Allegheny Mound Ants: What You Need to Know

Need to get rid of Allegheny Mound Ants? Read on to learn the answers to all of your important questions. Need help? Call our professionals today to get started.

Allegheny Mound Ants In The Yard

Allegheny Mound Ants are best known for their giant anthill mounds, which can measure up to three feet in diameter and be unsightly in yards. The ants do not invade homes, but their presence in yards can cause trouble. The ants are aggressive and will bite if a mound is threatened or disturbed.

Allegheny Mound Ant Facts

The appearance of Allegheny Mound Ants is very distinctive. Its head and thorax are red-orange, while its tail is black-brown. They eat aphid honeydew. The pests themselves can kill vegetation up to 50 feet away from their habitat, particularly shrubs and small trees, by injecting the plants with formic acid. 

Allegheny Mound Ant Prevention

As with all ant threats, minimize piles of wood, bricks or garbage where colonies can live, and keep trees and plants trimmed so that they don’t touch your home. Seal off cracks so that your home isn’t exposed to outside infestation. And make sure the sprinkler system doesn’t spray the home foundation. Allegheny mounds are large and distinctive habitats, most common in yards near wooded areas. Be mindful, for the ants can attack.

Should I Contact A Pest Control Specialist For Allegheny Mound Ants?

Allegheny Mound Ants can be treated by a pest control expert who combats their specific mounds with direct treatment of a specifically-labeled pesticide.

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