Pest Control, Termites, Bird Control

Identification

  • Ants have 3 x pair of legs;

  • 3 x body segments;

  • Ant’s eyes are compound eyes, similar to fleas.  Some species     have mediocre eyesight and some are even blind;

  • Ants have a pair of antennae which always are bent      (elbowed);

  • They have mandibles which are used to carry food, dig,      defend and also give a nasty bite;

  • On their head they have feelers which are special smelling      organs that pick up pheromones that ants release to      communicate.

Habits/Lifestyles

Each individual ant has its own job within the colony.  Ants have a Queen who lays eggs, Workers who build nests and tend to the Queen, Soldiers that are used for colony defence and Males whose only role is to mate with the new Queens.

Ants communicate through pheromone trails which are left behind to let the rest of the colony know which trail to follow for food, to get home or as an alarm to warn fellow ants there is trouble ahead.

Ants attach and defend themselves by biting and in many species, stinging and often injecting chemicals.  

Typical ants that are classified as pests include Pavement Ants (otherwise known as the Sugar Ant), Pharaoh Ants, Carpenter Ants, Argentine Ants, Coastal Brown Ants and the Red Imported Fire Ant.  

Ant populations are controlled with bait insecticides, which are either in the form of small granules or as a sticky liquid.  This is gathered by the ants as food and then brought back to the nest which is then passed within the colony.

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