Pest Management Professional’s (PMP’s) 2024 Ant Management Survey asked readers to share the details about the largest ant infestation they battled. Read on for a couple of war stories. Invasion of the ghost ants The owner of a very nice home in an established section of town near a river had ghost ants (Tapinoma melanocephalum) […]
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