Little Black Ant

Little Black Ant

The Little Black Ant (Monomorium minimum) is a species of ant. Members of the species are tiny and shiny black in color. These ants are pests that are usually found outdoors or in wood inside a home that causes it to decay. Workers are 1/16th inch in length and the...
Field Ant

Field Ant

Formica is a genus of ants. It is the type genus of the family Formicidae and the subfamily Formicinae, and in turn Formica’s own type species is the European red wood ant Formica rufa. Common names for this group are wood ant, mound ant, and field ant. Many of the...
Argentine Ant

Argentine Ant

The Argentine ant (Linepithema humile, formerly Iridomyrmex humilis) is a dark ant native to northern Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. It is an invasive species that has been established in many mediterranean climate areas, inadvertently introduced...
Carpenter Ant

Carpenter Ant

Carpenter ants are large ants indigenous to many parts of the world. They prefer dead, damp wood in which to build nests. Sometimes carpenter ants will hollow out sections of trees. The most likely species to be infesting a house in the United States is the Black...