Knowing ants inside and out assists the pest management professional in denying ants inside and keeping them out. Keep the following in mind to better understand ants and their behavioral patterns.

• Ant colonies have strategies.
• Ant colonies are complex and structured.
• Ant colonies expand.
• Ant colonies are reproductive.
• Ant colonies rely upon individual ant interactions.
• Ant colonies use recruitment through pheromones.
• Ant colonies constantly explore areas.

Want to know more? Watch the video Ants: Inside and Out.

Stuart Mitchell, D.O., is a board-certified family practitioner and entomologist and regular contributor to Pest Management Professional's Direct to You series..

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