They will eat anything especially if it is greasy. Shorter life spans are about six months for workers and six years for the queens. They build nests in almost anyplace they can find in walls or floors. Invasion occurs more easily during wet weather. Their diet consists of sweeter foods or fruit.
Eggs mature in less than a month and queens can survive for years.
Marching year-round from outdoor nests along pavement, cracks in curbing or under floors, they search for any kind of food. Eggs will mature in about six and a half weeks. Nesting can occur either indoors or out in any well-pretoected area, heated area. Again, they are omnivorous, favoring the sweeter foods. Colors can be either yellow or brown.