Several species of ants are common in cities and are therefore included in studies of urban
ecology. Here, I describe and categorize some aspects of the available literature on urban …

Questionnaire-based surveys of homeowners revealed that ants were the most
economically important and abundant household pest after mosquitoes and cockroaches in …

The success of responses to new incursions of invasive ants may be compromised in the
absence of effective baits. As a first step to ensuring effective incursion response, Biosecurity …

Five selected insecticides were applied to four substrates and evaluated in laboratory
studies for repellency and toxicity against the Pharaoh ant, Monomorium pharaonis (L.). We …

Pharaoh ant, Monomorium pharaonis (L.), infestations often consist of several colonies
located at different nest sites. To achieve control, it is desirable to suppress or eliminate the …

Ant control is difficult in systems even where a variety of control strategies and compounds
are allowed; in sensitive places such as hospitals, where there are often restrictions on the …

Exclusion of ants, particularly red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta (Buren), from homes,
nursing facilities, hospitals, and electrical housings is an important strategy in urban and …

Urbanization is progressing worldwide where social insects often attain pest status. We
present an overview of the practices applied for the management of social insects in urban …

The present study was examined the effect of certain IGRs (pyriproxyfen & chlorfluazuron)
on the Pharaoh ant workers Monomorium pharaonis (L.). Artificial medium (peptone …

Pharaoh's ants, Monomorium pharaonis, are one of the more difficult indoor pest ants to
control. We studied if routine exterior monitoring and initiating baiting when infestations are …