Incubation varies from 10 days to several months depending on temperature. Larger Ants are produced for defense. Once well established, colonies will produce winged male and female Ants that swarm and the process starts all over again. When food is plentiful some females will return to the original colony thus expanding it rapidly. Worker Ants exchange food with the larvae and queens.
Ants look for food indoors.
When food is found, an Ant lays down a scent as it returns to the nest. Other Ants will pick up this scent and follow the trail to the food. The most common pests in and around the house are Pharaoh Ants, Odorous House Ants, Cornfield Ants and Carpenter Ants. See NOTE below When crushed emits a rotten cocoanut-like odour. Carpenter Ants are black or reddish black with large jaws and are among the largest Ants that infest homes.