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These ants most commonly invade buildings in late winter and early spring (particularly after rain), at which times one should be on the lookout for newly-arrived ants foraging indoors. [6] [9] To discourage immigration, standing water should be eliminated in the house, as T. sessile are attracted to moisture. [3]
Many Lasius species, known collectively as "moisture ants" in the United States, make their nests in and around moist rotting wood as well as under rocks. [8] [9] They can infest buildings, particularly foundation forms in contact with soil, becoming a minor nuisance.
It is a structure made in the tree canopy by the ants that is filled with debris and other organic matter in which epiphytes grow. The ants benefit from this arrangement by having a stable framework on which to build their nest while the plants benefit by obtaining nutrients from the soil and from the moisture retained there. [1]
Ants may retrieve it by digging or directly suck on the soil itself at a low metabolic cost. This may be an evolved response based on tested ants, but no observations show meat ants doing this. Meat ants are known to dig into moist soil to gain access to water or where water has been spilt, either if the site is nearby their nest or far away. [108]
According to Yates-Astro Termite and Pest Control in Georgia: “Flying ants are attracted to light and are often seen flying around lights at night. Termites, on the other hand, are not attracted ...
Since most ants live on the ground, they use the soil surface to leave pheromone trails that may be followed by other ants. In species that forage in groups, a forager that finds food marks a trail on the way back to the colony; this trail is followed by other ants, these ants then reinforce the trail when they head back with food to the colony.
Ants come inside homes in search of three basic things: food, water and nesting habitat. Food is the No. 1 reason, and many species of ants love protein, sweets and grease.
Certain parts of a house, such as around and under windows, roof eaves, decks and porches, are more likely to be infested by carpenter ants because these areas are most vulnerable to moisture. [9] Carpenter ants carrying a dead bee. Carpenter ants have been known to construct extensive underground tunneling systems.