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- Workers are extremely small
- Colonies contain several reproductive
females and hundreds of thousands of workers
- Colonies can occupy several different
nesting sites and spread a variety of bacteria
- Colonies can occupy several different
nesting sites and spread a variety of bacterias
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- A silent menace that destroys wood; damage
to home can be worse than that produced by termites.
- Thrives in same environment as humans.
- Queen lives as long as 15 years.
- Workers live as long as seven years.
- Can forage up to 300 feet from colony.
- Carpenter ants bite people when disturbed.
- They feed on other insects and
anything humans eat.
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- Inflict painful stings.
- Single queen mounds can number 30-100
per area with up to 250,000 ants each
- Nest in soil at base of trees - shrubs
- grass or in homes
- Known to kill cattle and other large
animals
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- Spread a variety of bacteria
- Colonies also contain several reproductive
females and hundreds of thousands of workers
- Workers are about 1/16th" long
- Nest in wall voids - behind baseboards
and between liners
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- Only soldier ants have enlarged heads
- Found in warmer and dryer sections of
the US
- Nest in soil or rotten wood
- Rarely infests indoors
- May invade homes in search of food
- Feeds on meats, greases and breads
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- Found scattered in all states
- Nests in small cracks and crevices
- Common indoor ant in northern sections
of US
- Common outdoor ant in southern climates
- Feeds on animal matter, greases and sweets
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- Normally an outside pest
- May invade homes in search of food
- Raise their abdomens over their heads
when excited
- Found in decayed wood
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- Severe pest in Southern US and California
- Multiple queens in each nest
- Nests in moist soil next to or under
buildings
- Feeds on sweets
- Well adapted to urban environments
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