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Posted January 23 2015 - 6:28 PM
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Hello, I am very new to this ant keeping thing which I am sure will get extremely interesting as time goes on and I will most likely ask a lot of questions early on because again I am an amateur. As of now I only have two queens and I would like to any helpful tips anyone can offer.
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Posted January 23 2015 - 6:46 PM
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Welcome to the forum nicknamed Califormiculture because of the amount of Californians on it... I am sure we can help you in every way.
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Posted January 23 2015 - 8:09 PM
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You should have a lot of Solenopsis invicta around you. Huge portions of Riverside has tons of those. I went all over Riverside and saw huge (1-3 foot tall) mounds all over, amongst Argentine ant areas.
If you get out of the city, Forelius pruinosus/mccooki remain active year round in most places. They are easy to get too, but most don't tend to fly...they bud out. I guess they do fly, but none of the ones I've seen do. They are a great ant species to keep though. Vastly easier just getting a queen (or queens) with some workers, as starting with just one queen is a lot harder than a lot of other queens in other species.
It also skipped most of Winter in southern California, so ant season should be a LOT earlier than elsewhere. Here in Irvine (Orange County), it got to 81 degrees today!
Edited by Vendayn, January 23 2015 - 8:10 PM.
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Posted January 23 2015 - 8:12 PM
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Welcome.
If you haven't seen it already, take a browse through this thread. http://www.formicult...of-handy-links/
I suspect the 1st and 3rd ones inside will be of great interest to you if you have not seen them before. 
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Posted January 23 2015 - 9:08 PM
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Welcome to the forums.
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Posted January 23 2015 - 9:48 PM
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Posted January 23 2015 - 9:53 PM
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Posted January 23 2015 - 10:50 PM
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Posted January 24 2015 - 10:21 AM
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I need to move to Arizona...
Edited by Gaige Daughtrey, January 24 2015 - 10:21 AM.
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Posted January 24 2015 - 1:29 PM
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Posted January 24 2015 - 2:51 PM
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Californians are strong in this forum.
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Posted January 24 2015 - 3:14 PM
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Hello fellow Californian!
Current Species:
Camponotus fragilis
Novomessor cockerelli
Pogonomyrmex montanus
Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Manica bradleyi
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Posted January 24 2015 - 4:51 PM
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I think he was referring to the fact there are so many people who like ants in the Southwest, but making it clearer would have been nice.What queens do you have?
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Posted January 24 2015 - 6:04 PM
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Welcome to the forum dude! 
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Posted January 24 2015 - 10:07 PM
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Welcome from San Jose, CA!
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Posted January 24 2015 - 10:09 PM
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I need to move to Arizona...
I don't think I would mind living in AZ. I like the Flagstaff area.
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Posted February 25 2015 - 3:19 PM
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What queens do you have?
I don't know but they both died so I guess it doesn't really matter
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Posted February 25 2015 - 3:34 PM
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What queens do you have?
I don't know but they both died so I guess it doesn't really matter
That is a shame, but the major flights will be starting only in a month, so you can catch more!
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