Submit Your ANT-Vasion Experiment

Submit your ANT-Vasion data at SciStarter.com/data/antvasion

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ANT-Vasion is a citizen science project conducted by entomologists at The California Academy of Sciences and UC Berkeley who are interested in exploring the insects living in your backyard.

ANT-Vasion is a citizen science project that needs your help to understand which natural repellents work best at keeping ants away. You can help by experimenting with different spices to see which ones stop ants from getting to a tasty meal.


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When and Where

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The Experiment's Set-up
What natural repellent did you use?
  • Cloves
  • Other
Add any reason you have. Did you like the color or the smell? Let us know!
Data Collected

Please count the number of ants that are in contact with the bait.
Do not count ants in surrounding areas that are not in contact with the bait.

(the bait that does not have the repellent)
(the bait that has the ring of repellent)
Did you see any ants walking on the repellent?
(how much time between setting up the experiment and counting the ants)
Other things
What did you do while you were waiting during the experiment? Select any that apply
  • Other
Did you see anything else happen that you want to tell us? Have any questions? Write them below!
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