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Posted April 25 2020 - 3:09 PM
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Posted April 25 2020 - 3:50 PM
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I’ve always heard good things about black lights. I would go for it.https://www.amazon.c...f_=sb_s_sparkle
Would this be a good investment? I like how it would be easily portable. You could hang it up anywhere basically.
Edited by AntsDakota, April 25 2020 - 5:41 PM.
"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
Keeping:
Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea
Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra
Myrmica sp.
Lasius neoniger, brevicornis
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Posted April 25 2020 - 5:29 PM
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Not if you intend to use it to collect queens, however if you are looking for scorpions it could be useful.
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Posted April 25 2020 - 5:40 PM
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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
Keeping:
Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea
Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra
Myrmica sp.
Lasius neoniger, brevicornis
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Posted April 25 2020 - 7:05 PM
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They are generally not strong enough so although you may get some results they will not be great. I use a black light on many occasions, always have the best results with a standard black light tube hung against a white sheet.
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Posted April 26 2020 - 8:05 AM
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I have that exact black light. I have not used it yet, but i am going to soon.
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Posted May 14 2020 - 3:16 PM
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I'm genuinely interested to see if these work. Don't know if it would attract any queens, still worth a shot.
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Posted May 14 2020 - 3:21 PM
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I'm genuinely interested to see if these work. Don't know if it would attract any queens, still worth a shot.
Also, do ants/queens glow under these lights like with scorpions?
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Posted May 14 2020 - 3:44 PM
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No. At least, most don't.
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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