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Does anyone have any idea what this is called and where to find it?

Started By Queen , Jul 10 2021 2:39 PM

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#1 Offline Queen - Posted July 10 2021 - 2:39 PM

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I am guessing it's a faucet filter mesh?

It's used for nest and outworld ventilation. I couldn't find it in my local home improvement stores.

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#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 10 2021 - 3:50 PM

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Search eBay for 100 micron mesh.

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#3 Offline Queen - Posted July 10 2021 - 5:05 PM

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Search eBay for 100 micron mesh.

You are amazing Thank you so much! I want to put this on the side of my THA so it frees up my current nest mate used for ventilation for water instead.

Follow up question: Is 100 micron what we use for ants? or is there a range that we can use?

#4 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted July 10 2021 - 6:03 PM

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Depends on the species you are trying to contain. For larger ants like Camponotus, Formica, Myrmecocystus etc. you can use mesh that is quite a bit larger. For smaller ants like Solenopsis and others, small mesh is needed. 100 micron is a safe bet for pretty much any species though.

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