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PANTRY PEST:
Recommended Control Measures for Pantry Pests: Moths and Beetles
Confused Flour Beetle and Red Flour Beetles
Cigarette and Drugstore Beetles
Identification:
Differences Between Beetles and Moths
FABRIC PEST:
General information:
Fabric pests:Moths and Beetles
Recommended Control Measures for Fabric Pests: Moths and Beetles
MORE PEST CONTROL INFORMATION:
Ants
( Fire Ants, Carpenter ants, Red Ants and flying ants)
Rodents
Mouse Traps
Mouse Bait
Rat Traps
Squirrels
Other
Pests :
(Includes: Carpenter Bees, Centipedes,
Crickets, Clothes Moths ,Clover Mites, Cluster flies, Lady
Bugs, Flies, Earwigs, Gophers, Hornets, Brown Recluse spiders,
Black Widow Spiders, Fabric Pests, Silverfish, Firebrats,
Scorpions, Pantry Pests, Millipedes, Moths, Moles, Powder
Post Beetles, Ticks, Yellow Jackets)
ODOROUS HOUSE ANTS
HOW TO GET RID OF ODOROUS HOUSE ANTS
This native species,found throughout the United States, produces a foul
odor when crushed.It smells like a "rotten coconut".
APPEARANCE:
The workers are about 1/16-1/8" (2.4-3.25mam)long There body is brown to black.The antennae have 12 segments.
REPRODUCTION:
Females in the nest lays one egg daily. It takes an average of 24 daysfor the young to reach adulthood. The nest colonies range from 100 to 10,000 ants,
but can be driven away by invading Argentine ants.
INSPECTION:
They forage day and night The nests can occur in a great variety of situations.Inside, these ants usually construct their nests in wall voids
especially around hot water pipes and heaters, in crevices in sinks,
cupboards, etc.Outside, they are found in exposed soil, usually shallow,
often located beneath a board,brick , stone walk, etc.
They are most likely to enter buildings when their honeydew supply or
sweet supply of food is reduced such as during rainy weather
or with leaf fall in the autumn.
DIET:
They can feed on anything..insects, honeydew,seeds,
plant secretions, but do prefer sweets. They are extremely fond of honeydew
and attend such honeydew-excreting insects
as plntlice(aphids),scale insects, mealybugs, etc.
ANT TRAILS:
An excellent article(click on the PDF button-the top right corner
of the document)by Univ. of Florida Extension Service can be found at
Ant
Trails:Baiting..
It gives an overview of management with baits.
WHY ANT BAIT?
The use of residual sprays or dusts will cause stress on the colonies,
causing them to split into sub-colonies that scatter to other areas in
the structure.
This is also called budding.
After spraying, your problem can be worse than at the beginning.
When you bait, you will want a slow acting bait. Quick kill insecticides
and baits will only kill the foraging ants, not allowing the foraging
ants
to take the bait back home to feed the queen,nest workers and brood.
If the current ant bait that you are using is not acceptable to the
ants,
if they are not visiting the bait, it is recommended that you change the
baits.
Ants require carbohydrates-sugars, proteins and greases.
They find a variety of these sources in nature. Examples are: other insects(proteins
and greases), nectar, aphid honeydew ,
plant products(sugar and carbohydrates)
Choosing a bait would require knowing what they are currently feeding
off of,
according to the nutritional needs of the colony.
To be sure that you have all the baiting needs met, you may want to be
ready
with a sugar-carbohydrate bait, a grease-fat bait, and a protein based
bait.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO REMOVE ANY OTHER FOOD COMPETITION WHEN BAITING
AND LEAVE THE BAIT ALONE ONCE THE ANTS START FEEDING ON IT.
RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS AND TREATMENT
Baiting
is the preferred treatment over typical residual spraying,
so you can eliminate the entire colony. Argentine ants generate strong pheromone
trails when foraging. They can be easily tracked. In many areas, you will
see them pathing three and four abreast.
The recommended products for the protein
and grease eating cycle would be:
FLUORGUARD
ANT BAIT STATIONS
The recommended products for the sugar eating
cycle would be:
MAXFORCE
ANT KILLER BAIT GEL
REVENGE
LIQUID ANT BAIT
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MAXFORCE
GRANULAR ANT BAIT is an excellent choice for the outside , feeding
all their dietary needs.
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Ant bait
stations such as : ANT
CAFES'S
small or large plastic cubes (that snap shut )that keep the gel or dry granulated bait inside, may serve to keep the baits intact.
FOR SMALL SIZED ANTS (feeds all the dietary needs:protein,
grease and sugar)
Maxforce Ant Bait Kit
Complete Ant Bait Kits: Small
DEMON
WPArgentine Ants / Fire Ants / Ghost Ants / Leaf Cutter Ants / Odorous House Ants / Pharoah Ants / Carpenter Ants
