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ANTS

Argentine Ants colonies can grow to monumental size. Their colony borders sometimes cover entire habitats. Argentine ant queens also assist with foraging for food. The ant gives off a musty odor when crushed. Worker argentine ants are about one sixteenth of an inch long. Queen argentineants are one eighth of an inch to one quarter of an inch long. Argentine ants deposit trails continuously, instead of just from nest to food source. Thishabit ensures they do not waste time visiting the same area for food. Theyprefer to eat sweets but they will eat almost anything including meats, eggs,oils and fats. Argentine ant colonies are located in wet environments near a food source.

Carpenter Ants get their name because they excavate wood in orderto build their nests. Their excavation results in smooth tunnels inside thewood. Carpenter ants range in size from one-quarter inch for a worker antto up to three-quarters inch. All species mainly attack wood that is or hasbeen wet and damaged by mold. Even though these ants first invade wet,decayed wood, they may soon begin building paths through dry, undam-aged wood. They usually come into buildings through cracks around doors,windows, or through holes for wires or crawl along overhead wires, shrubs,or tree limbs that touch the building far above the ground.

Odorous Ants get their name from the strong, rotten coconut-likesmell it gives off when crushed. These tiny insects range in size from one-sixteenth of an inch to one-eighth of an inch long. Odorous house antslike to eat sweets, especially melon.

Pavement Ants get their name because they make their nests in orunder cracks in pavement. They can infest structures. These ants will eatalmost anything, including insects, seeds, honeydew, honey, bread, meats,nuts and cheese.

Red Imported Fire Ants nest in soil andbuild mound nests. They can infest garages. These ants will build largemound nests, and will sting humans who come across a nest. Red importedfire ants will build their nest mounds outdoors in landscape areas or near astructural foundation. The ant will gain entry to a building through holes orcracks.