Pharaoh Ant

Found indoors in heated buildings, hospitals, apartments, and commercial kitchens, nesting in warm, humid, hidden areas such as wall voids, behind baseboards, and inside insulation.

Omnivorous, feeding on a wide variety of foods including sweets, proteins, fats, dead insects, and grease.

Form large colonies with multiple queens (polygynous) and can split into multiple colonies through budding when disturbed by pesticides or environmental changes.

Major household and hospital pest capable of contaminating sterile supplies and spreading pathogens, but offers no notable household benefits.