Because of its tendency to “fracture” or “bud” its colonies, the odorous house ant (Tapinoma sessile, or OHA) is one of the most frustrating ant species to control.
Odorous House Ants (OHA)
Odorous house ant (Tapinoma sessile) is also known as OHA.
An out-of-sight approach to ant baiting
When using ant baits, manage expectations by explaining to customers how they work to control an ant colony. Also try...
Most Wanted Ants: Odorous house ant
The odorous house ant (OHA) gives off a pungent, unpleasant rotten coconut odor when crushed, which led to its common...
Study: Environmental modifications reduce OHA numbers
Evaluating changes in the population of odorous house ants (OHA) and the cause was the focus of a recent study...
An interview with an odorous house ant
The odorous house ant is small in stature, but big in numbers. The tiny species also goes by the aliases...
Ant management: Expect to help customers
Call in the pros, we advise anyone with a pest problem. But what expectations do you set once you arrive...
Ant control revenue weathers the storms
Our exclusive survey examines why ant management is such big business for pest management professionals with the weather changes.
Which ant species are most often misidentified?
We asked pest control experts: "Which ant species are most often misidentified?"
Sugar ants in the Sunshine State
Editor’s Note: Jai sent this blog post to us before the hurricanes hit. When we checked in on him and...
Survey: Most-managed pests of 2016
Mosquitoes may have stolen all the headlines this year, thanks to non-stop worldwide coverage of the Zika virus. But in...
Ride along to odorous house ant account
Odorous house ants are easy to encounter and hard to pin down. Getting to the source(s) takes patience and an...
PMP, Patton Pest Control respond to odorous house ant call
Pest Management Professional Editor Heather Gooch rides along with J.R. Walsh of Patton Pest Control to an odorous house ant...
Brandt Consolidated: ANTIXX
Featuring an active ingredient of spinosad and a “CAUTION” signal word, low-odor Brandt ANTIXX offers outdoor, dual-action control on a...
Callback Cures: Use Extreme Weather to Your Advantage
If the weather has been less than ideal lately, you can bet some peridomestic ants (and other pests) will be...
The cheesy truth about OHA
Tapinoma sessile — or odorous house ant/OHA to his friends (and enemies) — is known for its unmistakable scent. If...
Tips & Tricks: Pay Attention to Where Odorous House Ant are Trailing
The odorous house ant (Tapinoma sessile, known as OHA) is a small black or brown species that smells like rotten...