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gets its common name =
very hard to see because of its pale color and tiny size
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size
small, 1/16 inch
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monomorphic? di? poly?
monomorphic
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color = Head and thorax dark, antennae, pedicel, gaster, and legs _
pale
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Antennae #-segmented, segments gradually _
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Thorax has spines yes? no?, profile even? uneven? rounded
- no, Thorax lacks spines
- profile unevenly rounded
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Pedicel 1-segmented, hidden/concealed from view from above by base of gaster
1
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Pedicel #-segmented, _ by base of gaster
hidden/concealed from view from above
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Pedicel #-segmented, hidden/concealed from view from above _ of gaster
by base
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Gaster _ , circle of hairs yes? no?
- with anal opening slitlike
- no, lack of circle of hairs
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Stinger yes? no?
no, stinger absent
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Workers emit _ when disturbed/crushed
rotten coconut like odor
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Nests are usually located in _, or in the soil
cavities or voids
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Nests are usually located in cavities or voids, or _
in the soil
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New colonies are probably started by
budding
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Although ghost ant biology has not been studied in detail, it appears to be similar to that of _ ants.
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Ghost ants are _ in their nesting habits
highly adaptable
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Indoors, ghost ants typically nest in _ which include wall voids, behind baseboards, between cabinets and walls, etc.
cavities
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Indoors, will also nest in _
soil of potted plants
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Indoors, Their nesting habits seem to be similar to those of
Pharoah ants
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Outdoors, will nest in soil including that of potted plants, under stones, under and
inside logs, under and in firewood, in the debris in tree crotches,
in cavities in dead tree and shrub branches, and in hollow cavities in plants
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They seem to prefer cavities and crevices found in
trees and shrubs
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Diet = Workers are very fond of
honeydew and tend honeydew-excreting insects
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Diet = ants also feed on
dead and living insects
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In Puerto Rico they have been observed
destroying the eggs and first instar larvae of house flies
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when disturbed =
run rapidly and erratically
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If the nest(s) cannot be located, it may be necessary to
prebait with sweets such as jelly in short pieces of soda straw to draw the ants out
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Place prebaits _, in electrical outlet boxes, along carpet edges, in food cabinets, etc.
where ants have been seen
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Place prebaits where ants have been seen, _, along carpet edges, in food cabinets, etc.
in electrical outlet boxes
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Place prebaits where ants have been seen, in electrical outlet boxes, _, in food cabinets, etc.
along carpet edges
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Place prebaits where ants have been seen, in electrical outlet boxes, along carpet edges, _, etc.
in food cabinets
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Check prebait placements in # hours for activity
24-48
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If ants _ , use one of the commercial baits for control
cannot be seen coming in from outdoors
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Try both _ baits
protein-based and sweet
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If there is continual ghost ant invasion from the outside,
a perimeter treatment using a _ should be applied
microencapsulated or wettable powder formulation of pyrethroid
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Seal all _ entrances.
electrical and utility line
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