Sugar or Sweet Feeding Ants

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Sugar Ants

Characteristics

Size: Usually small- About 1/8-inch long or less.
Color: varies

Sugar or sweet feeding ants could be one of many different kinds of ants. People refer to them as "Sugar ants" because they are typically seen foraging or feeding on some sort of sweet liquid or solid.   They become a nuisance when they make their way into our homes. Especially and most commonly into our kitchens and bathrooms where they are foraging for food and water. Some of the more common sweet feeding ants include: odorous house ants, pharaoh ants, and argentine ants.

Sugar ants are common all over the United States. These ants nest outdoors under items on the ground, within landscape mulch, beneath loose bark on trees, under ground cover, in potted plants, and within piles of items, such as lumber, firewood, or bricks. Nests may readily be established inside homes, in walls, beneath carpeting, and other suitable voids or spaces.

Sugar ants may develop huge colonies containing thousands of workers and numerous queens. One key to controlling this ant is by locating their colonies and subcolonies on the exterior, and treating them directly with an insecticide. Regular inspections and service are necessary to find and treat new colonies as they move in from neighboring properties.

Control

Sugar ants can be difficult to control, especially if you are dealing with one of the above mentioned ants. If you think you may be dealing with Pharaoh Ants, Click Here. Because ants can establish multiple subcolonies and may nest in such a wide variety of sites. The keys to control are to find the colonies and subcolonies and treat them directly.   Colonies living in the soil or under items such as stones or logs should be treated by drenching mound or colony with a residual insecticide such as Termidor SC or Tempo.

For added control on the exterior, use a hand held spreader to apply a pesticide granular product such as Talstar Granular.   Using this product will allow you to get complete coverage to hard to reach ground areas, and in mulch or rock areas that liquids may not reach. It is a sand-like granular that will filter down into those areas where ants are likely to be harboring.

If you are not sure where they are in the wall, or if you think that they may just be coming in from the outside, then try a non repellent insecticide and/or a bait on the interior. Baits such as Advance Carpenter Ant Bait, , Advance Ant Bait for Small Ants, Maxforce Complete, or Maxforce Gel can be applied to areas where ants are foraging. Ant Cafe's can also be used to hold and protect your bait on the inside.

Crazy Ants taking to the Advance Carpenter Ant Bait- Click to Enlarge

Install Antopia Ant Bait Stations on the exterior where ants are commonly seen foraging. Antopia Stations are designed to hold 7 ounces of Gourmet Liquid Ant Bait, gel or granular bait in a spill-resistant configuration. However, if spill resistance is not a concern, the Antopia will hold up to 14 ounces of bait. The Antopia is built strong for multi-season use and cost effectiveness. Bait is sold separately.

Non-repellent insecticides such as Phantom, Alpine Foam, or Premise foam will also work well inside. These powerful non-repellent ingredients will allow pests to forage right over it and then spread it to other insects hidden behind walls or in their home colony, killing every other pest they come in contact with. These products are virtually odorless, clear in color and provides superior pest control with a long-lasting residual.

Recommended Ant Kit: Indoor/Outdoor Ant Kit

If you know with some certainty where the colony is living inside, then you can treat it directly (or as close as possible) with a non-repellent insecticide, a dust or a foam. Dusts include Delta Dust, Drione, or Borid Turbo.

Use the Crusader or B&G Bulb Duster to apply your dusts or baits into those tight spots or hard to reach places.

Note: Use only one bulb duster for each formulation. You don't want to contaminate your bait with an insecticide.

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Regular inspections and service are necessary to find and treat new colonies as they move in from neighboring properties. These perimeter treatments can keep your home or business pest free. We suggest a regular treatment on the exterior with Demand, Tempo, or Suspend.

General tips for limiting ant infestations include:

Eliminate piles of lumber, bricks, or other debris that could serve as a nesting site for ants.

Keep landscape mulch less than 2 inches thick and at least 12 inches away from foundations.

Ensure the sprinkler system does not spray directly onto the foundation.

Seal as many cracks in the building's exterior as possible.

Keep tree and shrub branches cut away from touching the building (especially trees from a neighboring property that may have an infestation)

Consider re-landscaping to avoid using plants that are prone to aphids and similar insects. At the very least, treat such plants for aphids regularly.

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