 Pharaoh
ants may travel from room to room on electrical wires
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Colony Propogation
Unlike many other ants, pharaoh ants
do not have mating flights to initiate new colonies. Neither females
nor males can sustain flight. New colonies begin by budding where
groups of workers carry brood stages to new locations. One or more
queens may come along, although workers can raise new males and new
queens from the brood. Colonies have multiple queens. Budding usually
occurs when colonies become too large or are under stress by changes
in temperature or availability of water or food. Budding may also
be triggered by insecticide sprays applied to trailing workers. Colonies
are very mobile and can spread quickly. Ants can spread quickly by
being transferred on items such as laundry, groceries, or paper products. |
