Thief ants

	Thief Ant APPEARANCE: One of the smallest ants, about 1/32 to 1/16 inch long. Antennae have 10 segments. They range in color from yellowish to brown. Thief Ants are so small they are difficult to detect, they are very persistent and difficult to control. HABITAT: Their name comes from their habit of nesting very near or even in the nests of other ants, of which they rob food. Nests occur in a great variety of locations outside, especially under rocks. May nest indoors in cracks and cupboards. DIET: They feed on immature forms of other ants and insects. They also feed on grease and greasy foods, proteins, dead insects, and even dead rodents. LIFE CYCLE/REPRODUCTION: Queens lay an average of 105 eggs, which incubate for 16 to 28 days. Larval stage may last 21 days in summer, but can last throughout the winter.		Types of Insect Categories
Stinging Insect Bumble Bees Wasps Hornets Yellow Jackets Honey Bees	Cockroaches American Cockroach German Cockroach Oriental Cockroach Brown Band Cockroach
Ocassional Invaders Ants Silverfish Spiders Asian Beetles Sowbugs Centipedes Box Elders Earwigs Millipedes Bat Bugs Bed Bugs Springtails Fleas Fruit Flies Clutser Flies	Termites Drywood Termites Subterranean Termites

Thief Ant

APPEARANCE:
One of the smallest ants, about 1/32 to 1/16 inch long. Antennae have 10 segments. They range in color from yellowish to brown. Thief Ants are so small they are difficult to detect, they are very persistent and difficult to control.

Thief ant chewing on leaves

HABITAT:
Their name comes from their habit of nesting very near or even in the nests of other ants, of which they rob food. Nests occur in a great variety of locations outside, especially under rocks. May nest indoors in cracks and cupboards.

DIET:
They feed on immature forms of other ants and insects. They also feed on grease and greasy foods, proteins, dead insects, and even dead rodents.

LIFE CYCLE/REPRODUCTION:
Queens lay an average of 105 eggs, which incubate for 16 to 28 days. Larval stage may last 21 days in summer, but can last throughout the winter.

Types of Insect Categories

Stinging Insect
Bumble Bees
Wasps
Hornets
Yellow Jackets
Honey Bees

Cockroaches
American Cockroach
German Cockroach
Oriental Cockroach
Brown Band Cockroach

Ocassional
Invaders
Ants
Silverfish
Spiders
Asian Beetles
Sowbugs
Centipedes
Box Elders
Earwigs
Millipedes
Bat Bugs
Bed Bugs
Springtails
Fleas
Fruit Flies
Clutser Flies

Termites
Drywood Termites
Subterranean Termites

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