• Workers are extremely small
• Colonies contain several reproductive females and hundreds of thousands of workers
• Colonies can occupy several different nesting sites and spread a variety of bacteria

• A silent menace that destroys wood; damage to home can be worse than that produced by termites
• Thrives in same environment as humans
• Queen lives as long as 15 years
• Workers live as long as seven years
• Can forage up to 300 feet from colony
• Carpenter ants bite people when disturbed
• They feed on other insects and anything humans eat

• Huge size (in population) of ant colonies..
• Tremendous reproduction capabilities (through budding and swarming.)
• Variety of food prefrences.
• Tiny body size enables entry to most structures.
• Not all foods are shared from foraging workers to larvae (making ant baits ineffective.)

• Inflict painful stings.
• Single queen mounds can number 30-100 per acre with up to 250,000 ants each
• Nest in soil at base of trees - shrubs - grass or in homes
• Known to kill cattle and other large animals

• Spread a variety of bacteria
  
• Colonies contain several reproductive females and hundreds of thousands of workers
  
• Workers are about 1/16th" long
  
• Nest in wall voids - behind baseboards and between liners

• Only soldier ants have enlarged heads
  
• Found in warmer and dryer sections of the US
  
• Nest in soil or rotten wood
  
• Rarely infests indoors
  
• May invade homes in search of food
  
• Feeds on meats, greases and breads
  

• Found scattered in all states
  
• Nests in small cracks and crevices
  
• Common indoor ant in northern sections of US
  
• Common outdoor ant in southern climates
  
• Feeds on animal matter, greases and sweets
  

• Normally an outside pest
• May invade homes in search of food
• Raise their abdomens over their heads when excited
• Found in decayed wood

• Severe pest in Southern US and California
• Multiple queens in each nest
• Nests in moist soil next to or under buildings
• Feeds on sweets
• Well adapted to urban environments