The Peninsula Times
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2015-01-09
issued: 1977-06-15
description: Serving the Sunshine Coast.
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note: antsy? By SUE NADOROZY If you are Wee me, one of the .petty annoyances arriving with summer is insects. I don't mind the monotonous whine of a fly, or fending off mosquitoes with various brands of insect repellant, or even the occasional bee-sting, which invariably puts me in the right frame of mind to do my neglected housework, but ants ��� I reach for the closest can of bug killer. During the past week, my house has come to resemble a battlefield. The object of my attacks��� the carpenter ant. Having never come in contact with this particular variety of the. species, I was inspired to do some research. With the aid of Volker Kaemling of Sunshine Coast Pest control, pferhaps if we can't beat 'em, at least we will know what makes them tick. There are several varieties of carpenter ants, ranging in size from one quarter of an inch to one inch. Canada has 20 different species while British Columbia only three, While not a common 6c- currence, carpenter ants have been known to bite. With the arrival of our warm weather, the Queen ant has begun her mating season. When fertilized, she,finds a warm suitable place (usually a wall or tree -trunk) and builds a nest by gnawing i$& the wood. Once in the security of her nest she chews off her wings and the gestation period ^begins, varying with the temperature ��� which must be approximately 67 degrees Farenheit (20 Celsius) or the carpenter ant remains dormant. Unlike the termite, the carpenter ant does not eat wood but burrows into it for the purpose of buidling a nest. However, they do as much damage in the end as any termite can. Here in British Columbia, where our nights still warrant putting on a sweater or a light jacket, the carpenter ant is forced to retreat to shelter (my house). Mr. Kaemling says they'll stay until the middle or end of September. EDITOR'S NOTE ��� It is the opinion among many who hold opinions on such things that the most effective means of combatting carpenter ants is not to kill them, but to severe…
note: Frequency: Weekly Titled "The Sechelt Peninsula Times" from 1963-12-04 to 1967-03-01. Titled "The Peninsula Times" from 1967-03-08 to 1979-12-26. Published by Sechelt Peninsula Times Ltd. from 1963-12-04 to 1968-12-24 and from 1970-11-04 to 1971-03-10; by The Peninsula Times Ltd. from 1969-01-08 to 1970-10-28; by Powell River News Town Crier Sechelt Times Ltd. from 1971-03-17 to 1975-11-05; and by Westpres Publications Ltd. from 1975-11-12 to 1979-12-26. Dates of Publication: 1963 to 1980.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Sechelt (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0186436
language: English
lat: 49.4716667
long: -123.763333
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Sechelt, B.C : Westpres Publications Ltd.
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source: Original Format: Sechelt Community Archives.
type: Text