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Noteworthy Pests of 2003
... of a large increase in ant populations moving into our yards and gardens. To make things even worse, in some areas, whatever was left undestroyed by the ant colonies the grasshoppers certainly took ... males and females. The winged adults have the capability to start new or join existing colonies. Ants hibernate during the winter. Control Measures Keeping lawns and gardens moist will deter the ...
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Elko County Rose Garden
... Springs Epicenter, Elko County, Nv Columbia River Basin & Great Basin Divide, Elko County, Nv Red Ant Colonies of Crane Springs Canyon, Elko County, Nv Mound Valley, Elko County, Nv Smith Creek School ...
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Questions On Ants
... nursery stock you bring home should be inspected carefully to be sure that no red ant colonies are developing. Count yourself lucky if you never have been stung by these aggressive predators ... the soil or mound. Insecticidal mound drenches with common insecticides usually are effective against fire ant colonies. The mound is flooded with a large volume of liquid containing a contact insecticide, such ...
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Monomorium floricola
... of arboreal ant colonies. Biological control -- Parasites Many external and internal insect and mite parasites of ants live in ant nests. These usually stunt development in the ant. Some wasps ... worker ants (Wheeler 1910). Biological control -- Predators The major predators of ant species are often other ant species (Holldobbler & Wilson 1990). Interspecific competition occurs for ants sharing the ...
www.extento.hawaii.edu

Stories from the Suite101 Orchid Garden - Another Bucket
... up to 1,200 meters in elevation! In the wild, Coryanthes orchids are found near ant colonies because they have formed a symbiotic relationship with ants. The orchid provides nectar and a ...
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Ant Trails: A Key to Management with Baits
... survey locates areas where ant activity is concentrated, so that baits are put out in areas of greatest ant activity. Monitoring will find small isolated colonies that otherwise might be overlooked ... : James Castner, University of Florida Figure 3. Florida carpenter ant. In carpenter ant control, probably more so than with most other ant problems, the pretreatment inspection survey is the single most ...
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Caribbean Crazy Ant (proposed common name), Paratrechina pubens Forel (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae)
... colonies have several hundred thousand individuals and appear to be polydomous (nesting in several locations) and polygamous (multiple queens). CREDITS: F. J. Santana, Sarasota County Figure 4. Caribbean crazy ant ... with fresh bait. Always follow label directions. Selected References Anonymous (undated). Crazy ant (Paratrechina longicornis). What's Bugging You in Arizona. http://ag.arizona.edu/ ...
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mulchart
... collect things. I have dissected many nurse logs and have found many living organisms including colonies of certain bees. This log was 2' in diameter and the arrow points to the ... pesticides to slaughter. Ants can be very beneficial for trees, and will not create an ant problem within your house. If they have carpenter ants their house has rotten wood. Explain ...
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Biology of Subterranean Termites in the Eastern United States
... especially in used railroad crossties incorporated into landscapes. Formosan subterranean termite colonies are, on average, larger than colonies of native Reticulitermes subterranean termites. Subterranean Termite Biology Figure 3 ... (alate) ants. A winged termite can be easily distinguished from a winged ant by the following characteristics (Refer to foldout): the presence of straight to slightly ...
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Vegetative Terminology (Part 2)
... ), a swollen-thorn acacia native to Mexico and Central America. In its native habitat, colonies of stinging ants (Pseudomyrmex ferruginea) occupy the hollowed-out thorns and fiercely defend the ... of spines). Center: Another Central American swollen thorn acacia (A. collinsii) with an acacia ant (P. ferruginea) sipping nectar from the petiolar nectary. Right: The African whistling thorn acacia ( ...
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