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Ants to Start Off I Will Highlight Ants in General. Later Paragraphs Will Dwell on Individual Species Ants To start off I will highlight ants in general. Later paragraphs will dwell on individual species. Ants belong to the order Hymenoptera, the same order as bees and wasps. As with their relatives all ants have some winged forms and some species can sting. There will be one or more queens in a colony and may workers, all of which are infertile females. Males are fertile but all they do is lie around awaiting their one chance to mate, after which they die. After a successful mating a fertile female will attempt to establish her own colony. She will sustain the first brood herself, but soon will be relegated to a life of laying eggs while the workers tend to her. The diet of ants can depend upon the species and the stage of development of the individuals. For instance, larvae may have different needs than the adults, so a homeowner may one day find ants devouring a cake and the next day attacking the butter dish. There are over a dozen different ant species that invade homes in our area, each with it's own habits and preferred nest sites. Proper control begins with proper identification. Carpenter Ants: One of the most recognizable and dreaded ant in our area is the carpenter ant. There are several species of carpenter ants (camponotus spp.) the most familiar being mostly if not all black. All carpenter ants are large and get their name not from constructing wood but rather from destroying it. They can do as much damage as termites. Carpenter ants cannot eat wood, but in the process of expanding their home they will tunnel through wood extensively. They can also cause considerable damage to gypsum board, insulation and even Styrofoam. They discard the shavings from their tunnels and this waste material, formerly your home, often appears as "sawdust" piles on furniture or floors. To make matters worse, the nest in your home is only a satellite colony. Someplace outside your home is a main colony that the satellite colony is dependent upon. Each main colony may have several satellite colonies, and it is possible to have more than one of these satellite colonies in a home. If that isn't enough to worry about; there are two other types of ants that can cause just as much damage. Heard enough? Then call the Local, Reliable Professionals at Safeguard Pest Control to handle your pest control needs including the destructive carpenter ant. Harvester Ants: Ants are social insects and as such live in colonies. Most of the time these colonies are hidden and take some searching to find. The harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex spp.) are the exception. These large black to red-black ants build their nests underground in open areas, especially areas with wild grasses and weeds. The openings to the nests are very large and surrounded by a conspicuously cleared area of two or more feet in diameter. So obvious are these nest sites that they can sometimes be spotted next to roads while driving by! Large wide trails of these ants can be seen gathering seeds from the surrounding grasses and weeds, normally in the evening hours. The inedible parts are brought back to the surface and placed at the edge of the cleared area around the nest. As long as the nests are some distance from a home, these ants usually will not create a problem for the homeowner, although they will bite and inflict painful stings if disturbed. Some confusion can result by homeowners mistaking them with carpenter ants, which can be similar in size and color. If you have questions regarding pest identification or would like help controlling pest in or on your home, call the experts at Safeguard Pest Control. Argentine Ants: Argentine ants (Iridomyrmex humilis) are small South American natives that were inadvertently brought into the United States in the 1890's. They are light to dark brown in color and will nest most anywhere, such as along edges of lawns and under and between shrubs, in cracks of concrete, under rocks and in homes. There may be several hundred egg- laying queens, and nests are often connected with trails that the ants almost continuously travel. Many of the ants in the colonies die during the winter months, but starting in the spring the numbers of worker ants increase until their maximum is reached during the late summer and fall. Below the 2,000 to 2,500 foot elevations Argentine ants are rampant during that time of year! They are most fond of sweet material but can be found dining on meats, fruits, and insects or just gathering around water at the bottom of the sink. Depending upon your outlook, their shear numbers and multiple colonies make them either worthy adversaries or a royal pain in the you-know-what. Complete control is often achieved only through laboriously finding and eliminating each of the offending colonies. Pine Tree Ants: If I were to write about an ant that can do substantial damage to wood, insulation and wall board most of you would think "carpenter ants". Although carpenter ants can do these things, I find more of this damage being done by a smaller jetblack ant that has come to be known as the pine tree ant (Liometopum luctuousom). This species seems to be confined to the ponderosa pine region of California, a tree that it often will nest in. Very little has been written about the pine tree ant and most pest control professionals are unaware of it. This is a medium-sized ant with a very disagreeable odor, and it is common to see heavy trails of these leading from a pine tree to a structure. They will rarely be found gathering food in the home, but the trail to the home indicates a nest that needs immediate attention. Wood framing can be utterly destroyed. Insulation, especially rigid foam-type found in many open- beam ceilings, can become riddled with the "tunnels" that the ants create for their home. They can excavate wallboard until about the only thing left is the texture and paint on your wall. They will nest in attics, walls and floors. To combat pine tree ants and other pests, contact your knowledgeable, local professionals at Safeguard Pest Control. Odorous House Ants: The odorous house ants (Tapinoma sessile) get their name from the pungent odor that they give off when crushed. These natives are one of the first types of ants to invade homes in the spring. Odorous house ants are small, dark brown to black and can be found at all elevations in our area. The nests can be anywhere, from under rocks and planters to the inside of walls and insulated floors. There may be several thousand individuals within each nest, including one or more queens. Some have reported these ants to damage wood, insulation and the like as carpenter ants do. Normally these ants will seek out anything sweet, but at times will eat other foods as well. Individual ant "scouts" will wander about looking for food and will often find it in our kitchens and baths. These scouts will then leave a scent trail back to the colony, triggering hundreds of their sisters to invade our homes. Soon our pantries, counter tops and medicine cabinets are crawling with ants. Just spraying these areas not only creates a potential health risk but is also futile as the ants will soon find other pathways and food stuffs. To control these ants while protecting the health of your family call the local professionals at Safeguard Pest Control. Bees & Wasps Carpenter Bees: Carpenter Bees (Xylocopa spp.) are large metallic black or dark bluish bees. In shape they resemble the smaller bumblebees but are nearly hairless and have little to no yellow markings. They are noisy fliers and often will dive-bomb unsuspecting passers-by, though they will rarely sting. The females create tunnels in wood that are so perfect in outward appearance that one would swear they were created with a drill. Many of the tunnels will bend once in the wood, and when a female finishes her tunnel she will create a series of chambers within, each containing an egg and a provision of pollen. This done, the bee leaves and the young are left to themselves. In about three months they will mature and emerge from the tunnels. Carpenter bees normally will bore only in unpainted softwoods, with a preference for redwood and cedar. It is common to find many tunnels in a single piece of wood, each with a small pile of "sawdust" below. Over time much damage can be done. Yellow Jackets: One of the most feared wasps is the yellow jacket (Vespula spp.). These yellow and black wasps feed on insects, dead animals and most any other meat, hence the other name of meat bee. Family barbecues and picnics often are ruined by their arrival. The stingers of all wasps have no barbs (unlike honeybees) and therefore can be used repeatedly. The stings are painful, and for those who have allergic reactions or are unfortunate enough to be stung by many of them at once, the result could be life threatening . A few species build their nests out in the open, which can reach the size of a basketball. However, most yellow jackets build their paper nests in voids such as in the ground, walls, or ceilings. As the nests grow the yellow jackets will excavate any surrounding mafterial to make room, so if the nest is behind wallboard they may chew their way through and end up inside your home.
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