bite the sting they aggravate and torment they are without mercy and so more numerous than any other insect and live in all climates and i have it on my map where every man is there the and is also they seem to come from nowhere and suddenly are everywhere at once crawling over the food as the hordes invade man often gives up his blood draws and utter despair perhaps another place another day will be better its life begins as a small egg and development is like that of many other insects soon and hatches into a light yellow larva remains in the pupil stage a few weeks or months depending upon its species slid in a highly developed social order consisting of a queen workers soldiers and young the males dies soon after mating leaving the colony to the females each member of the community has a job to do smaller head and like other ants has a narrow waist our job is to build a nest feed the queen forage for food and care for the eggs larvae and the queen is larger soon after mating she loses her wings and begins her job of laying eggs she may have a long life and live to be twenty years old the narrow wasted and should not be noted for being even busier than its kinsmen the honeybee are lost its muscles are strong and can lift many times its own weight and large chambers will be needed to house the eggs larvae and kewpie passageway will connect new food storage chambers although ants are often a pest to man their industry and intelligence can be admired nest becomes crowded the new winged queen will fly to a different location and lay our eggs she will have no workers to tend to our needs until some develop out of our  then there are many workers sometimes a colony will raid another to get eggs larvae and pukki which they raise as slaves the slaves are formed in the labor divisions many and may be killed but the there is constant danger only age disease and injury mean weakness weakness invites death and sense this weakness and use the unique communication system to call there and sent about and seed many things their greedy tongues lack produces of plants as well as animal workers gorge themselves and carry food in their bodies back to the net where it is fair to other members of the colony some colonies use special workers for food storage these workers remain in the nest and feed the colony as needed the ant colony is truly a closely knit family the food of one a shared with the others they keep their efforts together and move them from time to time to better feeding grounds and places a better protection the operation is similar to that of a dairy farmer and a venture often called and cows so successful at their agricultural enterprise that the ant colony can maintain a herd year after year since if it's damage the crops of man may and becomes a two fold enemy the workers make a highway from the nest to their objectives and soldiers protect them along the way when the objective is the human home and are passed up concrete foundations from tunnels below climb the through the doors and in the windows they come it is the never ending search for food that makes and such a pest to man but man has found insecticides to control again these insecticides can be purchased in gran creating an area around the home will help keep bands from entering but the nest should be located and created whenever possible and nest are easy to locate for the line of ants leads to the ne next drain our watering of the lawn will carry the insecticide into the nest today there are numerous manufacturers are defective insecticides each selling under different trade names if the insecticide contains the recommended amount of chlordane it will be effective against dance and buyer will be wise to study the label a good outside treatment will last a long to as a concentrated liquid the insecticide should be mixed with water directions on the bottle should be followed carefully so the spray will have the proper strength the next you may require a little more work but it is more practical than the ready to use insecticides when large areas are to be treated this mixture is excellent for coverage of large areas found in basements garages and outbuildings and such rough surfaces the slight residue and water  inside the home where a noticeable residue is objectionable or dana ready to use oil solution can be used food and utensils should be covered or removed before treatment to avoid possible contamination that paintbrush makes it possible to put the insecticide exactly where it is needed one application may revocation of ants for two or three months i handed a spare answer bottles or an aerosol mom is also an easy way to apply the oil spotting ants like to travel around the edge of cabinets and under the sink a larger hand sprayer makes the work faster and good treatment with an insecticide containing chlordane kills all the ants present and gives long time