Carpenter Ants

Carpenter Ants

Camponotus spp

Ants Wood

Features

  • The most common in Quebec. Big in size. Black in colour. (6 à 13 mm) sometime with a red belly
  • They can cause damage to wooden structures by digging tunnels (but they do not eat the wood). Sturdy body, bent antennae, often seen alone
  • Found mainly in houses, attics, or dead trees

Black Ants

Black Ants

Monomorium
minimum

Fourmis noires

Features

  • Very small (about 2 to 3 mm). They easily sneak into homes, attracted to sweet foods
  • Less destructive than carpenter ants, but invasive
  • Often the ants found in the kitchen in spring. Very small, they form long trails toward food

Pavement Ants

Pavement Ants

Tetramorium
immigrans

Pavement

Features

  • Common on sidewalks, patios, and terraces
  • Small (2.5 to 4 mm), dark brown to black with visible stripes (lines) on the head
  • They like to nest under slabs and stones. Their nests leave small piles of sand between slabs or in cracks

Pharaoh ants

Pharaoh ants

Monomorium
pharaonis

Pharaoh ants

Features

  • Very small (1.5 to 2 mm), pale yellow in color
  • Invasive species in heated buildings (hospitals, apartments)
  • Difficult to eradicate without professional help
  • Infest heated buildings, forming huge and discreet colonies

Red Wood Ants

Red Wood Ants

Formica spp

Red Wood Ants

Caractéristiques

  • Aggressive if disturbed, builders of large dome-shaped nests made of pine needles and soil. Medium to large size (5 to 10 mm). Reddish on the thorax, black on the abdomen.
  • Often found in forests or vacant lots.

Harvester Ants

Harvester ants

Very rare
in Québec

Harvester ants

Caractéristiques

  • Uncommon, but some species are observed. Rare in Quebec (they are more common in hot, arid regions, such as the southern United States)
  • They collect seeds for food. Broad, strong head with large mandibles (used to cut and carry seeds)
  • In some species (mainly Pogonomyrmex), the sting is very painful, much more than a bee sting. But rest assured, these species are not present in Quebec

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