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How to Manage Pests

Key to Identifying Common Household Ants

Preparing ants for identification

Quick tips for collecting ants

  • Collect ants from yard or home with a pair of tweezers
  • Place in a zippered plastic bag in the freezer for about 24 hours

Identifying ants

  • Use a 10x or 15x hand lens to observe features
  • Manipulate the ant body with a pair of tweezers to see the features more clearly

Place ants in zip lock bag

Observe features with hand lens

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