Materials
10 cotton balls, 6 jars, measuring cups,( ½ tablespoon, 1 tablespoon, ½ teaspoon) measuring spoons, extra virgin olive oil, amino acid/ L- glutamine powder, salt, granulated sugar, water (tap is fine), Cookies (pecan sandies), and honey
2. Set out your 5 jars with 250mL of water each (the oil jar doesn't need to be filled with water)
3. Mix 5 separate jars 3 ½ Tbsp of sugar, ½ teaspoon of salt, 3 ½ Tbsp of L- glutamine powder, 3 ½ Tbsp olive oil, and 3 ½ Tbsp of honey
4. Add 2 cotton balls to the water mixtures in the jars for your grassy and paved traps
5. Make sure all the cotton balls are soaked in the mixtures
ANT TRAP PROCEDURE
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Gather all the Materials that you need.
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Label your index cards with ~FN ~ Date ~ Initials ~ Bait Type ~ Green or Paved
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Choose Your Bait type
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Choose an area outside to place your traps. (Both grassy area and Paved area.) (6 baits in each area)
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Place your trap down where information side is face up and cards are 6 inches apart from each other. (Make sure you pin the traps down)(1 pin each corner)
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Leave traps for 1 hour (Set timer for 1 hour)
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After 1 hour is up go to collect traps.
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Quickly grab the index card and put them in separate small zip lock bags.
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Place the 6 small zip lock bags from the grassy area into 1 large zip lock bag and the 6 small zip lock bags from the paved area into a different large zip lock bag.
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After you have collected the traps place the 2 large zip lock bags in a freezer to freeze them overnight. This will keep the ants from decomposing.
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After you have froze the ants overnight you can then go to identify them. and preserve them
