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Using lights at night to catch queen ants?

Started By AntsExodus , Jan 4 2020 7:45 AM

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#1 Offline AntsExodus - Posted January 4 2020 - 7:45 AM

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I am an experienced ant keeper but never actually tried using a black light and a white sheet to catch queen ants at night. Any tips on how to do it and some good ways to do it cause I am going to try it this year?

#2 Offline ponerinecat - Posted January 4 2020 - 11:10 AM

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Pretty simple. Hang up sheet. Shine light on sheet. Sit back with a beverage. Bring unlimited tubes or you'll regret it.

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#3 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted January 4 2020 - 10:41 PM

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Warm spring and summer nights are the best times to black light. Try looking for an undisturbed area for more species diversity. Other than that, ponerinecat pretty much summed it up. Good luck!

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#4 Offline dspdrew - Posted January 5 2020 - 3:55 AM

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I do the same, except I usually sit in my truck when I'm by myself. I don't want to be the ant on the mountain lion's sheet.

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#5 Offline NickAnter - Posted January 23 2020 - 5:13 PM

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Or, in the Eastern Sierras, bear meat.

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).

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