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nest water

Beitragvon jartok » 25. Sep 2008 16:51

i finally had my Ants Myrmica rubra and all the sand loam etc and i was wondering how much i spray i just sprayed continuasly for 1 minute would this suffice and sprayed the cork on the ytong nest . do i need to get fair bit water in about 1inch is showing wet from surfice so far been about hour also the ptfe i just smeared it on like inch wide some ran down but i guess this is not problem does it have to be perfect or just splodge it on the way i have it ok there is no gaps its just not neat and perfect looking on the lines
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Re: nest water

Beitragvon JimmyVe » 26. Sep 2008 12:37

As long as the PTFE covers everything it should work just fine.
These ants like it well moist. So keep the sand/loam moist enough but not wet. You have to try it out a bit.
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Re: nest water

Beitragvon jartok » 26. Sep 2008 19:38

ok good i put some live crickets in they wont kill ants will they there micro crickets thought it would entice them to explore knowing there their
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Re: nest water

Beitragvon gabranth » 27. Sep 2008 15:07

its better to put the crickets in boiling water for a few second before giving them to ants to stop your ants getting invaded by mites
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Re: nest water

Beitragvon JimmyVe » 28. Sep 2008 13:17

Or bacteria. Small crickets don't harm your ants, but large one can.
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