January 13th 2012
Fire Ants In a Plaster Ant Farm
A newly growing fire ant colony makes its home in my plaster ant farm. An enormous amount of brood can be observed.
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December 13th 2011
Her Majesty the Termite Queen
Journey to the center of the…termite nest? Hard to believe this termite queen will produce almost 165 million eggs in her lifetime!
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December 11th 2011
Mites attached to fire ant queens
The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) is an invasive species in the Southern USA, originally being native in South America. The species disperses rapidly and eliminates in the US native insect species respectively native fire ants. Nests can be found nearly everywhere, on cemeteries as well as in private yards or along the streets. The hurtful sting of a worker can cause allergic reactions. To become able to control this ant, all kinds of knowledge about its biology are needed. Not so much is known about cohabitants inside the ant nests. Many arthropods and other small animals are known to be regular coresidents in ant nests. Some studies about the biodiversity in the nests of S. invicta were already done. Often, there is not so much known about the biology of discovered species. Several species of mites live in the fire ant nests. Some belong to the Astigmata. At least 3 species of Histiostomatidae (subgroup of the Astigmata) were discovered. They obviously all represent new species. A colleague and me, weI described Histiostoma blomquisti as a new species. Many details about its biology/ecology are still unknown. We know that the phoretic dispersal stage, the deutonymph, attaches only active queens and female alates (only accidentally sometimes males). Female alates are used as carriers for the phoretic transport. They carry the mites from one nest into a new one. That way they act as a kind of stowaways. They leave the ants inside the nest to continue their …
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November 2nd 2011
Subterranean Termite Attacks – Hell House 1 & 2
This is a video in a series of termite videos from HomeGuard Distributors. More to come. In this a picture slide show of two houses we treated in 2002 for subterranean termites. These were some of the heaviest hit homes we have ever seen. We called these two the “Hell Houses”. One was located in St. Pete, Fl. and the other in Clearwater, Fl. These were treated with the early prototypes of the HomeGuard Termite Baiting System, including the 1600 Gram Above Ground Monitor. For more information on these termite monitors or the new Truth Termite Bait, please go to www.homeguarddistributors.com.
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August 31st 2011
Huge Carpenter Ants Vs. Mealworm.MP4
While foraging for food the large red and black ants discover a mealworm and make quick work of the biting hard shelled adversary. The worm is then later fed to the larvae back inside the colony.
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August 28th 2011
fire ants_______________?
a are native to the united states but are now endangered due to the introduction of a species of phorid
b can easily be controlled with inexpensive household chemicals
c can be spread by a single mated queen who is carried to a new destination
d were introduced into the united states to control populations of mosquitoes
e were accidentally introduced into Canada and are spreading throughout the northern united states
c
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June 30th 2011
How to Get Rid of Invasive Ants in Your Home Permanently — Black Carpenter and More
In this video I share with you how you can get rid of ant infestations permanently (nest and all) using ant baits. You can successful rid your home of these damaging and invasive insects without using harmful spray pesticides and a lot less expensively than using an exterminator. This has worked for me and I know it can work for you. So whether you have the tiny ones or the big black carpenter ants, including those with wings, these will work for you if you follow my recommendation for usage.Please remember to subscribe because I have so much more to come; something helpful and of interest to everyone. Thanks so much for viewing! To purchase a YouTips4U custom-designed T-Shirt please click here: cgi.ebay.com To visit me at my blogspot, please click here: www.youtips4u.blogspot.com
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June 3rd 2011
Ants vs Termites: The Showdown(now with epic music)
This high-quality video show the raid of a termite hill by an army of ants. Its a compilation, so even if this attack is fictional, all those events have been recorded without any modification(ants and termites are fighting since 200 millions years) Here is the link of the music used: www.youtube.com (musics compiled by DragonStarDT)
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March 24th 2011
carpenter ants wont go away…even after treatment!!?
we had our home treated for carpenter ants about a month ago. they said the incidence of them would taper off in a few days. since then, we see about 2-3 a day…then today, we are seeing a SWARM of about 20-30 winged ones near the window where we treated. my husband said maybe we killed the queen (this morning) because we killed a HUGE one…but we really dont know anything about it at all. what is going on? where are they coming from?? do we need another treatment?
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March 5th 2011
how to get rid of carpenter ants in the house and garden naturally
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