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New trick that helped me catch queens fast

Post: # 20880Post XxStrongHeroxX
Tue May 09, 2017 7:05 pm

Well recently there was some rain a few days ago and i had a quick ideal, What if i made a trench and build it so queens walk into it and fall and can not get out. Here is a picture (Ignore the Sand im in a drought)
http://prntscr.com/f60izk
How it works : Queens walk into the trench and think they can get out, (The edges are at a angle of about 95 Degrees) They try to clime out and they cant grab onto anything and fall off. Check maybe two three times a day to see if you catch anything.

Yes there may be some flaws but i do not know any of them for now, It may also might not work in dirt but it did for me in sand.

What i caught from it was a invicta and a brachymyrmex queen. Both were very active and had no wings.

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Re: New trick that helped me catch queens fast

Post: # 20884Post Martialis
Tue May 09, 2017 7:08 pm

Cool. How deep is this trap? The length of the trench? I'm intrigued by this. What's it made of?
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Re: New trick that helped me catch queens fast

Post: # 20887Post XxStrongHeroxX
Tue May 09, 2017 7:20 pm

Martialis wrote:
Tue May 09, 2017 7:08 pm
Cool. How deep is this trap? The length of the trench? I'm intrigued by this. What's it made of?
trench is about 10 - 13 feet long and is about 5 inches deep. Its just made of top soil which is sandy for me

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Re: New trick that helped me catch queens fast

Post: # 20920Post Aquaexploder
Wed May 10, 2017 7:01 am

Cool
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Re: New trick that helped me catch queens fast

Post: # 20930Post Jadeninja9
Wed May 10, 2017 11:02 am

XxStrongHeroxX wrote:
Tue May 09, 2017 7:20 pm
Martialis wrote:
Tue May 09, 2017 7:08 pm
Cool. How deep is this trap? The length of the trench? I'm intrigued by this. What's it made of?
trench is about 10 - 13 feet long and is about 5 inches deep. Its just made of top soil which is sandy for me
The queens can't grip the sand?
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Re: New trick that helped me catch queens fast

Post: # 20942Post XxStrongHeroxX
Wed May 10, 2017 3:32 pm

Jadeninja9 wrote:
Wed May 10, 2017 11:02 am
XxStrongHeroxX wrote:
Tue May 09, 2017 7:20 pm
Martialis wrote:
Tue May 09, 2017 7:08 pm
Cool. How deep is this trap? The length of the trench? I'm intrigued by this. What's it made of?
trench is about 10 - 13 feet long and is about 5 inches deep. Its just made of top soil which is sandy for me
The queens can't grip the sand?
seemed to be so

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Re: New trick that helped me catch queens fast

Post: # 20948Post XxStrongHeroxX
Wed May 10, 2017 3:57 pm

Make that 2 Invictas queens and a brachymyrmex queen in 2 days

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Re: New trick that helped me catch queens fast

Post: # 20969Post Aquaexploder
Wed May 10, 2017 6:45 pm

XxStrongHeroxX wrote:
Wed May 10, 2017 3:57 pm
Make that 2 Invictas queens and a brachymyrmex queen in 2 days
Wow I will definitely try this
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Re: New trick that helped me catch queens fast

Post: # 22694Post jsantswag
Sat Jun 10, 2017 11:22 am

so gonna try this

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Re: New trick that helped me catch queens fast

Post: # 22766Post Jadeninja9
Sat Jun 10, 2017 7:15 pm

What about you get a bunch of shoeboxes, remove the lid, and coat the insides with Vaseline, and place them all over the place lol.
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