PHAROAH ANT (Monomorium pharaonis)

Key Biology

• Two nodes
• Monomorphic, worker size is very small
• 1/16 inch long
• Uneven thorax
• 12 segments of antenna
• 3- segmented club antenna
• No spines on thorax
• Reddish, yellowish, or light brown
• Eyes well developed

Distribution

• Omnivorous-- both sweet foods and meats or greases. Food is eaten where found, not carried back to nest.
• Nests only indoors in northeastern states in walls of buildings and foundations, often in the most inaccessible places
• Worldwide pest, common in towns and cities and in enormous numbers