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Could I Get Some Verification On These Seeds?


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#1 Offline AntPhycho - Posted July 5 2018 - 3:33 PM

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I recently bought some Kentucky Bluegrass seed off of amazon and it did not have any "ingredients" listed. So I impulsively added it to cart due to it advertising it was "pure". Then when it finally arrived a week later there where some different materials listed that made me doubtful that this was actually safe for ants to consume. Here is a picture of the package, as well as a picture of the "ingredient list" stamped on the back.

 


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#2 Offline Hunter - Posted July 5 2018 - 3:56 PM

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looks fine I see no chemicals added



#3 Offline AntPhycho - Posted July 5 2018 - 4:02 PM

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looks fine I see no chemicals added

It does say something about "Water Saver Seed Coating", would this be harmful to ants? It also says something about noxious weed seed, I do not know much about "noxious weed seed" but I know noxious usually means poisonous.


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#4 Offline AntPhycho - Posted July 5 2018 - 8:39 PM

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Well, apparently a component in the "Water Saver Seed Coating" is extremely toxic to animals. I am lucky I found this out before I fed this to my ants, thank you formiculture chat  ;) . Found another bit of kentucky bluegrass seed, this one verified that there is no pesticides. https://www.amazon.c...ref=dp_prsubs_1


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Founding (for myself):                                                                                       My Shop

Solenopsis invicta experiments...                                                                     California

                                                                                                                     Ants & Formicaria

                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                       

                                              

                                                  

 

 

 





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