Pharaoh Ant

Indoor environments like kitchens, bathrooms, and hospitals, often nesting in wall voids or behind baseboards.

Opportunistic omnivores; they eat sweets, proteins, and fats, including sugar, syrup, dead insects, and crumbs.

They are known for 'budding,' where a sub-colony migrates with a queen to form a new nest, often in response to insecticide use.

They are major indoor pests and can mechanically transmit pathogens like Salmonella and Streptococcus, making them a serious risk in healthcare facilities.