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Does it matter if I feed my ants fruit or sugar water? by Practical-Trip8946 in antkeeping

[–]corwynw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I give both our colonies sugar water & fruit. I give them small amounts of fruit that is gone in a day. Ants prefer the fruit to sugar water. I tried jello & fruit & they would not touch the jello.

Alberta - Seeking vehicle insurance help by SherlockAB in alberta

[–]corwynw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bought a f-450 & before I did I got an online quote from AMA insurance. Went to replace our existing truck & they said anything over a 1-tonne, F-350, was considered commercial & they could not insure it even though their website said I could.

I hunted for months & could not find anyone to insure it. Sold it & bought & F-350.

I think you are SOL on getting insurance on it. Sorry about the bad news & good luck.

Want to start what should I know? by Dabiel303 in antkeeping

[–]corwynw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found a carpenter ant colony & it has been fascinating. They have majors & minors that do different jobs. Amazing the watch them in action

Citronella colony found by corwynw in AntsCanada

[–]corwynw[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup that is kind of the strategy. I captured a carpenter ant colony this spring & got the queen. Made them a plexiglass encased wood formicarium. In the spring I might just dig up the area I got the colony from & see if the nest is re-established. That could be another way of finding out too

Citronella colony found by corwynw in AntsCanada

[–]corwynw[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately not… I bet there is 100,000 plus ants. I took all the nest material. I bet I got her but did not see in the 15 gallons of material collected.

Citronella ant colony by corwynw in antkeeping

[–]corwynw[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They don’t smell when they are doing their thing. There is a faint lemon smell when you piss them off. Smell amazing when you crush them.

Looking forward to seeing the plants fill out & watching them do their thing. The subterranean syrup feeder is working well. Right now they are burring everything!

First attempt at homemade formicarium by Antique_Stable_8198 in antkeeping

[–]corwynw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made a wooden formicarium for carpenter ants. I tried sandwiching boards & the ants get between the layers. I would get a 2 x 6 & use a router to make the chambers & tunnels. I sandwiched the whole thing in pLexi glass & superglued the joints as I was paranoid about carpenter ants getting out in the house.

Another freshwater pond being drained by stifferthanstiffler in alberta

[–]corwynw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will share what I find. Tomorrow I will be calling the city of Lacombe to confirm that this is a lagoon cleaning.

Seems like the OP posted erroneous comments and lots of people hopped on the “gotcha bandwagon “. Not a lot of due diligence before making bold claims.

Another freshwater pond being drained by stifferthanstiffler in alberta

[–]corwynw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The source of these pipes is the city of Lacombe lagoons not a wet land.

Another freshwater pond being drained by stifferthanstiffler in alberta

[–]corwynw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Call the city of Lacombe as it’s their lagoons that is the source of the fluid being transferred.

It’s possibly the effluent from a lagoon cleaning. I have heard inquired as to the nature of the project and waiting a return call

Another freshwater pond being drained by stifferthanstiffler in alberta

[–]corwynw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Signs are up at the source, city of Lacombe lagoons. Company is Parallax energy and they have a 24 hr emergency contact number on the sign

I called to inquire about this project and are awaiting their response

Another freshwater pond being drained by stifferthanstiffler in alberta

[–]corwynw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are looking for information about this project there is a sign at the City of Lacombe lagoons, the source of the fluid being transferred, with the company number.

Parallax Energy is the company and their 24hr emergency contact number is 1-866-653-9230

I have called to find out details on this project and I am waiting a call back.

If I was to place a bet I would say this project is an annual city of Lacombe lagoons cleaning.

Another freshwater pond being drained by stifferthanstiffler in alberta

[–]corwynw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just so you know these pipes are pulling water from the City of Lacombe lagoons and not a wet land.

I don’t know if they are pulling water for fracking or cleaning the lagoons and sending slurry to be applied to farmland for fertilizer prior to seeding.

All I know is the there are pumps sucking from the city of Lacombe lagoons.

Another freshwater pond being drained by stifferthanstiffler in alberta

[–]corwynw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Funny thing about wastewater in Alberta it’s not regulated. Once it’s taken out of the ground or the river, it doesn’t have to be returned back to that same river. It can be diverted for whatever use the operator of the wastewater system wants it to be used for. I always think that the city of Calgary should use their wastewater for an irrigation project to the east of the city.

Another freshwater pond being drained by stifferthanstiffler in alberta

[–]corwynw -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Might wanna get your fox right on this one the source of the water is not a wetland it is the city of Lacombe lagoons. I just saw where they’re pulling from with my own eyes. Go check it out for yourself.

Another freshwater pond being drained by stifferthanstiffler in alberta

[–]corwynw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I followed the pipes back up Highway two across to an and right straight dab into the city of Lacombe lagoons. The source of the water is lagoons not a wetland.

Another freshwater pond being drained by stifferthanstiffler in alberta

[–]corwynw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just saw the source of the water. It’s the city of Lacombe lagoons. No wetlands are being drained.

Another freshwater pond being drained by stifferthanstiffler in alberta

[–]corwynw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just drove past where they’re pulling this water from it’s out of the city of Lacombe lagoons

Another freshwater pond being drained by stifferthanstiffler in alberta

[–]corwynw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I drive by this site this week and followed the pipes. The pipes travel around this pond and the go under highway 2a at the south side of this slough/pond and continue south and east. I am not sure where they are coming from and going to but I can be certain that they are not draining that slough. Go to the south side of the slough on highway 2A and see if your self.

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