If ants bite or sting you, use cold packs and antihistamines to control the swelling. Other species, like the crazy ant, have acidopores on their abdomens from which they can spray chemicals to defend themselves. Fire ants are the most notorious, they will bite first to latch on to a person before piercing them with their venomous stinger, much like their bee and wasp ancestors. All ants have the ability to bite, but some species are too small to bite people. Ant BitesДЄnts can bite, sting or sometimes do both - it really depends on the species. You may find ants living in your yard or garden, near the foundation of your home, under your driveway or in the structural wood of your house. Most ants are able to bite or sting when they feel threatened. Some types of ants live in the ground, creating tunnels in the soil, while others live in dead wood. There are over 12,000 species of ants in the world, but only 25 species frequently infest homes in North America. You may spot them in your kitchen, living room or other rooms as they forage for food and water.

Organic Tick & Mosquito Control ProgramДЄnts are common household pests.

Call 41 to speak to one of our specialists today. We offer comprehensiveВ ant control programs, integrated pest management approaches and specialized antВ elimination methods. Several types of antsВ are prominent in Toronto and the surrounding GTA including: Ants that have several different sizes areВ polymorphic including carpenter ants and fire ants. Big-headedВ ants are dimorphic and have two sizes. Many ant species includingВ pharaoh ants are monomorphic. Ant Species in TorontoДifferent species ofВ ants may differ in size classes of their workers. In some species (predominately the pharaoh ant) feeding theВ larvae in a special way will cause her to become a queen. The queen mates only once but continues to produce offspringВ until she dies. Many species of ants have several colonies (called satelliteВ colonies).В This includes pharaoh ants, little black ants, crazy ants andВ pavement ants. Her first and most important duty is to findВ a good nesting location. The queen is usually theВ largest individual in the colony. He is winged but he cannot flyВ very well and often mating occurs on the ground as is the case with PharaohВ Ants. His sole purpose is to mate with theВ queen. The maleвЂ™s eyes areВ larger thus he can see the queen better. They perform all duties in the nestВ at different phases of their lives.

The smallest antsВ tend to the brood of larvae and the queen while the larger ants take care ofВ nest maintenance, food, and nest defense.В Workers in monomorphicВ ant colonies are given their tasks by age. The largest form do heavy housekeeping chores and nest defense.В Dimorphic ants divideВ their workers into two types of workers: small and large.

Medium ants gather food and do light nestВ maintenance. These are designated by the size of the ant.В The smallest ants tend to the young. Polymorphic ants divideВ their workers into three grounds. The remaining workers areВ younger in age and specialize in food relating, food storage, caring for theВ young stages of development (i.e. ThisВ means that the number of ants actually seen outside of the nest is only 5%В of the colony. OfВ these very few actually venture outside of the colony looking for food. These are the majority of the ants inside a colony. Workers are female antsВ that cannot reproduce. It also includes seasonal pests, such as wasps and hornets, as well as year-round pests such as mice and rats.

The Home Protection Plan gives you annual protection against more than 15 of the most common household pests including carpenter ants. Home Protection Plan Year-Round Protection This is unsightly and can create a negative image to potential customers.В Secondly, wood boring insects like carpenter ants can be detrimental to the structure of any building Industrial BuildingsДЄnts can be a frequent visitor in businesses that have shipments or receive packages. Firstly, because of the food element, it can be very attractive for ants to infest a restaurant. There can be multiple carpenter ant nests in gardens, wood piles and backyards.ДЄnts can be a tough pest to battle in restaurants. Exterior ServicesД®xterior services are available to protect foundations and other structural elements of your property. Whether you have a detached, semi-detached, apartment or condominium unit, we have a program that will be suited to you. In addition to the stress that they emotionally can cause the homeowner, as a wood-boring pest, they can cause serious damage structurally to a home.

No one wants to have ants inside their home.

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