Are Ants Bothering You??? There are more than 12,000 species of Ants!!!

It’s that time of the Year for Ants

• More than 20 varieties of ants invade homes throughout the United States during the warm months of the year. Worldwide, there are more than 12,000 species, but only a small number cause problems.
• Destructive ants include fire and carpenter ants. Others ant types include the honey, Pharaoh, house, Argentine, and the thief ant.
• All ants share one trait: They’re unsightly and contaminate food.
• Ants range in color from red to black.
• Fire ants are vicious, unrelenting predators with a powerful, painful sting.
• At least 32 deaths in the U.S. can be attributed to severe allergic reactions to fire ant stings.
• Millions of dollars are spent each year eradicating fire ants alone.
• Carpenter ants range in size from one-quarter inch for a worker ant to up to three-quarters inch for a queen.
• A carpenter ant colony can have a long life span. Each colony is founded by a single fertilized queen that establishes a nesting site in a cavity in wood.
• A carpenter ant colony does not reach maturity until it contains 2,000 or more workers, which can take three to six years.