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The Successful Ant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Their methods of swarming, moving and budding make ants highly successful, colonizing pests that require elimination via one of the top pest control companies in Freehold<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Winged swarming<\/strong><\/p>\n

When reproductive ants mature, they fly from existing colonies to start new colonies. The male and female winged ants mate and then the queen sheds her wings to find a nest site on foot. This queen starts her new colony by raising the young larvae into workers. The workers then keep the colony going while the queen continues to lay eggs. Swarming is common for carpenter ants<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Moving colony<\/strong><\/p>\n

When environmental conditions become too wet or hot, some ant colonies move to a new location. Colonies may also move when the food supply diminishes or when humans use insecticides. The ant workers relocate the queen, eggs and larvae to a new location to ensure survival.<\/p>\n

Budding new colony<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the same reasons an ant colony relocates, they may also bud out a new colony while the original colony remains. Budding occurs when a newly mated queen leaves the colony with worker ants and sets up another colony. Budding tends to have a higher success rate than swarming. This is problematic because the ants split off into new colonies when subjected to pest control such as insecticides.<\/p>\n

Prevent ants from taking over your home by using Alison Pest Control<\/a>, one of the top pest control companies in Freehold.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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