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Argentine Ants

Argentine Ants
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Family:Formicidae
Subfamily:Dolichoderinae
Tribe:Dolichoderini
Genus:Linepithema
Species:L. humile

How to get rid of this?.To get rid of pest problem under control, inspection is the first and foremost step.

The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile (formerly Iridomyrmex humilis), is an ant native to northern Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. It is an invasive species that has been established in many Mediterranean climate areas, inadvertently introduced by humans to many places, including South Africa, New Zealand, Japan, Easter Island, Australia, Hawaii, Europe, and the United States.

Description

The worker ants are 1.6–2.8 millimeters (0.063–0.110 in) long and can easily squeeze through cracks and holes as small as 1 millimeter (0.039 in) in size. Queens are 4.2–6.4 millimeters (0.17–0.25 in) long, much smaller than other species of ants.

Typical size of worker ants found in Southern California.

These ants will set up quarters in the ground, in cracks in concrete walls, in spaces between boards and timbers, even among belongings in human dwellings. In natural areas, they generally nest shallowly in loose leaf litter or beneath small stones, due to their poor ability to dig deeper nests. However, if a deeper nesting ant species abandons their nest, Argentine ant colonies will readily take over the space. German entomologist Gustav L. Mayr identified the first specimens of Hypoclinea humilis in the vicinity of Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1866. This species was shortly transferred to the genus Iridomyrmex, and finally to Linepithema in the early 1990s. The Argentine Ant is often confused with a related ant species, the Pharaoh Ant (Monomorium pharaonis).

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PEST CONTROLAnts are very tiny insects that live in colonies. We can get rid of ants by so many different ways.

Our team uses all available methods to prevent pest in a given environment without causing any harm to humans and environment. Treatment plans should include spraying a repellent spray can give us best result. This kind of ants are known to be one of the most difficult insects to remove from the house. If you find ants in your house, you have to react fast and efficient and get rid of them as soon as possible because they are so dangerous.

AK Affordable Pest Control and Lawn Care can come periodically to monitor your home and help prevent an infestation with ANTS.

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