Ants Pest Control in Utah

Pavement Ants are the small black ants you see in your kitchen, and their colony responsibility is to forage for food, build the nest, and to care for the young. Pavement ants are found outdoors under stones, patio blocks, and in cracks; they can be found inside your home underneath floorboards or in the walls. Pavement ants will feed on practically anything consumed by humans and greasy foods are their favorite. Ants can become a nuisance when large groups enter your home.

Carpenter Ants, also known as sugar ants, are some of the largest ants you will see in Utah. These ants like to build their nests inside of dead, damp wooded areas. Despite the fact that they do not consume wood (like termites do) Carpenter Ants are known for hollowing out wood stumps outdoors; they can be found indoors infesting wooden buildings or structures. Carpenter Ants can become a real problem as they can cause major structural damage to a home’s support beams or other important wooden building materials.

Similar to Carpenter Ants, Field Ants are large. They are also called giant ants. They range in size from about 4 to 8 mm. Field Ants are often mistaken for Carpenter Ants, but unlike Carpenter Ants, Field Ants are lightly colored, typically yellow, light red, black, or a combination of any of these colors. These ants live outdoors, and they prefer open areas like grass lawns. The Field Ants build mounds and live in those as their home, protecting their colony from weather elements. They may come inside in search of food, entering through crevices around windows or door frames.

The Velvety Tree Ants are typically found on trees. This ant species flourishes in California and is common in Utah. Their color is reddish-brown. The Velvety Tree Ants have a black, soft fuzzy underside, which is the feature that inspires their name. The average Velvety Tree Ant is around ¼ inch long. This ant species usually lives outdoors. These ants eat mealworms, scale insects (Sternorrhyncha), and honeydew (liquid waste) from aphids in trees. The Velvety Tree Ant also eats various plants. These ants may enter a home by chewing through vulnerable wood areas. The ants may make nests in rotting or moist wood areas in walls or elsewhere. Velvety Tree Ants can bite, causing mild to moderate temporary pain.

Odorous house ants are dark brown or black and only about 1/8 inch in length. These ants live up to their name by emitting a foul odor resembling coconut when they’re squashed or just disrupted. They raise their abdomens in the air and run aimlessly when they’re disturbed. Odorous house ants nest at shallow depths in the soil or mulch beside buildings. Indoors, they may nest behind walls or under carpeting, typically near plumbing pipes or heat sources. They eat other insects. They thrive on the honeydew from aphids and various other insects. They also eat and contaminate fruits and vegetables, dairy products, meats, and sweets. (Contact Legacy for a professional ants exterminator to get rid of these tenacious pests.)

These minuscule ants measure only around 1/16 to 1/12 inches long. They’re golden yellow to red in color with darker marks running the length of their backs. They settle in obscure spots like cracks and crevices. They sometimes nest indoors under baseboards, countertops, floors, behind walls, etc. They like warm, humid areas, such as near hot water pipes or heat vents.) They can form a very large colony and may have several queens in it. They feed on sweets, protein, and fats. They eat grease, uncovered foods, pet food, dead insects, etc. They’ll even eat toothpaste or soap and other peculiar substances. Pharoah ants cause serious infestations in hospitals, dormitories, schools, and apartment buildings.