found solenopsis invicta, dorymyrmex bicolor, brachymyrmex patagonicus and pheidole barbata. I was there in winter, but in summer i assume you could find more stuff up in the mountains around there, like liometopum or camponotus.

Is there any Rugosus out there?

 

I was in Palmdale last year. Millions of veromessor pergandei. They are all interconnected with each other like argentine ants. Rugosus are normally close to the veromessor nests. I saw some sort of red harvester ant over there. They looked too big to be californicus. But there is a variety of harvester ants over there. I also saw some myrmecoystus and pheidole. If you pull to the side of the road and just go walking, you'll be sure to see ants.

[AntsLA-1]

Thanks for the input everyone! Some people have already caught Pergandei and Rugosus right?   

 

 

This is still is an active forum for anyone who could help me.