Mesa Ant Control

Why do ants walk in a straight line?

Have you ever asked yourself "Why do ants walk in a line?" It is actually pretty amazing to see little black ants all lined up nice and neat. I am sure my 1st grade teacher wished we would all line up that way. Well humans are not built the same way. Ants stay in those perferctly straight lines by following a hormone trail laid by the forgering ants. These ants have such keen smell that the trails laid can last up to a year! This sharp sense of smell is one of the reasons ants are so difficult to control. Get a little oil from your hand on the ant bait and the ants may not take it. Mix the pest control products up the wrong way and the ants will avoid it. Ant control requires a little extra know how from the pest control professionals.

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What is a group of ants called?

If you are asking, "what is a group of ants called?" then you are not alone. There are over 15 searches a day for this exact question. A group of ants is called a colony. Some refer to ants as ant armies or ant familys, but the scientific term is colony. Not herd, not pack, not flock, but ant colony. That's what a group of ants is called.

What do ants eat?

Not that is a trick question. To answer "What do ants eat?" you would have to first know what group of ants you are asking about. Ant in general will eat just about anything and everything. Some ants eat proteins, some sugars, some oils, some even eat rubber and paper. Other ants only like grains. Yet some ant species change their diet through out the year. So are you asking about a carpenter ant, a sugar ant, a red imported fire ant, a rasberry ant, a black ant, a pharoah ant, a crazy ant, a theif ant, ... you get the idea.

In order to properly answer the question "What do ants eat?" You must know what ant species you are asking about. This varied diet based on ant species is one of the reasons ant control is so difficult. Ant baits are only effective if the ant takes the bait. And how do know if the ant will take the bait?