Ants – Page 15 – Pest Management Professional

Tips & Tricks: Education, Professional Help May Solve Persistent Ant Problems

Persistent ant problems can be a dealbreaker for any customer. If you don’t have someone on the payroll who can...

Tips & Tricks: Pay Attention to Where Odorous House Ant are Trailing

The odorous house ant (Tapinoma sessile, known as OHA) is a small black or brown species that smells like rotten...

Tips & Tricks: Weatherable Granular Bait May Help Control Ant Infestation

Ants can be active and invade structures anytime the weather is sufficiently warm. To prevent infestation, try a weatherable granular...

Tips & Tricks: Control Future Fire Ant Problems with Early Fall Treatments

Fire ants are typically 1 to 3mm in length, with a reddish head and thorax and a black abdomen, which...

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Fact vs. Fiction: Odorous House Ants

Fiction: Odorous house ants (OHA) or Tapinoma sessile, are easy to kill. Fact: OHA can be managed with customary professional...

Carpenter ants often hollow out wood for nesting.

Ask the Expert: Carpenter Ants, Powderpost Beetles, Bees and Swarming Ants

Q: A customer has a carpenter ant problem in her kitchen. It’s early spring, so they’re not coming from outside....

Tips and Tricks: Are Termites the Problem? Location Makes a Difference

When we talk about wood-destroying insects and organisms (WDI/WDO), we tend to think only of subterranean termites — although this...

Most Wanted: The 411 on the Odorous House Ant

As the most abundant of social insects (estimated at 1 quadrillion at any given time), more than 12,500 of an...

Dos & Don’ts: Odorous House Ants

Do the applied myrmecology. Don’t let the odorous house ants (OHA), Tapinoma sessile, invade structures and offend inhabitants. Do eliminate them...

Tips & Tricks: Are Termites the Cause of Wood Damage?

To determine if wood has been damaged by wood-decay fungi, insert the sharp point of a probe or sturdy knife...

Tips & Tricks: Why Carpenter Ants are the Termites of the North

Carpenter ants are sometimes called the termites of the North because of their propensity to damage wood and the...

Carpenter ants: A worthy foe

In wooded areas, carpenter ants play a dominant role. Man-made structures in these areas will always attract carpenter ants. Main...

Fact vs. Fiction: Carpenter Ant

Fiction: Treated wood will stop carpenter ant damage and infestation. Fact: Carpenter ants don’t eat wood; they excavate it. No...

Most Wanted: Myrmecology

The broad study of ants is called myrmecology (Greek Mýrmēx, or ant). Pest management professionals (PMPs) are well educated in...

Dos & Don’ts: Myrmecology

Do the applied myrmecology and don’t let black carpenter ants, Camponotus pennsylvanicus, damage structures. Eliminate ants through integrated pest management...