Length
Workers 2.2 – 3 mm long
Color
Dark brown to black
Hatching Time
N/A
Duration of Larval Stage
N/A
Time from Egg to Adult
N/A
Habitat
Underneath floors and in wall voids. Near hot water pipes and heaters.
Foraging Habit
Feeds indoors and outdoors.
Types of Premises Infested
Domestic dwellings, factories.
Trail Following
Yes
Food Preference
Proteins and sweet food
Bug Guide
Crazy Ant - Paratrechina longicornis
Pharaoh Ant - Monomorium Pharaonsis
Length
Workers 1.5 - 2mm long - Queens 4 mm
Color
Yellow brown, often with dark abdomen
Hatching Time
1-2 weeks
Duration of Larval Stage
3-4 weeks
Time from Egg to Adult
5-6 weeks
Habitat
Hollow spaces in walls (often behind stoves and hot water pipes) usually inaccessible.
Foraging Habit
Feed indoors
Types of Premises Infested
Hospitals, restaurants, houses and all other well heated premises.
Trail Following
Yes
Food Preference
Prefer proteins.
Ghost Ant - Tapinoma melanocephalum
Length
Workers 1.3 – 1.5 mm
Color
Head and thorax Dark - Antennae and legs pale in color
Hatching Time
N/A
Duration of Larval Stage
N/A
Time from Egg to Adult
N/A
Habitat
In cavities (behind baseboards, between cabinets ad walls, voids or in the soil). Outside, under stones, under logs, crevices of trees and shrubs, etc.
Foraging Habit
Feeds indoors and outdoors.
Types of Premises Infested
Domestic dwellings especially in humid areas.
Trail Following
Yes
Food Preference
Proteins and sweet food
Black Garden Ant - Lasius Niger
Length
Workers 4-5 mm long - Queens 15 mm long
Color
Dark brown-black
HatchingTime
3-4 weeks
Duration of Larval Stage
2-3 weeks
Time from Egg to Adult
8-12 weeks
Habitat
In soil (often under paving stones). Under building foundations. In filled cavity walls.
Foraging Habit
Feeds outdoors and indoors.
Types of Premises Infested
Domestic dwellings, hospitals and factories.
Trail Following
Yes
Food Preference
Protein and Sweet Food.