Ants are the most common pest in the home and more than 10,000 species on earth. Ants carry food Wight 10- 40 times their own body weight. They do not have ears but vibration helps to hear and they have two abdomens One for holding food for their own consumption & second for sharing foods with other ants.

Little black ants: Colonies are normally outdoors, in Rotten Woods, etc. and their foods are Sweets, Meat, Bread, Milk, eggs, etc.

Fire Ants:

Their food is dead animal bodies, Insects, earthworms, Vegetables, sweet foods, honeydew, Protein, and fats. They are a bit more painful than Sting and humans get relief after 12-24 hours later.

Fire ants are able to build a mount 18 inches wide this mount is basically found near Garden, Lawn, or Agriculture fields Most of the time AIPM Team noticed fire ant’s big infestation on laws damaged by them

Treatment For Fire Ants Bites.

Apply an ice pad to reduce swelling for 20-30 minutes. If the sting symptoms do not go away after a few days, medical treatment may be necessary.

Carpenter ants: 

live 30- 90 days from egg to adult their body color is blackish mostly but can be black and red. And his colonies are basically found inside the wood, dead plants and trees, and on the ground. fire ants are intelligent creatures. they have six pairs of legs to build colonies Their main food sources are sugar and protein, fruit juice, secretions of plants, and dead bodies of insects. Carpenter ants don’t like interactions with humans and do not have a sting.

Yellow Crazy ants:

do not bite or sting, but they release “formic-acid (FA)” chemicals that cause reactions. Their body is slender 4mm long and their body color is yellow-brown with a dark brown stomach. As per research they don’t have any food preferences and can eat everything In the Tamilnadu area some snakes and Rabbits were found dead after being attacked by them.

• • Dropping food particles and liquid spillages clean properly.
  • Store foods in an airtight container especially sugar and sweets.
  • Seal crack, Broken tiles, concealed wiring etc.
  • Keep your compost enclosed and make sure all rubbish bins have tightly sealed