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The overall goal of these exercises is to help people learn by having them teach others. Not only will participants learn about ants, they will also get some practice with public speaking. Please read through the Ant Activity Guidelines first for an overview of each group exercise.

• Ant activity guidelines (PDF) Read First!

• Video: Managing the Argentine ant

  •  Watch 20-minute video online
  • Instructions for downloading the video file (PDF)
  • Download ant video file (79 MB ZIP)
  • Handout for video (PDF)

• Group exercises

  • Ant Identifications and Biology: Group A
    Download Group A (4.6 MB ZIP)
    Group A instructions, Ant termite poster, Ant ID poster, Ant lifecycle poster, Ant foraging posters, Ant Pest Note, Ant Quick Tip, Key to identifying common household ants
  • Inspecting and Managing Ants Indoors and Out: Group B
    Download Group B (3 MB ZIP)
    Group B instructions, Indoor inspection poster, Outdoor inspection poster, Poster images, Labels
  • Ant Management Tools: Group C
    Download Group C (ZIP)
    Group C instructions, KM AntPro instruction
  • Ant Resources from UC IPM: Group D
    Download Group D (ZIP)
    Group D instructions, Sources and services handout, Hiring a Pest Control Company (Pest Note)

• Additional resources

  • Frequently asked questions about ants (PDF)
  • IPM for Ants poster (PDF)
  • IPM for Ants Powerpoint access
  • Ant Quick Tip
  • Ant Pest Note

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