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Identification |
Very small, about 1/8-inch in length and may easily be confused with several other types of pest ants. Light yellow or light brown to red with black markings on the abdomen. Viewed under magnification, the antennae of the pharaoh ant have 12 total segments and end in a three-segmented antennal club.
Habitat |
Pharaoh ants will nest in virtually any site that provides protection. Colonies have been found nesting in walls, furniture and appliances, but they have also been discovered in unique locations such as between the folds of sheets in closets, hollow curtain rods,
inside irons, in small boxes and under roofing shingles. They are |
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extremely opportunistic in their selection of nesting sites.
Food Source |
All types of foods especially sweets. They also eat other insects.
Life Cycle |
Female Pharaoh ants can lay 400 or more eggs in her lifetime. Most lay 10 to 12 eggs per batch in the early days of egg production and only four to seven eggs per batch later. Eggs hatch in five to seven days. The larval period is 18 to 19 days, prepupal period three days and pupal period nine days. |
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