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How to Control Odorous House Ants Tapinoma sessileOdorous house ants (Tapinoma sessile) are native to the continental US and are distributed from Mexico to Canada.
These ants eat an unusually broad variety of foods, which often brings them into houses and in conflict with humans. They are one of the most common types of ants found in houses. Odorous house ants can bite, but this doesn’t usually hurt badly.
While they will nest outside, they often enter houses in the fall or when it rains.
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These ants like to nest in warm, moist places in structures – near toilets, hot water heaters, pipes, and drains, and even behind paneling or under carpets!
IdentificationLike many ants, odorous house ants are 1/16-1/8 inches long and brown to black. However, they are unusual in not having a cluster of hairs on the end of their abdomen.
Odorous house ants get their name from the distinctive smell they make when crushed – like rotten coconuts. Most ants smell acidic when they are crushed due to their formic acid.
How to Distinguish Odorous House Ants from Argentine AntsOdorous ants are vulnerable to encroachment by the invasive Argentine ants, which can drive them away.
Both types of ants frequently infest houses. You can distinguish them by the trails of workers. Odorous house ants march in single file, while trails of Argentine worker ants are five ants wide.
The antennae of Argentine ants have eight segments, while those of the odorous house ants have 12.
If you crush the ants, Argentine ants smell musty, while odorous house ants have their characteristic rotten coconut smell.
BiologyThe females lay an egg daily, and odorous house
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