HYPOPONERA PUNCTATISSIMA
ANTS
( Also know as The Tramp Ant )
This tiny elongated ant can be a health concern but mostly know for its nuisance stings. The rarely seen Hypoponera Punctatissima Ant originated in Africa or Central America and has many names in its history. It nests in soil or under objects resting on the ground such as; potted plants, bags of soil, toys, foundations, sidewalks, driveways, and rotten wood. Many nests are associated with houses, greenhouses, hospitals, and nursing homes with year round heat. More often the ants are detected by flying queens emerging from the nest to create a new colony elsewhere.
In Florida this yellow to yellow-brown ant may occur in enormous numbers, especially in highly disturbed areas such as urban, suburban, roadsides and improved pastures. It is reported to next there in disturbed fields, lawns, edges of ditches, and marsh grass tussocks. It has been found in most of Florida’s Southern Counties from Pinellas to Dade County.
The workers have very small eyes; queens have large eyes, with jaws thick and noticeable.
The Hypoponera Punctatissima Ant is often reported as a pest when queens fly in large numbers, stinging when they land on human skin.
If you live in Naples, Bonita Springs, Fort Myers or anywhere in Southwest Florida and think you have the Hypoponera Punctatissima Ant or any other of Florida’s Pest, call our office, 239-455-4300, or look us up on our web site at collierpestcontrol.com. Remember Florida does not have to be shared with insects!
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