Pavement Ant
Pavement ants get their common name from their habit of locating their nest in or under cracks in pavement
- Common Name: Pavement Ant
- Scentific Name: Tetramorium caespitum
- Class/Order/Family: Insecta/Hyemoptera/Formicide
- Metamorphosis: Complete
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Size
Workers 1/16-1/8" or 2.5-4mm Queens 3/8" or 8mm
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Color
Lt br town to Black, w/paler legs & antennea
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Biology
Multiple Queens 3000-4000 workers per colony
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Habit
Under pavement, in walls, insulation, masonry block
Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington Counties