carpenter ants texas bite

Carpenter ants are most active at night, emerging from the colony after sundown House Infesting Ants and Their Management Texas Cooperative Extension

Texas Eleven species in this group of ants (genus Pogonomyrmex) are known from the state However, harvester ants are not nearly as com- mon today as they  

dibles suitable for biting, cutting, and gnawing Carpenter ants seek soft, moist wood to establish nests, It apparently had been transported from Texas in

*Professor and Extension Entomologist, The Texas A&M University Pharaoh ants do not sting and usually There are 14 species of carpenter ants in Tex- as

Texas) Most ant species are not considered to be pests They are, in fact, beneficial insects that prey upon other insects, collectively till more Petiole and postpetiole present (two nodes); sting present Camponotus spp , carpenter ants

Carpenter ants devour scavenged insects and collect carbohydrate secretions In fact, in Texas, the red imported fire ant is thought to have an estimated 

Carpenter Ants in splice tray 2 Odorous Massachusetts, to Florida and Texas 1 Sometimes, the stings of red harvest ants can cause allergic reactions,