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    Key To Identifying Common Household Ants: Antenna Head Petiole Abdomen Thorax

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    This document provides a key to identifying 9 common household ant species in California. It includes pictures and descriptions of physical characteristics like number of nodes on the petiole, shape of the thorax, number of segments and clubs in the antennae, eye size, number of teeth on the head, and size of the ants. Using these distinguishing features, the key guides the user in determining if an ant specimen is one of the following species: argentine ant, carpenter ant, odorous house ant, pavement ant, pharaoh ant, red imported fire ant, southern fire ant, thief ant, or velvety tree ant. Additional information on management of these pest ants can be found on the UC IPM website

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    Key to Identifying Common Household Ants

    This key includes nine of the most common ant species that are most likely to be a nuisance around California homes and structures. Many other ant species occur in California, but most are not home invaders.

    antenna

    head

    thorax

    petiole abdomen

    One-node Ants
    One node Two nodes

    1A. Ant with one node on petiole (Fig. 1)


    ......Go to step 2

    1B. Ant with two nodes on petiole (Fig. 2)


    ......Go to step 5
    (Fig.1) (Fig. 2)

    2A. Thorax is smooth and evenly rounded when viewed from the side (Fig. 3) ......Go to step 3 2B. Thorax is uneven in shape when viewed from the side (Fig. 4) ......Go to step 4

    Thorax smooth and rounded

    Thorax uneven in shape

    (Fig. 3)

    (Fig. 4)

    3A. Large, up to 1/2 inch long; black or reddish to dark brown; circle of hairs present on the tip of the abdomen (Fig. 5) .....Carpenter ant 3B. 1/8 to 1/4 inch long; brownish-black head, red thorax, and velvety black abdomen; no circle of hairs at tip of abdomen (Fig. 6) .....Velvety tree ant

    Circle of hairs at tip of abdomen

    No circle of hairs at tip of abdomen

    (Fig. 5 Carpenter ant)

    (Fig. 6 Velvety tree ant)

    4A. Node hidden by abdomen; dark brown to shiny-black in color; gives off a strong odor when crushed (Fig. 7) ....Odorous house ant 4B. Node erect; dull brown in color; gives off a musty odor when crushed (Fig. 8) ..... Argentine ant

    Node hidden by abdomen

    Node erect

    (Fig. 7 Odorous house ant)

    (Fig. 8 Argentine ant)

    (August 2005 Print copies of this key at www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/IDS/)

    Produced by the UC Statewide IPM Program (continued)

    Key to Identifying Common Household Ants (continued)


    Two-node Ants
    5A. One pair of spines on thorax (Fig. 9) ......Pavement ant 5B. No spines on thorax (Fig. 10) ......Go to step 6
    (Fig. 9 Pavement ant) 3-segmented club (Fig. 10) 2-segmented club One pair of spines No spines on thorax

    6A. 12-segmented antenna ending with 3-segmented club (Fig. 11) .....Pharaoh ant 6B. 10-segmented antenna ending with 2-segmented club (Fig. 12) .....Go to step 7

    (Fig. 11 Pharaoh ant)

    (Fig. 12)

    7A. Very small eyes; worker ants are all the same size, tiny, 1/32 inch long; yellow to light brown in color (Fig. 13) .......Thief ant 7B. Large eyes; worker ants are variable in size, 1/16 to 1/4 inch long; reddish to orange-brown in color with some black markings on the abdomen (Fig. 14) ......Go to step 8 8A. 3 small teeth on the front of the head; more prominent on larger workers (Fig. 15) ....Red imported re ant* 8B. 2 small teeth on the front of the head; more prominent on larger workers (Fig. 16) .....Southern re ant

    Small eyes

    Large eyes

    (Fig. 13 Thief ant)

    (Fig. 14)

    Three small teeth (Fig. 15 Red imported re ant)*

    Two small teeth (Fig. 16 Southern re ant)

    Argentine ant (1/8 inch)

    Carpenter ant (1/41/2 inch)

    Odorous house ant (1/8 inch)

    Pavement ant (3/16 inch)

    Pharaoh ant (1/16 inch)

    Red imported re ant* (1/161/5 inch)

    Southern re ant (1/81/4 inch)

    Thief ant (1/32 inch)

    Velvety tree ant (1/81/4 inch)

    *Red imported re ant is not common and is an invading pest. Report suspected infestations to your county Agricultural Commissioner. For management information for other species, see the Ant Pest Note on the UC IPM Web site at www.ipm.ucdavis.edu. (August 2005 Print copies of this key at www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/IDS/) Produced by the UC Statewide IPM Program

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