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a major structural-invading species in the_ states and the mid western and mid southern regions
mid Atlantic
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a major structural-invading species in the mid Atlantic states and the _ and mid southern regions
mid Western
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a major structural-invading species in the mid Atlantic states and the mid western and _ regions
mid southern
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monorphic or dimorphic or polymorphic
monmorphic
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color = _ to _
brown to black
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antenna = # segmented , club yes? no?
12 segmented, no club.
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thorax = spines yes? no?
no = thorax lacks spines
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profile = even? uneven?
unevenly rounded
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pedicel # segmented, with small node/segment hidden from view from above by base of gaster.
pedicel 1 segmented
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pedicel 1 segmented, with _ hidden from view from above by base of gaster.
small node/segment
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pedicel 1 segmented, with small node/segment _ from view from above by base of gaster.
hidden
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pedicel 1 segmented, with small node/segment hidden from view from _ gaster.
above by base of
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pedicel 1 segmented, with small node/segment hidden from view from above by base of _ .
gaster
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_ with anal opening slitlike, circle of hairs = yes? no?
gaster
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gaster with _ , circle of hairs = yes? no?
anal opening slitlike
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stinger yes? no?
no stinger
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workers emit =
coconut like odor
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there are usually many _ in a colony
queens
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the _ appear from May to mid July.
first swarmers
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the first swarmers appear from _ to mid July.
May
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the first swarmers appear from May to _ .
mid July
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colonies can be founded by _ or by budding.
inseminated females
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colonies can be founded by inseminated females or by _
budding
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interior... these ants usually construct their nests near a moisture source such as
_ especially around hotwater pipes and heaters, in bathtraps,
beneath commodes with leaking seals, in crevices around sinks, cupboards, etc.
wall voids
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interior... these ants usually construct their nests near a moisture source such as
wall voids especially around _ and _ , in bathtraps,
beneath commodes with leaking seals, in crevices around sinks, cupboards, etc.
around hotwater pipes and heaters
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interior... these ants usually construct their nests near a moisture source such as
wall voids especially around hotwater pipes and heaters, in _ ,
beneath commodes with leaking seals, in crevices around sinks, cupboards, etc.
bathtraps
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interior... these ants usually construct their nests near a moisture source such as
wall voids especially around hotwater pipes and heaters, in bathtraps,
beneath _ with leaking _, in crevices around sinks, cupboards, etc.
commodes with leaking seals
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interior... these ants usually construct their nests near a moisture source such as
wall voids especially around hotwater pipes and heaters, in bathtraps,
beneath commodes with leaking seals, in crevices around _, cupboards, etc.
sinks
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interior... these ants usually construct their nests near a moisture source such as
wall voids especially around hotwater pipes and heaters, in bathtraps,
beneath commodes with leaking seals, in crevices around sinks, _, etc.
cupboards
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interior... they also construct nests inside _ .
wood damaged by termites
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preferes to eat _ , but will eat _ .
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outdoors... found in the nest of _ , in exposed soil,
but mostly under objects including stacks of lumber, firewood, bricks, etc.
larger ants
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outdoors... found in the nest of larger ants, in _ ,
but mostly under objects including stacks of lumber, firewood, bricks, etc.
exposed soil
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outdoors... found in the nest of larger ants, in exposed soil,
but mostly _ including stacks of lumber, firewood, bricks, etc.
under objects
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outdoors... found in the nest of larger ants, in exposed soil,
but mostly under objects including _ , firewood, bricks, etc.
stacks of lumber
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outdoors... found in the nest of larger ants, in exposed soil,
but mostly under objects including stacks of lumber, _ , bricks, etc.
firewood
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outdoors... found in the nest of larger ants, in exposed soil,
but mostly under objects including stacks of lumber, firewood, _, etc.
bricks
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have been found nesting in _ beneath the top and inner cover
honey bee hives
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Workers feed on _, seek honeydew and plant secretions, and even feed on seeds.
live and dead insects
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Workers feed on live and dead insects, seek _, and even feed on seeds.
seek honeydew and plant secretions
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Workers feed on live and dead insects, seek honeydew and plant secretions, and even feed on _
seeds
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They are extremely fond of _ and attend such _ insects as plantlice (aphids), scale insects, mealybugs, etc.
honeydew-excreting
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They are extremely fond of honeydew and attend such honeydew-excreting insects as _ (_), scale insects, mealybugs, etc.
plantlice/aphids
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They are extremely fond of honeydew and attend such honeydew-excreting insects as plantlice (aphids), _ , mealybugs, etc.
scale insects
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They are extremely fond of honeydew and attend such honeydew-excreting insects as plantlice (aphids), scale insects, _, etc.
mealybugs
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They are most likely to enter buildings when their honeydew supply is _ such as during rainy weather or with leaf fall in the autumn.
reduced
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They are most likely to enter buildings when their honeydew supply is reduced such as during _ or with leaf fall in the autumn.
rainy weather
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They are most likely to enter buildings when their honeydew supply is reduced such as during rainy weather or with _ in the autumn.
leaf fall
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They forage during the _ when the temperature is 43-95°F.
day and at night
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They forage during the day and at night when the temperature is _-95°F.
43 deg
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They forage during the day and at night when the temperature is 43-_°F.
95 deg
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Like most ants, they follow _.
guidelines or edges
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They tend to move their nests every # months or so, often in response to rain.
3 months
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They tend to move their nests every 3 months or so, often in response to _.
rain
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When workers are _, they run around in an erratic manner with their gasters/abdomens raised up.
alarmed
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When workers are alarmed, they run around in _ with their gasters/abdomens raised up.
an erratic manner
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When workers are alarmed, they run around in an erratic manner with their gasters/abdomens _ .
raised up
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control is a _ process
4-step process.
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Step 1. nests can often be located by following the trail of foraging workers back from the _ .
Treat the _ directly with an appropriately labeled pesticide.
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Step 2. a thorough _ treatment with a non-repellent pesticide
perimeter
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Step 2... be sure to treat up under the _ if present.
bottom siding-to-foundation wall junction
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Step 2... all _ in contact with the building must be _ back.
- branches of trees and shrubs
- trimmed
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Step 2... check where _ enter the building and caulk any gaps.
electrical and water lines
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Step 3... interior = lightly mist/spritz any _ with a nonrepellent pesticide.
foraging trails of ants
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Step 4... exterior = baiting just beyond the treated perimetar area with a
_ will intercept the ants before they enter and give greater control for a longer period of time.
sucrose-based liquid bait
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Step 4... works best if inside sources of _ are eliminated
moisture and food
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