When you are dealing with pests in your house, some of them are hard to find. They run and hide when they hear any noise which is why the infestation can get out of hand. Some are out and in your space and really could not care if you are there or not. One of the most common pests that are like that are ants. There are many different species of ants that can be found around a home and many of them are happy to make their way into your home to find food. Ants are a pest that has a very specific treatment that needs to occur in order to take care of the problem. The reason that it needs to be treated at the source, is the amount of ants that make up a single colony. There are thousands of ants that are needed to make a colony a success. With that many ants there needs to be some level of organization. That is why each of the ants is given a very specific job that they need to do in order for all the ants to get the care that they need. A-Tex Pest Management lists jobs that ants might have within a colony.
Soldier Ants Defend Colony
One of the jobs that is given to some of the ants is in the form of defense. There are some things that can destroy a colony or at least try and infiltrate it. That is why the colony needs to have defenders that work to keep the ants safe. They may be sent with the other ants that leave the colony to offer support on their way. They also can be found in and near the entrance of the colony to secure the entrance from other pests getting in.
Worker Ants Collect Food
There are a large number of ants that are in the colony that will be sent out as a worker. They are the ants that are needed to go out in the open and collect the food that the colony needs. They need to bring back enough food for themselves but also the other ants as well. They also are collecting food for the queen who stays within the confines of the colony. The workers are the ones that you are most likely to find in a line walking across your counters in your kitchen. They are tasked with food collecting and that is why they are zoned in on it. Even if you walk in the room they will just continue on their task. The ants go out and when they find food they all line up to grab a piece that they will then carry back. Inside the colony there is a queen that needs to be cleaned and cared for. There is also ants that are in states of being born and they are not able to care for themselves. The ants that are there to help them are called a care taker. They bring food to the queen and make sure that the baby ants are safe.
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