•Name
comes from there ability to inflict especially painful
stings
•Species features yellowish-brown thorax with darker
abdomen
•Single queen mounds can number 30-100per acre, each
with up to 250,000 ants
•Workers are usually 1/16” to 1/4” long
•Nests are usually situated outside, in the soil
at the base of a tree, shrub, exterior wall or in clumps
of grass. However, they can also nest inside your home. |
•Species
feature a pale yellowish to reddish body
•Colonies may contain several hundred thousand workers
and multiple queens
•Can spread a variety of bacteria
•Workers are usually about 1/16” long
•Nest in inaccessible areas, such as wall voids,
behind baseboards, in furniture, under floors and between
liens. |
•Species
is small, light-to-dark brown
•Colonies can include thousands of workers and many
queens
•Workers are very aggressive and usually eliminate
other ant species
•Workers are usually about 1/16” long
•Inside, these ants usually nest near a moist source,
such as water pipes, sinks, potted plants, etc.
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•Named for the habit of nesting
near other ant nests, which they rob of food
•Species
can be pale yellow to light or dark brown in color
•Sometimes feed on dead animals and can carry disease
to human food
•Workers are usually 1/16” long
•Inside these ants usually nest in small crevices,
especially in wood work and masonry. |
•Species features a dark brown
head and light-colored abdomen
•Colonies contain
numerous reproductive females and can occupy several different
nesting sites
•Improper treatment can actually
increase or spread the infestation
•Workers
are extremely small usually no more than 1/16” long
•Attracted to sugar, cake, syrup, etc. Ghost ants
enter a home from a large number of colonies located outside. |
•Many Species are black, but some
are reddish with black abdomen
•Name comes from
the damage they cause to wood by tunneling and nesting
•Can forage up to 300ft from colony
•Mature
colony may contain 2,000 to 4,000 ants
•Workers
vary in size from 1/4” to 3/4” long
•Carpenter
ants feed on other insects and nearly anything people
eat, particularly sweets and meats found in kitchen and
storage areas. |
