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How to catch the queen ant? What method to use?

Different types of ants have different sizes of queens. The queens of common ants such as big-headed ants, pavement ants, bow-backed ants, and spiny ants are mostly 0.5-1.8cm long. The queen is a female ant with fertilization and reproductive ability, or mother ant. She is usually the largest in the colony (except for some fierce ants), 3 to 4 times the size of the worker ants. In particular, she has a large abdomen, well-developed reproductive organs, short antennae, small thoracic legs, and may have wings, wingless or no wings. However, in some species of ants, the heads of large worker ants or soldier ants may be larger than the head of the queen. The main responsibilities are to lay eggs, reproduce offspring, and manage this large family.

1. Before you catch the queen ant, you need to identify it.

Of course, it is not based on size. Many species of ants have specialized large worker ants in the colony that are extremely close to or slightly larger than the queen. The queen is all about the back. Before mating, the queen has wings, so there are two muscles on the back, which causes the queen's back to bulge.

2. Before digging, you need to find the ant nest. There are generally several tips:

1. The nest is facing the sun

2. Turn over the stones. Since the temperature of the stones is higher when exposed to sunlight, ants like this kind of place.

3. Ants are usually active in the morning, and you often don’t find any active ants in the afternoon.

3. Then, you need to understand the type of ants, the depth of the nest chamber, and whether they have multiple queens or a single queen. Multiple queens are generally small ants, while medium and large ants mostly have a single queen.

When you find small ants, you should look for the queen ant when you dig or turn over the nest. If you have not found the queen ant after digging for 2 minutes, don't worry. Clean the surroundings first to find out if there are any nest entrances nearby. If there are, clear the area and start digging down. Look for ant tunnels when digging. Generally speaking, the queen ant will be found when the nest depth is 50~80%. For example, the depth of pavement and big head ants is generally 20~30cm, so the queen ant may appear at 10~25cm. Arched back ants, 30~50cm. Harvest 100~200cm. The fierce ant is 10cm, but the fierce ant does not like to dig its own nest. Many times, it uses the nests of other insects, which can be very deep and need to be dug quickly.