How Serious are Ants?
Ants are incredibly capable and intelligent creatures. Though harmless, they can be a nuisance when they get into your home or business premises. Their complex and cooperative societies allow them to survive and thrive in conditions that would be otherwise challenging to us.
Poor sanitation is the primary cause of ant infestations. Leaving dirty dishes in the sink, food residue on countertops, crumbs on the floor and trash not frequently emptied provide food sources for meal-seeking ants. What starts with a few foragers entering a home can become a major problem if ants establish colonies in walls, lawns, or under home foundations.
One of the biggest problems related to ants in the home is food contamination. Ants carry bacteria on their bodies, which spreads when they crawl in pantries and across countertops.
Biology of Ants
- Eggs hatch into white, soft, legless larvae.
- Larvae molt several times then pupate, eventually emerging as adultants.
- Complete development ranges from six weeks to two months depending on the species.
- Ants are social insects, that is, the queen lays eggs and workers find food, defend and maintain the nest.
Ants & Plants
Tree Ants
Nectaries
Pollination
Seed Dispersal
We have a Pest Management Services for ANTS
Entry
Ants can enter through even the tiniest cracks, seeking water and sweet or greasy food substances in the kitchen pantry or storeroom areas.
Scent trail
Ants leave an invisible chemical trail which contains pheromones for others to follow once they locate the food source.
Nest locations
They can nest about anywhere in and around your house; in lawns, walls, stumps, even under foundations.
Colony size
Colonies can number up to 300,000 to 500,000, and whole colonies can uproot and relocate quickly when threatened.
Colony Lifetime
A colony can live a relatively long lifetime. Worker ants may live seven years, and the queen may live as long as 15 years.