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#1 Offline Mathiacus - Posted July 14 2014 - 2:56 PM

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I had an entire colony of a tiny crematogaster ants waiting for a home. They were in a tub where I was picking out the wood left over from the collection process. I thought it was secure . . I was wrong! When my wife finds out that we have a couple of hundred ants on the loose she is going to lose her [censored]. :-(. At around 1.5 mm they are really really small. I may just have to nuke the house with a bug bomb. Or fire. Fire would work.


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#2 Offline ParaStatic - Posted July 14 2014 - 4:51 PM

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Aren't they a damp loving ant? They will surely perish in your home.
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#3 Offline 123LordOfAnts123 - Posted July 14 2014 - 5:37 PM

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Crematogaster in general like an average amount of moisture. Most aboreal Crematogaster can handle it quite dry.



#4 Offline dspdrew - Posted July 14 2014 - 5:46 PM

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:punishment: :hang:

 

How did they get out of the tube? Was there cotton in the end of it? I can bet you will probably never see them again. I wouldn't do anything unless they become a problem, and if they do, say they weren't yours haha. O:)



#5 Offline Mathiacus - Posted July 14 2014 - 7:00 PM

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I had them in a tupperware style container. They simply crawled out from under the lid. It wasnt untill it dried out a bit in there though. I confessed to the boss. I get to continue living at home.

They were on my computer table. . I hope they didn't set up shop in my screen or speakers!

#6 Offline 123LordOfAnts123 - Posted July 14 2014 - 7:12 PM

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If you find they've moved in, try a liquid based ant poison. Works great for sweet-loving ants, and even controls the Monomorium pharaonis that plagues my household. (Of course, they always end up coming back several months later if I don't bait)


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#7 Offline Mathiacus - Posted July 14 2014 - 7:31 PM

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Thanks. I might put some of that out anyway. We always get smashed by wild ochetellus glaber who come after my empty bourbon and cola cans.

#8 Offline Chromerust - Posted July 18 2014 - 9:40 PM

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Terro is the best. You can get it at the big home improvement stores


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