Ants are the most common insects, frequently seen in the back yards, lawns or around the envelope of a structure. Though dozens of different Ants species walk around homes and businesses but to many householders, most ants look pretty much alike. Ants are beneficial insects and play important roles in nature but they could be very annoying once inside your home. Some ants eat wood, others eat people food, and some feed on decaying plants and insects. In Alberta Carpenter and Little Black ants enter the structure to forage for people's food. Fortunately, there are many ant control simple steps you can take to resolve the problem once you know what kind of ant you are dealing with.
Worker Size: 1.5mm Appearance/Color: Tiny & Jet BlackNest Site: Under rocks or area free of vegetation Damage/Features: Nuisance, enter home, feed on sweet liquids; aphid honey dew
Size: Worker; 6-13mm, Queen; 10-15mm Appearance/Color: Over all appearance; dark brown or black; black head, abdomen/ thorax may black or redNest Site: Inside/outside home, stumps, live tree, construction lumber, insulation, walls Damage/Features: Nuisance and excavate wood in structure & build nest in wood, feed on sweet liquids, grease, fatty food,& other insects, enter in search of food, may persist inside once enter
Worker Size: 1.5 to 2mm Appearance/Color: Head & Thorax dull-yellowish to light orange & shining dark abdomen Nest Site: Any Place Inside Damage/Features: Nuisance, Always in home & active year around
Worker Size: 2.4 to 3.3mm Appearance/Color: Uniform in color from brown to black, rotten odor when crushedNest Site: Wall void, under foundation or rocks Damage/Features: Nuisance, Not enter home
Worker Size: 2 to 2.5mm Appearance/Color: Reddish brownNest Site: Rotting wood, soil, & rocks Damage/Features: Nuisance, may enter home
Worker Size: 3 to 9mm Appearance/Color: Black or red head; thorax/abdomen blackNest Site: In stumps or soil; made soil mound, some time wall void Damage/Features: Tendency to bit- Nuisance; mistaken as Carpenter
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Ants are most problematic during the dry and warmest months when they are actively gathering food to bring back to the nest, and the queens are producing more ants (female workers) every day. Unlike other pests, ants make their presence very well known, and because we so regularly see them, we almost become immune to their presence- that is until we see them crawling across our kitchen counters. In Alberta ants are known for being nuisance pests and don’t pose huge problems for people. However, carpenter ants are problematic for property owners who need to protect their properties against carpenter ants, a wood excavating ant. Carpenter ant likes to nest within pieces of damaged or decaying pieces of wood. After moving into our homes searching for food, they often decided to stay and create an indoor nest to expand their colony in a safe, temperature-controlled environment. Structural wood near sinks, tubs, leaking pipes, and air-conditioners often make suitable nesting spots for carpenter ants. If you ever spot ants large or small moving in or around your home, and you need help solving an ant problem on your property, reach out to call Pestica Green Pest Control professional at 780-707-6119. For More Info browse page Ants Control In Edmonton
