Pharaoh ants

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Pharaoh ants are one of the most persistent and difficult ants to control. They are small (1.5 to 2 mm) and yellow or pale reddish-brown. Unlike most other ants, pharaoh ants adapt well to nesting indoors. They spread their colonies throughout a building and readily split into smaller colonies when disturbed.

Pharaoh ants like a wide range of food, which includes syrups, jellies, grease, cake, and pet foods. They are a serious pest in hospitals, dormitories and apartments.

The pharaoh ant's nature of being scattered about, living in walls and other well protected areas makes them difficult to exterminate.

Pharaoh Ant Elimination - Indoor Treatment

Pharaoh ant elimination can only be accomplished through an extensive indoor baiting program. Indoor treatments with residual insecticides will not eliminate an infestation of these ants. Only about 5% of a Pharaoh ant colony's workers are out foraging for food at any one time. By attempting to kill ants with a spray, the remaining 95% of the workers will become stressed and split into two or more new colonies. This splitting of colonies among ants is known as budding.
Baits must be place in every area where ants are known to forage. You also must bait areas where they may possibly forage. In wall voids and attics, use granular bait. This will ensure that foraging workers from all colonies within the structure will contact and feed on your bait. The mobility of the colony and its queens as well as multiple colonies in one building demands multiple baiting sites.
In severe infestations of larger buildings, total elimination of Pharaoh ants has been known to take up to a year. Because of the particular habits of this pest, your baiting program should extend for several months. Even after the ants seemed to have been eliminated, continue to place fresh ant bait in areas known to have been frequented by them.
Because Pharaoh ants tend to trail along edges, place baits in corners and along edges of door moldings and baseboards. This precise bait placement ensures that the ants are more likely to find your bait. Placing baits in the middle of cabinets or walls reduces the chances of the ant pests finding the bait.
Although the active ingredient and attractants in Maxforce bait are practically non-toxic to mammals, make sure that children and indoor dogs and cats cannot get to your bait. Children and pets could possibly choke on the plastic station. Simply place the baitstations out of reach of children and pets.

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