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The Bug Review-Carpenter Ants
... carpenter ants that enter the home are black and can vary in length from 1/4 to 3/4 inch. Unlike termites, all carpenter ants have narrow (or constricted) waists and elbowed (bent) antennae. Carpenter ants are social insects which form large colonies. A mature carpenter ant colony ...
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Ants
... ants are found in or around houses in Florida. In general, the most common ants can be grouped as house-infesting ants, yard-infesting ants, and carpenter ants. The most commonly encountered pest ants are pharaoh, ghost, carpenter ...
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Ant Trails: A Key to Management with Baits
... of Pharaoh ants in an apartment complex, and carpenter ants in a home. Pharaoh Ants Perhaps never is it more critical to consider trailing behavior than in baiting programs for Pharaoh ants ( ... carpenter ants should be emphasized for inspections. In cases where control measures have failed it may be helpful to conduct a night inspection, since carpenter ants are nocturnal. Just as in Pharaoh ants ...
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Pesticide Labeling: Directions for Use
... target pest, then the directions for use must include the appropriate treatment directions for fire ants. This consistency is required by the EPA to prevent a registrant from misbranding their product ... generally name target pests in their directions for use (e.g., ants); other labels may identify them specifically (e.g., carpenter ants). The pests listed on the label are appropriate for the intended ...
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Compact Carpenter Ant (proposed common name), Camponotus planatus (Roger) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
... evenly convex as is characteristic of carpenter ants. The thorax and head are ash brown and the gaster is blackish, as in C. floridanus, but compact carpenter ants are smaller. There is one petiolar ... a day-active ant, they tend to be observed more than other carpenter ants that tend to be nocturnal. Compact carpenter ants are rarely observed inside structures but have been seen entering under doors ...
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Florida Carpenter Ant, Bull Ant, Tortugas Carpenter Ant, Camponotus floridanus (Buckley) and Camponotus tortuganus (Emery) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Subfamily ormicinae: Tribe Camponotini)
... by Florida carpenter ants. However, unlike the wood-damaging black carpenter ant, Camponotus pennsylvanicus (DeGreer), found in Florida's panhandle and a few other western U.S. species, Florida carpenter ants seek ... ants wandering in all directions over leaf surfaces, up and down the stems and trunk. Carpenter ants will also seek out other insects, both living and dead, for food. Carpenter ants ...
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Bella Moth, Rattlebox Moth, Inornate Moth or Calico Moth, Utetheisa ornatrix (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Arctiinae)
... are often visited in the Gainesville, Florida area by aggressive Florida carpenter ants , Camponotus floridanus (Buckley), and red imported fire ants , Solenopsis invicta Buren. There is experimental evidence that the ... alkaloids. It is not known whether the bella moth eggs are protected from carpenter ants and fire ants by the alkaloids. Adult bella moths live approximately three weeks and females ...
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Fauna of Roosevelt, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Fund for Roosevelt, Inc., Vertebrates, Reptiles, Amphibians, Mammals, Birds, Mollusks, Insects, Arachnids, Bibliography, Beetles, Butterflies, Dragonflies, Damselflies, Ticks, Wasps, Bees, Ants
... ) [Questionmark] Porthetria dispar (L.)* [Gypsy Moth] Prionoxystus robiniae (Peck) - Fig. L-2 [Carpenter Worm Moth] Pyrgus communis Grote [Common Checkered Skipper] Sibine stimulea (Clemens) [ ... speciosus (Drury) [Cicada Killer] Xylocopa sp. [Large Carpenter Bee] species of Cynipidae [Gall Wasps] species of Formicinae (Formicidae) [Carpenter Ants] species of Sphecidae [Mud-dauber] species of Vespinae ...
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Questions On Ants
... the small ants (much smaller than carpenter ants). We have many oak trees and our soil is very sandy. The ants are causing problems ... Plants attract bugs too, so should we eliminate plants around the home? Carpenter ants are not particularly attracted to wood chip mulch. Even if ... wood chip mulch for decades with no negative consequences like carpenter ants. Q: Can you tell me what kind of ant the ...
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Ants
... Carpenter Ant (proposed common name), Camponotus planatus (Roger) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Crazy Ant, Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Fire Ants Florida Carpenter Ant, Bull Ant, Tortugas Carpenter ...
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