Pest Guides

Linepithima humile Appearance Workers about 2mm long. Light to dark brown in colour. Do not swarm. Bite – do not sting.

Camponotus pennsylvanicus Appearance Workers - 1/4" long. Queen - 1/2" long. Blackish color most common but can also be black and red. 6 legs.

Acanthomyops claviger Appearance Colour varies from light yellow to dark reddish-yellow or light brown. Workers 3/16" long. Swarmers 1/8" long. Single node to the pedicel. Sparse, erect hairs on the head, thorax, and abdomen. Lifecycle Swarms arrive in the late Winter and Spring, often mistaken for termites. Habits Odour - produce an agreeable citronella smell when crushed. Nesting – varies from open woods, pastures, gardens, lawns, next to house foundations. Colonies sometimes found beneath concrete slabs, large rocks, or rotting logs. Colonies have mounds of soil ar [ … ]

Solenopsis spp Appearance Queens 15mm long. Workers 3–6mm long. Coppery–brown on the head and body, with a darker abdomen. Solenopsis has a very distinctive two–segment antennal club, which is most visible in the front view of the female reproductive ant.

Lasius niger Appearance Workers 4–5mm long. Queens 15mm long. Dark brown–black in colour. 1 small segment at waist point (pedicel). No sting present.

Tapinoma melanocephalum Appearance Dark head Pale / Translucent legs and abdomen. 1/16 inch long. Lifecycle Continuous breeding colonies Habits Feeding – indoors: sweet substances and grease; outdoors: insects that produce honeydew. Nesting – indoors: small spaces, wall voids; outdoors: in flowerpots, under objects on the ground, under loose bark. Locations - attracted to high moisture areas, can be found in kitchen and bathroom cabinets. Colonies can occupy several different nesting sites.

Tapinoma sessile Appearance Dark head. Pale / Translucent legs and abdomen. 1⁄16" long.

Tetramorium caespitum Appearance Dark brown or blackish. 1/8" long. 6 legs. 2 spines on the back. 2 nodes on petiole. Grooves on head and thorax. Thorax uneven with 1 pair of spines. 12-segmented antennae with 3-segmented lub. Winged ants are often mistaken for termites.