If you’re seeing lines of small insects working their way into your kitchen and pantry areas, you’re probably dealing with ants. These little insects are small but mighty. They can be a great nuisance if they find their way into your house.
In most cases, we see them often in yards and outside where they belong. But sometimes they make their way inside, and that’s when they can become a problem. If you’re seeing them walk around the outside of your building, it’s not gonna be long before they make their way inside. Contacting a good Broken Arrow exterminator is going to help deal with this.
Let’s talk a little bit about ants. Ants are a colonizing insect. They work together in a large group that we call a colony. They separate themselves into castes according to their jobs.
The largest caste is the worker caste. These are all females. These insects will be tasked with doing all the menial jobs of the colony. They will take out the trash, tend to the young, build the nest, get food, and do all sorts of different things that are necessary for survival.
The next caste is the soldier caste. These insects will protect the colony in case of attack. In addition, they will also, in some cases, form raiding parties in order to go raid other ant colonies or insects.
Lastly, you have the reproductive caste, tasked with maintaining the population of the colony. The queen spends her entire life laying eggs. Some species of ants will have more than one queen. Some species of ant will use flying ants to multiply the colony. But all of these ants will be considered part of the reproductive caste.
If you think you have ants, it’s important to know the signs. Often you can see these insects, and that’s the first thing that you’ll notice. They will often march in a line because they use pheromones to guide each other to food and other sources.
Most ant species in Oklahoma are outdoor ant species. They will only come inside to forage for food and water. The exception, of course, is the odorous house ant. The odorous house ant will actually set up a colony inside your house, and it’s important that you use the correct pesticide against them because they will splinter.
Splintering is the process by which one colony can become multiple colonies. This happens when a group of ants is separated from the main colony for an extended period of time. When this happens, that separated group can become its own colony, and you can have a problem twice as bad. Using the wrong pesticide can cause this to happen.
If you think you’re having a problem with any kind of ants or other pests, then it’s important that you get in touch with a good Broken Arrow exterminator that can do the job right. TermMax Pest Control is the best when it comes to these kinds of insects, and we can help you if you have any kind of problems. Contact us today.
