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Idaho, USA --- Looking for help and advice


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#1 Offline Bern - Posted December 12 2021 - 7:56 PM

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I am brand new at this and have enjoyed reading many articles on many topics.  It is now Dec., and I would like to start preparing both my head and equipment to catch some queens come spring.

 

I have many questions and would like to find someone in this area that I can ask some of my questions, that I think would be considered local types of information, like what types to expect, when do they fly, etc.

 

So, I guess I am looking for someone in this area, a club, or some other contact,  --   or someone who has knowledge of this type of country.

 

I am located in SW Idaho, USA , near the town of Caldwell.  This is basically desert country; however, I am on the edge of where there is major farming with a lot of irrigation cannels.  So, are there a lot of various species, due to the desert and farming communities within a few miles of my home?

 

 

 

 

Thank You,

 

 


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#2 Offline NickAnter - Posted December 12 2021 - 9:49 PM

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 There are likely lots of Pogonomyrmex, Formica, and Camponotus around you.

 

Here is a map of what random nature people have found in Idaho:

https://www.inatural...&taxon_id=47336


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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). 


#3 Offline ConcordAntman - Posted December 18 2021 - 9:20 AM

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Here’s a thread from earlier in the year that might help. 
https://www.formicul...-anting-thread/

I might also suggest looking up the universities in Idaho. Check their websites for their Departments of Entomology. They may have reading lists, bibliographies, or other information on the local species. 
 

There’s also this from The List of Handy Links under Important Topics at the top right of the Formiculture forums page. 
https://www.formicul...-anting-thread/






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