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- Thu May 04, 2023 12:48 pm
- Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
- Topic: lasius vers tetramorium
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1462
lasius vers tetramorium
Hi All I was planting baby onions in the garden and saw a big quine ant, I put the quine ant in a test tube. Back to the garden I noticed 15 feet from the onions, the compost pile had fire ants swarming out of it, Looks like Solenopsis Invicta. I then walked around the 3 acres and did not find other...
- Tue Jul 06, 2021 3:57 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Moving ants from a dry test tube to a new one
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4516
Re: Moving ants from a dry test tube to a new one
when i had a dry test tube, I went to a farm feed store, they will have syringes and long needles. used syringes and long needles to refill the water in test tube. when i had mold on the cotton in my teat tube. i used clear tubing that that fit over the test tube about 5 inches long and cut hole in ...
- Tue Sep 25, 2018 8:53 pm
- Forum: Temporary Placeholder
- Topic: fier ants swarming travis county texas
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2128
found Fire ants queen?
Hi All
on Tuesday Sept 6, the next day.
10 miles east, in Bastrop TX found queen next to the sidewalk curb,
2 days later I checked queen she had eggs.
Getting macro lens and will have pix
what ants swarm in September in central Texas?
beside fire ants
Bill
on Tuesday Sept 6, the next day.
10 miles east, in Bastrop TX found queen next to the sidewalk curb,
2 days later I checked queen she had eggs.
Getting macro lens and will have pix
what ants swarm in September in central Texas?
beside fire ants
Bill
- Wed Sep 05, 2018 3:56 pm
- Forum: Temporary Placeholder
- Topic: fier ants swarming travis county texas
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2128
fier ants swarming travis county texas
rained 3 inches Tuesday Sept 3 and 1/2 inch on Monday Sept 2.
no rain last night and today, sunshine. One fire and nest in log swarming and bunch in ground swarming, I am 12 miles east of central Austin Texas.
Bill
no rain last night and today, sunshine. One fire and nest in log swarming and bunch in ground swarming, I am 12 miles east of central Austin Texas.
Bill
- Thu Aug 02, 2018 4:31 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Monomorium minimum can't get them to eat
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2377
Re: Monomorium minimum can't get them to eat
I cleaned up all the food, did not touch nest for 4 days.
then tried peanut butter and sugar water, the sugar water has small and temporary response.
Then in the afternoon found a Earwig (disambiguation) killed it. they loved it.
Bill
then tried peanut butter and sugar water, the sugar water has small and temporary response.
Then in the afternoon found a Earwig (disambiguation) killed it. they loved it.
Bill
- Fri Jul 27, 2018 11:44 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Monomorium minimum can't get them to eat
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2377
Monomorium minimum can't get them to eat
Spelling and grammar are not one of my skills, dyslexia. under the hot tub cover I found a small nest of Monomorium minimum (Little Black Ants) a week or so ago, with 200+ ants and a big bunch of eggs and queen. In the bottom of the big jar It took 2 days and on the third nesting spot they move to i...
- Thu Jul 05, 2018 9:05 pm
- Forum: Ant Science, Journals, Blogs/Vlogs, & Lifestyle
- Topic: do ants see infrared light?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5876
do ants see infrared light?
do ants see infrared light?
Have IR camera with short throw lens.
Bill
Have IR camera with short throw lens.
Bill
- Thu Jul 05, 2018 3:43 pm
- Forum: Temporary Placeholder
- Topic: Where i can get test tubes
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2371
Re: Where i can get test tubes
Hi
I found test tubes at a local teacher supply store
Bill
I found test tubes at a local teacher supply store
Bill
- Thu Jul 05, 2018 2:58 pm
- Forum: The AntCanada Antstore
- Topic: Fast response
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3212
Fast response
I have dyslexia. Spelling and grammar are not one of my skills Fast response I ordered the AntsCanada Ultimate Ant Keeping Handbook My old XP computer had a error downloading,. the email link would not let me download it a second time. it thought a had downloaded it. I emailed AntsCanada late in the...