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Yellow Ant |
Worker Size: |
1/8" to 3/16" |
| Color: |
Pale yellow to yellowish red |
| Distribution: |
Throughout U.S. except southern California and Arizona |
| Swarming: |
Early Spring. Reproductives produced in late summer and normally over winder. May swarm during winter when temperatures rise or when close to sub-slab heating unit |
| Nests: |
In soil under cover or in rotting wood, foundation walls of houses. Always subterranean. Do not dome to surface except at swarming time. |
| Food: |
Prefers sweets and attend aphids for honeydew. Never reported utilizing human foods |
| Comments |
Many times swarms in basements give the occupants a "termite scare." May push dirt out of cracks in basement walls and floors. |
