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Mercury Vapor Bulb

Started By Space , Jun 9 2021 6:50 AM

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#1 Offline Space - Posted June 9 2021 - 6:50 AM

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https://www.amazon.c...51&sr=8-18&th=1
I was wondering if this bulb would attract queens? I have heard that mercury bulbs are better than blacklights and I want to try them out.

#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 9 2021 - 7:53 AM

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Definitely.

Space likes this

"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 Manitobant - Posted June 9 2021 - 9:54 AM

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Yes, but that is a ballasted bulb, so you will need a ballast for it. Self ballasted bulbs are much more portable and easier to setup, although they are almost always coated and not clear.

You can find self ballasted on ebay and places like that.

My journals:

Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
Lasius minutus: https://www.formicul...cs/#entry174811
Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449
General acanthomyops journal: https://www.formicul...yops-with-eggs/

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