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Hi Claire, It sounds like you have a nest somewhere nearby. Ants fly and swarm when it is time to breed and find a new nest! Then they loose their wings and get down to business. What size are they? If you can get a photograph with a scale in it would help. I will leave to others to specifically identify them. Generally, ants are not a direct threat to collections. They are indicators that there are access points to the building as well as potential environmental concerns. Carpenter ants (and bees) indicate that there is high humidity and rot, either in the building or in trees around the building. Of course, dead ants will provide a food source for insects that are a greater risk to collections. It is worth determining where they are gaining access and dealing with them Gretchen Anderson Conservator Carnegie Museum of Natural History From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Bennett, Claire Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2017 9:27 AM To: 'pestlist@museumpests.net' <pestlist@museumpests.net> Subject: [pestlist] Flying ants This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net> To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Hi all, A cluster of these flying ants and “regular” ants seem to have appeared overnight in our collections office area, which is adjacent/in our collections space. I’m wondering if anyone can identify them, provide advice on getting rid of them and let me know if they are a hazard to any particular collection/material? If the photos aren’t good enough quality I can try and snag a few more . Thanks very much! Claire Claire Bennett Assistant Curator/Collections Coordinator Planning Services Legislative & Planning Services Halton Region 905-825-6000, ext. 3441 | 1-866-442-5866 [Halton Region logo] [Twitter logo]<https://twitter.com/regionofhalton> [Facebook logo]<https://www.facebook.com/RegionofHalton> [LinkedIn logo]<https://ca.linkedin.com/company/halton-region> [YouTube logo]<https://www.youtube.com/user/RegionOfHalton> [http://webaps.halton.ca/signature/webstie.png]<http://www.halton.ca> This message, including any attachments, is intended only for the person(s) named above and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any use, distribution, copying or disclosure by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately by telephone or e-mail and permanently delete the original transmission from us, including any attachments, without making a copy. ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net<mailto:imail...@museumpests.net> and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email l...@zaks.com<mailto:l...@zaks.com> The information contained in this message and/or attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any system and destroy any copies. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender. ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email l...@zaks.com
