Argentine ants (Linepithema humile)
Linepithema humile · Linepithema
Argentine ants (Linepithema humile). Recorded flying in two windows: January and November through December. Light brown head, light brown mesosoma, dark gray-brown gaster. Small pale brown ant with a noticeably darker gray-brown gaster. Recorded near 72 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do Argentine ants fly?
Recorded flying in two windows: January and November through December.
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Queen appearance
Light brown head, light brown mesosoma, dark gray-brown gaster. Small pale brown ant with a noticeably darker gray-brown gaster.
fast, erratic, near-constant scurrying typical of Argentine ant workers and queens alike
No founding care data for Linepithema humile yet.
Habitat
Soil · also under stones · typical for this genus
After a flight, watch bare or grassy ground for wingless queens. Scan stony ground, paths and kerbs for searching queens.
Recorded near
Melbourne, City of Port PhillipNewcastleSydney, Central Coast, WollongongToronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Hamilton, Etobicoke, Markham, Vaughan, Kitchener, Oakville, Richmond Hill, Burlington, Oshawa, Guelph, Whitby, Milton, Cambridge, Ajax, Thornhill, Waterloo, BrantfordVictoria, SaanichEdinburghGlasgowLondon, Brent, Islington, Reading, Southend-on-Sea, Brighton, Milton Keynes, City of Westminster, Northampton, Bexley, Luton, Barking, Archway, Sutton, Croydon, Ilford, Slough, Oxford, Enfield Town, Harrow, Cambridge, Basildon, High Wycombe, Colchester, Tottenham, Watford, Crawley, Worthing, Chelmsford, Walthamstow, Dagenham, Basingstoke, Maidstone, Bedford, Woking, Eastbourne, Gillingham, BecontreePlymouth, ExeterAbileneAlbuquerqueAtlanta, Athens, South Fulton, Sandy SpringsAustin, Round RockBakersfieldBaton RougeBirminghamCape CoralCharleston, North CharlestonCharlotteChattanooga, East ChattanoogaChicago, Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, ElginChicoCollege StationColumbia, SCColumbus, GADallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano, Garland, Irving, Grand Prairie, McKinney, Frisco, Mesquite, Carrollton, Denton, Richardson, LewisvilleFayettevilleFresno, ClovisGainesvilleGreensboro, Winston-Salem, High PointHendersonHouston, Cypress, Pasadena, PearlandHuntsvilleJacksonKilleenKnoxvilleLafayetteLas Vegas, North Las Vegas, Paradise, Sunrise Manor, Spring Valley, EnterpriseLos Angeles, Long Beach, Anaheim, Riverside, Santa Ana, Irvine, San Bernardino, Fontana, Oxnard, Moreno Valley, Huntington Beach, Glendale, Santa Clarita, Garden Grove, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Hollywood, Corona, Lancaster, Palmdale, Pomona, Valencia, Torrance, Pasadena, Orange, Fullerton, Van Nuys, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, East Los Angeles, Koreatown, El Monte, Downey, Costa Mesa, Inglewood, West Covina, Norwalk, Burbank, Universal City, RialtoLouisvilleLubbockMobileModestoMontgomeryNashville, Clarksville, MurfreesboroNew Orleans, Metairie Terrace, MetairieNew South Memphis, MemphisOrlando, Palm BayPhoenix, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Scottsdale, Maryvale, Peoria, Tempe, Deer Valley, Tempe Junction, Surprise, AlhambraRaleigh, West Raleigh, Durham, CarySacramento, Elk Grove, Roseville, FairfieldSalinasSan AntonioSan Diego, Chula Vista, Oceanside, Escondido, Carlsbad, El Cajon, VistaSan Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont, Hayward, Sunnyvale, Concord, Santa Clara, Vallejo, Berkeley, Antioch, Richmond, Daly City, San Mateo, ChinatownSanta MariaSanta RosaShreveportSpokaneStocktonTallahasseeTampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Lakeland, BrandonTemecula, MurrietaTucsonTuscaloosaTylerVictorvilleVirginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Newport News, East Hampton, HamptonVisaliaWacoWichita FallsWilmingtonSee Argentine ants where you live
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