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Blacklighting tips.

Started By AntsLA-1 , Jun 16 2021 6:58 PM

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#1 Offline AntsLA-1 - Posted June 16 2021 - 6:58 PM

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Does anyone have tips for blacklighting? I have mine all setup and ready to go for tonight.

Ants are cute, that's that.

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#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 17 2021 - 2:52 AM

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Order a good, strong UV blacklight bulb off Amazon. Screw it into any lamp and shine it on a white sheet. Hang around and wait for queens to show up. That’s all there is to it basically.

"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#3 Offline Membrayne - Posted June 18 2021 - 9:17 PM

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Gonna add on to this, is it best to do this when nights are above 55 or 60 degrees? It could be that my black light is weak but nothing has shown up even after dark, it's currently 55 degrees

#4 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 19 2021 - 2:10 AM

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In my area, thing don’t fly unless it’s above 75 degrees F.

"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#5 Offline PetsNotPests - Posted June 19 2021 - 6:35 AM

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CatsnAnts has a very Interesting idea on how to "Contain" the ants you catch. See the thread here: https://www.formicul...ueen +ant +trap

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Ants are Pets, not Pests.

-Camponotus sansabeanus

-Camponotus US-CA02

-Camponotus vicinus

-Formica podzolica

-Monomorium spp.

-Pogonomyrmex californicus

-Solenopsis spp.

#6 Offline DaAnt - Posted June 19 2021 - 7:14 AM

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I made a version of CatsnAnts’s ant trap. I got a UV light and put it in two zip lock bags. Then I put the UV light in a baking tray and put some water in the tray. After that I put it outside for a few nights. I caught some Dark Rover ants and some Grease ants.