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#781 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted November 1 2021 - 8:17 PM

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Is there any reason why Pogonomyrmex subnitidus isn't native to the Bay Area? There are multiple records of  P. subnitidus within 50 miles both north and south of the Bay Area.

 

It's possible that some of those are misidentifications, especially further north of here. There are definitely P. californicus south and further inland from the Bay Area though (on top of the P. subdentatus).


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#782 Offline NickAnter - Posted November 1 2021 - 8:19 PM

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I have personally found P. californicus in huge abundance in Merced, CA. didn't see any subdentatus there.


Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 


#783 Offline NancyZamora4991 - Posted January 12 2022 - 12:21 PM

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When are prenolepsis imparis flying this year?



#784 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted January 12 2022 - 1:51 PM

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First 70F+ degree days of the year. Could be as early as late Jan or as late as March, varies from year to year.


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#785 Offline Saftron - Posted January 14 2022 - 1:58 PM

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Anyone know where in the East Bay I can find Prenolepis when they fly??? Where I live it just seems to be endless streams of Argentine ants.

#786 Offline antimatter - Posted February 7 2022 - 11:47 AM

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Anyone know where in the East Bay I can find Prenolepis when they fly??? 

iNaturalist has Prenolepis sightings all over the world, if you zoom down to the East Bay you can see several sightings in your area:

https://www.inatural...&taxon_id=68142



#787 Offline buglover123 - Posted April 1 2022 - 3:31 PM

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Camponotus flew recently and should be flying again this coming week.


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#788 Offline Antlover24 - Posted April 15 2022 - 10:24 AM

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Does anyone know if there are any ant species flying around now, in the bay area?

#789 Offline Antlover24 - Posted April 15 2022 - 10:27 AM

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Does anyone know if there are any kind of ant species flying right now, in the bay area?
Does anyone know if there are any kind of ant species flying right now, in the bay area?

#790 Offline Antlover24 - Posted April 15 2022 - 10:28 AM

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#791 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted April 15 2022 - 2:13 PM

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Probably nothing for the next few weeks. Starting mid May the usual summer suspects will fly: Formica, Veromessor andrei, and more.


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#792 Offline JamesJohnson - Posted April 15 2022 - 5:54 PM

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Perhaps the last Liomepotum flights and some wandering Camponotus queens, but yes, nothing for a while.



#793 Offline AlexLebedev - Posted April 25 2022 - 3:15 PM

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I've found a great anting spot near santa teresa park and in almaden. its quicksilver park and sierre azul preserve. they have formica multiple camponotus spp, pheidole californica,veromessor,and p apache.

guadalupe oak grove which is also in almaden has p californica formica and camponotus species aswell.


What i am keeping Brachymyrmex patagonicus 1 worker x5 tetramorium immigrans 10 workers x2 lasius crypticus 5 workers Pheidole californica 6 queens150~ workers 10-30 majors, Formica argentea 10~ W

 

 

What I've kept crematogaster sp pheidole californica camponotus vicinus high elev, dumetorum,laevigatus, prenolepis imparis, pogonomyrmex californicus and subnitidus and californicus, veromessor andrei, camponotus sayi, hypoponera opacior ,Liometopum occidentale solnopsis molesta group, solenopsis xyloni.


#794 Offline AlexLebedev - Posted April 25 2022 - 3:18 PM

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Anyone know where in the East Bay I can find Prenolepis when they fly??? Where I live it just seems to be endless streams of Argentine ants.

don't look in cities it harder there youll only have a little sucess try going into parks or trails.


What i am keeping Brachymyrmex patagonicus 1 worker x5 tetramorium immigrans 10 workers x2 lasius crypticus 5 workers Pheidole californica 6 queens150~ workers 10-30 majors, Formica argentea 10~ W

 

 

What I've kept crematogaster sp pheidole californica camponotus vicinus high elev, dumetorum,laevigatus, prenolepis imparis, pogonomyrmex californicus and subnitidus and californicus, veromessor andrei, camponotus sayi, hypoponera opacior ,Liometopum occidentale solnopsis molesta group, solenopsis xyloni.


#795 Offline AlexLebedev - Posted April 26 2022 - 3:28 PM

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Anyone know when the species near me will fly i live in south san jose in the almaden area i naturalist says C.hyatti C. clarithorax C. vicinus P. Apache P. californica P. imparis V. Andrei N. vivadula C. maurantica and more


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What i am keeping Brachymyrmex patagonicus 1 worker x5 tetramorium immigrans 10 workers x2 lasius crypticus 5 workers Pheidole californica 6 queens150~ workers 10-30 majors, Formica argentea 10~ W

 

 

What I've kept crematogaster sp pheidole californica camponotus vicinus high elev, dumetorum,laevigatus, prenolepis imparis, pogonomyrmex californicus and subnitidus and californicus, veromessor andrei, camponotus sayi, hypoponera opacior ,Liometopum occidentale solnopsis molesta group, solenopsis xyloni.


#796 Offline AlexLebedev - Posted April 27 2022 - 3:24 PM

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found liometopum aswell but got very agro after my presence.


What i am keeping Brachymyrmex patagonicus 1 worker x5 tetramorium immigrans 10 workers x2 lasius crypticus 5 workers Pheidole californica 6 queens150~ workers 10-30 majors, Formica argentea 10~ W

 

 

What I've kept crematogaster sp pheidole californica camponotus vicinus high elev, dumetorum,laevigatus, prenolepis imparis, pogonomyrmex californicus and subnitidus and californicus, veromessor andrei, camponotus sayi, hypoponera opacior ,Liometopum occidentale solnopsis molesta group, solenopsis xyloni.


#797 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted April 28 2022 - 7:23 AM

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Anyone know when the species near me will fly i live in south san jose in the almaden area i naturalist says C.hyatti C. clarithorax C. vicinus P. Apache P. californica P. imparis V. Andrei N. vivadula C. maurantica and more

 

The Pheidole and Veromessor should fly in a few weeks time, during the first really hot days (ideally mid 90 degrees F) of summer.


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#798 Offline lazyant - Posted April 28 2022 - 2:19 PM

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Does anyone else experience the thing where there is only Argentines in the area? Besides the rare tetramorium worker, there is only argentines in my area unless you go on a deep hike  %)  


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#799 Offline AlexLebedev - Posted April 28 2022 - 6:28 PM

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Does anyone else experience the thing where there is only Argentines in the area? Besides the rare tetramorium worker, there is only argentines in my area unless you go on a deep hike  %)  

where in the bay you live? in my neighber hood there ar tetra argies and lios. And more spp on deep hikes aswell but usually if there's like a big forest type park youll find more spp there.


What i am keeping Brachymyrmex patagonicus 1 worker x5 tetramorium immigrans 10 workers x2 lasius crypticus 5 workers Pheidole californica 6 queens150~ workers 10-30 majors, Formica argentea 10~ W

 

 

What I've kept crematogaster sp pheidole californica camponotus vicinus high elev, dumetorum,laevigatus, prenolepis imparis, pogonomyrmex californicus and subnitidus and californicus, veromessor andrei, camponotus sayi, hypoponera opacior ,Liometopum occidentale solnopsis molesta group, solenopsis xyloni.


#800 Offline NancyZamora4991 - Posted April 28 2022 - 6:44 PM

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Underneath the swarms of argies you can find some species if you look hard enough, as I have 9 different species living on my urban property and I'm in the middle of the Willow Glen area. 






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