Ants

Did you know? An ant can lift 20 times its own body weight.

Explore Ants

• Argentine Ants
• Carpenter Ants
• Odorous House Ants
• Pavement Ants
• Red Imported Fire Ants
• There are more than 12,000 species of ants all over the world.
• An ant can lift 20 times its own body weight. If a second grader was as strong as an ant, she would be able to pick up a car!
• Some queen ants can live for many years and have millions of babies!
• Ants don’t have ears. Ants "hear" by feeling vibrations in the ground through their feet.
• When ants fight, it is usually to the death!
• When foraging, ants leave a pheromone trail so that they know where they’ve been.
• Queen ants have wings, which they shed when they start a new nest.
• Ants don’t have lungs. Oxygen enters through tiny holes all over the body and carbon dioxide leaves through the same holes.
• When the queen of the colony dies, the colony can only survive a few months. Queens are rarely replaced and the workers are not able to reproduce.

Although ants are frustrating when they get into your home or when you’re having a picnic, ants do help the environment. They are social insects, which means they live in large colonies or groups. Depending on the species, ant colonies can consist of millions of ants.
There are three kinds of ants in a colony: The queen, the female workers, and males. The queen and the males have wings, while the workers don’t have wings. The queen is the only ant that can lay eggs. The male ant’s job is to mate with future queen ants and they do not live very long afterwards. Once the queen grows to adulthood, she spends the rest of her life laying eggs! Depending on the species, a colony may have one queen or many queens.
Ant colonies also have soldier ants that protect the queen, defend the colony, gather or kill food, and attack enemy colonies in search for food and nesting space. If they defeat another ant colony, they take away eggs of the defeated ant colony. When the eggs hatch, the new ants become the "slave" ants for the colony. Some jobs of the colony include taking care of the eggs and babies, gathering food for the colony and building the anthills or mounds.
Find information on ant control at the official NPMA website.
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Argentine Ants

This species of ant is native to Argentina and Brazil and was probably introduced to the United States in freight ships around the 1890’s. These ants can be found in southern states and in California, Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, Oregon and Washington.

• Size: 1/16" to 1/4"
• Shape: Segmented, Oval
• Color: Dark brown to black and shiny
• Legs: 6
• Wings: Varies
• Antenna: Yes
• Common Name: Argentine ant
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Arthropoda
• Class: Insects
• Order: Hymenoptera
• Family: Formicidae
• Species: Linepithema humile

Diet:

Argentine ants prefer sweet substances but will eat almost anything including meats, eggs, oils and fats. Also, when foraging for food, Argentine ants leave pheromone trails everywhere they go, instead of just from nest to food source. This habit ensures they do not waste time visiting the same area twice. While in other ant species worker ants are primarily responsible for gather food, Argentine queens also assist with foraging for food.

Habitat:

Argentine ant colonies are located in wet environments near a food source. These colonies can grow to monumental size, sometimes covering entire habitats, such as an entire garden or your whole back yard.

Impact:

Argentine ants do not pose a health threat, but they can contaminate food by leaving their bodily waste behind. 

Prevention:

• Eliminate standing water. Pests, such as ants, mosquitoes and termites, are attracted to moisture.
• Keep tree branches and other plants cut back from the house. Sometimes pests use these branches to get into your home.
• Make sure that there are no cracks or little openings around the bottom of your house. Sometimes pests use these to get into your home.
• Make sure that firewood and building materials are not stored next to your home. Pests like to build nests in stacks of wood.

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Carpenter Ants

Carpenter ants get their name because they build their nests in wood. This pest can cause significant damage to your house. There are many types of carpenter ants throughout the U.S. measuring in size from one-quarter inch (about the width of a pencil) for a worker carpenter ant to three-quarters of an inch (about the size of a quarter) for a queen carpenter ant.
Each colony is established by a single, fertilized queen. She starts her nest in a cavity in wood, where she raises her first brood of workers. She feeds them saliva and does not leave the nest or feed herself during this time.
When they are ready, those workers then get the job of gathering food to feed the next generation. Once mature, this first generation of worker ants work to increase the food supply for the colony. The colony population grows very rapidly. A colony can eventually produce 2,000 or more workers.

• Size: 5/8"
• Shape: Oval
• Color: Range in color from red to black
• Legs: 6
• Wings: Varies
• Antenna: Yes
• Common Name: Carpenter ant
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Arthropoda
• Class: Insecta
• Order: Hymenoptera
• Family: Formicidea
• Species: Camponotus

Diet:

Carpenter ants do not eat the wood they remove during their nest-building activities, but deposit it outside entrances to the colony in small piles. The diet of carpenter ants includes living and dead insects, meat, fats and sugary foods of all kinds, including honeydew and nectar from plants.

Habitat:

Carpenter ants build nests anywhere they can find water and moldy or damp wood, such as tree stumps, firewood or in the plants around your house. Carpenter ants also build nests inside, usually entering buildings through wet, damaged wood, although it isn’t uncommon for them to adapt to drier environments. 

Impact:

Carpenter ants don’t carry disease, but when building a nest inside a home, Carpenter ants dig smooth tunnels inside the wood. These tunnels weaken the wood and potentially damage the wood that keeps the house standing. This kind of damage can be very expensive to fix. 

Prevention:

• Eliminate standing water. Pests, such as ants, mosquitoes and termites, are attracted to moisture.
• Keep tree branches and other plants cut back from the house. Sometimes pests use these branches to get into your home.
• Make sure that there are no cracks or little openings around the bottom of your house. Sometimes pests use these to get into your home.
• Make sure that firewood and building materials are not stored next to your home. Pests like to build nests in stacks of wood.

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Odorous House Ants

This ant gets its name from the strong, rotten coconut-like smells it gives off when crushed and the fact that they commonly nest in or around houses. Native to the United States, these ants are very social, living in colonies of up to 100,000 members.

• Size: 1/16" to 1/8"
• Shape: Segmented, oval
• Color: Brown or black
• Legs: 6
• Wings: Varies
• Antenna: Yes
• Common Name: Odorous house ant
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Arthropoda
• Class: Insecta
• Order: Hymenoptera
• Family: Formicidae
• Species: Tapinoma sessile

Diet:

Odorous house ants like to eat dead insects and sugary sweets, especially melon.

Habitat:

Typically living for several years, these ants commonly make their homes in exposed soil, under stones, logs, mulch, debris and other items. They will also nest in wall and floor cracks.

Impact:

Odorous house ants do not pose a health threat, but they can contaminate food by leaving waste behind. 

Prevention:

• Eliminate standing water. Pests, such as ants, mosquitoes and termites, are attracted to moisture.
• Keep tree branches and other plants cut back from the house. Sometimes pests use these branches to get into your home.
• Make sure that there are no cracks or little openings around the bottom of your house. Sometimes pests use these to get into your home.
• Make sure that firewood and building materials are not stored next to your home. Pests like to build nests in stacks of wood.

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Pavement Ants

Although these ants can live inside, they get their name because they make their nests in or under cracks in pavement. They are typically found in the eastern half of the United States, California and Washington. Pavement ant colonies average 3,000 to 4,000 members and have several queens.

• Size: 1/8"
• Shape: Segmented, oval
• Color: Dark brown to black
• Legs: 6
• Wings: Varies
• Antenna: Yes
• Common Name: Pavement ant
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Arthropoda
• Class: Insecta
• Order: Hymenoptera
• Family: Formicidae
• Species: Tetramorium caespitum

Diet:

These ants will eat almost anything, including insects, grease, seeds, honeydew, honey, bread, meats, nuts and cheese.

Habitat:

This ant gets its name because it most commonly nests in soil next to and beneath slabs, sidewalks, patios, and driveways. Indoors, pavement ants nest under a building’s foundation and within hollow foundation walls.

Impact:

Pavement ants do not pose a health threat, but they can contaminate food by leaving waste behind.

Prevention:

• Eliminate standing water. Pests, such as ants, mosquitoes and termites, are attracted to moisture.
• Keep tree branches and other plants cut back from the house. Sometimes pests use these branches to get into your home.
• Make sure that there are no cracks or little openings around the bottom of your house. Sometimes pests use these to get into your home.
• Make sure that firewood and building materials are not stored next to your home. Pests like to build nests in stacks of wood.

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Red Imported Fire Ants

Red imported fire ants (RIFA, for short) are more aggressive than other ant species and have a painful sting. These ants and their telltale mound nests should be actively avoided. Red imported fire ants can adapt to many climates and conditions in and around their environment. For example, if the colony senses increased water levels in their nests, they will come together and form a huge ball or raft that is able to float on the water!

• Size: 1/8" to 3/8"
• Shape: Segmented, oval
• Color: Dark reddish brown
• Legs: 6
• Wings: Varies
• Antenna: Yes
• Common Name: Red imported fire ant
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Arthropoda
• Class: Insecta
• Order: Hymenoptera
• Family: Formicidae
• Species: Solenopsis invicta

Diet:

They primarily feed on vegetation.

Habitat:

Red imported fire ants will build their nests in mounds of soil outdoors, in landscape areas or near a building’s foundation. They occasionally enter buildings through holes or cracks in walls and foundations.

Impact:

The sting of a red imported fire ant is painful and often results in a raised welt that becomes a white blister. Persons allergic to insect stings will react more severely. They are frustrating, not only because of the physical pain they can inflict, but because their mound-building activity can damage plant roots and lead to loss of crops.

Prevention:

• Eliminate standing water. Pests, such as ants, mosquitoes and termites, are attracted to moisture.
• Keep tree branches and other plants cut back from the house. Sometimes pests use these branches to get into your home.
• Make sure that there are no cracks or little openings around the bottom of your house. Sometimes pests use these to get into your home.
• Make sure that firewood and building materials are not stored next to your home. Pests like to build nests in stacks of wood.

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Turkish:
Karıncalar

Küçük Karıncalar
Biliyor musun? Bir karınca kendi vücut ağırlığının 20 katını kaldırabilir.

Karıncaları Keşfedin

Arjantinli Karıncalar
Marangoz karıncaları
Odorous House Karıncalar
Kaldırım Karıncaları
Kırmızı İthal Ateş Karıncaları
Tüm dünyada 12.000'den fazla karınca türü vardır.
Bir karınca kendi vücut ağırlığının 20 katını kaldırabilir. Bir ikinci sınıf öğrencisi bir karınca kadar güçlü olsaydı, o bir araba almak mümkün olurdu!
Bazı kraliçe karıncaları yıllarca yaşayabilir ve milyonlarca bebek sahibi olabilir!
Karıncaların kulakları yok. Karıncalar ayaklarının arasından zemindeki titreşimleri hissederek "duyuyor".
Karıncalar dövüştüğünde, genellikle ölümdür!
Toprağı ararken karıncalar feromon izini bırakıyorlar, böylece nerede olduklarını biliyorlar.
Kraliçe karıncaların, yeni bir yuvaya başladıklarında dökülen kanatları vardır.
Karıncaların akciğerleri yoktur. Oksijen, vücudun her tarafındaki küçük deliklerden girer ve karbondioksit aynı deliklerden geçer.
Koloninin kraliçesi öldüğünde, koloniler sadece birkaç ay yaşayabilir. Kraliçeler nadiren değiştirilir ve işçiler çoğalamazlar.
Karıncalar evinize girdiğinde ya da piknik yaptığınız zaman sinir bozucu olsa da, karıncalar çevreye yardımcı olurlar. Onlar sosyal böceklerdir, yani büyük kolonilerde veya gruplarda yaşarlar. Türlere bağlı olarak karınca kolonileri milyonlarca karıncadan oluşabilir.
Bir kolonide üç çeşit karınca vardır: Kraliçe, kadın işçiler ve erkekler. Kraliçenin ve erkeklerin kanatları vardır, işçilerin kanatları yoktur. Kraliçe yumurta bırakabilen tek karıncadır. Erkek kardeşi görevi, gelecekteki kraliçe karıncalarıyla çiftleşmek ve çok geçmeden yaşamak. Kraliçe yetişkinliğe büyüdükçe, hayatının geri kalanını yumurta bırakarak geçirir! Türlere bağlı olarak, bir koloninin bir kraliçe veya bir çok kraliçesi olabilir.
Karınca kolonilerinde, kraliçeyi koruyan, koloniyi savunan, yiyecek toplayan veya öldüren ve yiyecek ve yuva alanlarını aramak için düşman kolonilerine saldıran asker karıncaları da vardır. Başka bir karınca kolonisini yenerlerse, yenilmiş karınca kolonisinin yumurtalarını alırlar. Yumurtalar yumurtadan çıkınca, yeni karıncalar koloniler için "köle" karıncaları haline gelirler. Koloninin bazı işleri arasında yumurta ve bebeklerin bakımı, koloni için yiyecek toplama ve karıncaları veya höyükleri kurma yer alıyor.
Resmi NPMA web sitesinde karınca kontrolü hakkında bilgi edinin.
Arjantin Karıncaları İndir
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Arjantinli Karıncalar

Bu karınca türü Arjantin ve Brezilya'ya özgüdür ve muhtemelen 1890'lı yıllarda yük gemilerinde ABD'ye tanıtılmıştır. Bu karıncalar güney eyaletlerinde ve Kaliforniya, Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, Oregon ve Washington'da bulunabilir.
Boyut: 1/16 "ila 1/4"
Şekil: Kesimli, Oval
Renk: koyu kahverengi siyah ve parlak
Bacaklar: 6
Kanatlar: Değişir
Anten: evet
Ortak adı: Arjantinli karınca
Krallık: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Sınıf: Böcekler
Sipariş: Hymenoptera
Aile: Formicidae
Tür: Linepithema humile
Diyet:

Arjantinli karıncalar tatlı maddeleri tercih ederler ancak et, yumurta, yağ ve katı yağlar da dahil olmak üzere neredeyse her şeyi yiyebilirler. Ayrıca, yemek yemeye çalışırken, Arjantinli karıncalar sadece yuvadan besin kaynağına gitmek yerine, gittikleri her yerde feromon yollar bırakıyorlar. Bu alışkanlık, aynı bölgeyi iki kez ziyaret etmenin zaman kaybetmemesini sağlar. Diğer karınca türlerinde işçi karıncaları öncelikle yiyecek toplamaktan sorumlu iken, Arjantin kraliçeleri de yiyecek için yiyecek aramaya yardımcı olur.
Yetişme ortamı:

Arjantinli karınca kolonileri, bir gıda kaynağının yakınındaki ıslak ortamlarda bulunur. Bu koloniler, tüm bahçe veya tüm arka bahçeniz gibi bazen tüm yaşam alanlarını kapsayan anıtsal boyuta büyüyebilirler.
Etki:

Arjantinli karıncalar bir sağlık tehdidi oluşturmazlar, ancak vücut atıklarını geride bırakarak yiyecekleri kirletebilirler.
önleme:

Ayaktaki suyu ortadan kaldırın. Karıncalar, sivrisinekler ve termitler gibi zararlılar, neme çekilir.
Ağaç dalları ve diğer bitkileri evden kesilmiş tutun. Bazen zararlılar evinize girmek için bu dalları kullanırlar.
Evinizin alt kısmında çatlak veya küçük açıklık olmadığından emin olun. Bazen zararlılar bunları evinize girmek için kullanırlar.
Evinizin yanında odun ve inşaat malzemelerinin bulunmadığından emin olun. Zararlılar ahşap yığınlarında yuvalar inşa etmeyi severler.
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Marangoz karıncaları

Marangoz karıncaları isimlerini alır çünkü yuvalarını ağaçta yaparlar. Bu haşere, evinizde ciddi hasara neden olabilir. ABD'de, bir marangoz marangozunun bir çeyrek inçten (bir kalemin genişliği kadar), bir marangoz marangozunun bir inçlik dörtte üçüne (bir çeyreğin büyüklüğüne) kadar ölçtüğü birçok marangoz karınca türü vardır. karınca.
Her koloni tek, döllenmiş bir kraliçe tarafından kurulmuştur. Yuvaya ağaçtaki bir boşluğa başlar ve burada ilk işçiyi yetiştirir. Onları tükürük besler ve yuvadan çıkmaz veya bu süre zarfında kendini beslemez.
Hazır olduklarında, o işçiler daha sonra gelecek nesli beslemek için yiyecek toplamaya çalışıyorlar. Olgunlaştıktan sonra, bu ilk nesil işçi karıncaları koloninin besin kaynaklarını arttırmaya çalışırlar. Koloni popülasyonu çok hızlı büyür. Bir koloni sonunda 2,000 veya daha fazla işçi üretebilir

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