Ants
Crazy ants: identification & crazy ant control
Also known as: tawny crazy ants, raspberry crazy ants
Tawny and longhorn crazy ants form enormous supercolonies and short out electrical equipment. Control requires a non-repellent perimeter program and repeat service as satellite colonies push back in.
How to identify crazy ants
- What it looks like
- Small reddish-brown ants with very long legs and antennae that move in erratic zig-zags.
- Size
- 1/8 inch
- Where you'll find it
- Under mulch, potted plants, electrical boxes, AC units, outlets and wall voids.
- Commonly confused with
- Argentine ants move in orderly trails rather than erratically.
Signs of crazy ants in your home
- Enormous numbers of fast erratic ants
- Ants inside electrical equipment
- Piles of dead ants near devices
Crazy ants questions homeowners ask
Why are ants in my electrical outlets?
Crazy ants are drawn to electrical fields and warmth and can short out equipment when they die in numbers.
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