Tawny crazy ants (Figures 1-2) are fast becoming an economic, ecological and nuisance pest in the southern United States. This ant, also known as the Caribbean crazy ant, hairy crazy ant and Rasberry …
Please join us for this webinar series for information you can use about good and bad insects. We used your feedback to bring topics that you suggested. We will discuss troublesome insects such as invasive ants, landscape pests, and house
The odorous house ant, Tapinoma sessile (Say), is considered a pest when it enters structures searching for food, water or nest sites. It cannot sting because it lacks a sting and will likely only bite if you stick a hand …
Please join us for this webinar series for information you can use about good and bad insects. We used your feedback to bring topics that you suggested. We will discuss troublesome insects such as fire ants and landscape pests as …
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The little fire ant, Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger) or LFA, is a very small invasive ant species originally from south America. Over the past century or so, they have been spread by human commerce to Florida and Hawai`i, Israel, west Africa, …
Acrobat ants (Crematogaster spp.) are native insects that become pests because of their tendency to nest in moist, decaying wood. Many times this decaying wood is in a tree, where the ants can take over chambers of termites and …
The ghost 
ant, Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius), is a tropical species. This ant species is so widely distributed by commerce that it is impossible to determine its exact origin. It is believed to be of African or Oriental origin. Colonies …
