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Common Household Ants!
Ants are the Most Common Insect Problem Facing Home and Business Owners Today!
Pavement Ants | Odorous House Ants | Citronella Ants
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Ants are among the most successful group of insects in the world. They inhabit all areas of the globe and are frequent invaders of manmade structures. They can be wood destroyers of wood such as carpenter ants or more of a nuisance ant such as the pavement and the odorous house ant. Below you find a brief description of the most common ants in the northeast as well some biology and control tips. Eliminex Pest Control Inc. offers a variety of ant control programs that includes onetime services with a guarantee or a maintenance plan that provides ongoing protection of your home and property.
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Figure 1 - Ant left termite right - Ants have a narrow waist (figure 8 shaped), elbowed antennae and Triangular Wings. Termites have a straight body (cigar shaped) straight antennae and straight wings with rounded tips. |
Pavement Ants
Pavement ants are the most common species of ants that homeowners encounter on Long Island. These are the ants you usuallysee by the driveway, cement walkways, around poolsand patios. These ants do not generally cause any harm except if they invade kitchen areas where they contaminate food. In great enough numbers and with enough time they can undermine stoops, patios and walkways. Control involves identifying nesting and trailing areas. These ants almost always nest in soil locations so that is the best place to start an inspection is at the soil level. Non repellant insecticide applications and a variety of ant baits should be deployed.
Odorous House Ants
The Odorous House Ant’s name is derived from the fact that when crushed, they emit an odor similar to rotten coconut. These ants are definitely the most troublesome to Long island home and business owners. What makes these ants difficult to control is that they have very large colonies, will trail long distances to collect food or water, they have multiple queens and their colonies are not restricted to ground locations. Odorous house will nest above ground under siding and inside wall voids. Control procedures need to be directed towards the nests and the trails leading into structures. The inspection must be thorough and should be three dimensional as they can nest in any wall void high or low. Non repellant insecticide applications and a variety of ant baits should be deployed. Also tenacious follow-ups are usually necessary to confirm control has been achieved otherwise these ants will rebound quickly.
Citronella Ants.
Citronella ants also have a distinct odor and you guessed it is citronella.These ants nest deep underground and the worker ants arerarely aproblem. The problem comes when these insects swarm indoors. They can swarm multiple times over many weeks causing a nuisance to property owners. These ants do not readily take ant baits so it is usually necessary to use and insecticide targetedat the ground nesting area.
Acrobat Ants.
Acrobat ants get their name from the habit of holding their abdomens above their heads thus looking acrobatic. They usually nest high inside structures up near the ceiling or roof line. They live in the wall and ceiling voids or inside the tongue and grooves of siding or paneling. Control is targeted at finding their nesting locations and making a crack and crevice or void treatments directly to the nesting area.
Pharaoh Ants.
Pharaoh ants are not native to Long island and are usually found in southern warmer climates. However these ants can be brought into a structure inside of boxes, cartons, luggage and furniture brought up from southern locations. These ants are difficult to control and usually requires detailed inspections to find the nesting locations. This is an extremely small pale colored ant and can nest anywhere from the soli to the attic. They have multiple queens and can spread quickly throughout a structure. It is generally not a good Idea to spray insecticides to control these ants unless they it is a non-repellant product as you can spread the problem.
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