Where is the Argentine Ant Located in America

The Argentine Ant Spread from South America to the United States about 100 years ago. The ant spreads rapidly because of its prolific breeding, its multi queen colonies which allow it to survive the death of one queen, its friendliness towards its own species, and ability to subdue other ant species. The ant is also omnivorous, and can thrive in human habitations.

The Argentine ant has mostly spread along lines of transportation. It entered the US from South America via shipping lines into the port of New Orleans. From there, it spread to large cities along rail transportation roots. From these focal cities, the ant spread to neighboring towns and local urban and rural areas.

The ant is very versatile, demonstrating an ability to live in a variety of environments.

The ant has been found in at least 1/3 of the states, with one large super colony stretching along much of the California coast.

As a warm climate insect, the Argentine ant is mostly confined to Southern states, although isolated infestations have been found in Arizona, Missouri, Illinois, and Maryland and of these only that in Arizona is typically an outdoor type. When the ant lives in more northern climates it typically survives the winters by living in buildings. Living this way, it can spread from house to house, especially in an urban setting.

Because its colonies have so many queens, merely spraying the area with poison will not eradicate the ants. On the contrary, it stimulates surviving queens to lay even more eggs.The Argentine can be best eradicated through the prudent use of ant stations; however the special poisons in the stations do not kill the insects initially. Rather, the ants take the lethal meal back to their colonies where the workers and queens ingest the poison and die. The whole process takes about five days.

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