Depending on the magnitude of the problem, a baiting program may take several months to a year to complete. Exterior treatments may be necessary during warm months baits should be placed outside where the ants are observed. Routine inspections are necessary to determine if ants are feeding on the baits and when it is time to replace the depleted stations with fresh bait. Workers will feed the bait to other members of the colony, including queens and brood. It is important that workers from all colonies in the building feed on the baits. Currently, the most successful control procedure to control this species is to strategically place bait stations extensively throughout structures along trails where these ants are active. Liquid or dust formulations of repellent insecticides are not recommended indoors because they typically cause colony budding, which exacerbates the problem. Pharaoh ant infestations rapidly occur if the colonies are not completely eliminated. However, they can be found nesting in the soil outside buildings in subtropical areas such as Hawaii, Florida and southern Texas. They are found throughout the United States, and are generally found only in heated structures because they usually cannot survive outdoors all year. It is now cosmopolitan in distribution having been spread throughout the world by human commerce. The origin of the pharaoh ant, Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus) is uncertain, but various authorities have suggested that it originated in the Afro-tropical region. A stinger is present but not always visible. The abdominal pedicel is composed of two segments, the petiole and post petiole. long, have twelve segmented antennae with a well-defined, three-segmented club. Pharaoh ant workers are monomorphic, about 1/ 12 to 1/ 16 in. The life span of workers is about 70 days. Winged males and females require about 44 days to develop.

Workers develop from egg to adult in 36 days. Queens may live for a year and lay up to 35 eggs per day. Some colonies may have only a single queen with a few hundred workers, whereas other colonies may have hundreds of queens with several thousand workers. Pharaoh ants form large colonies consisting of many nests, which colony members that move freely between, without any antagonism. Feeds on sweets (jelly, sugar, honey, etc.), cakes and breads, and greasy or fatty foods.Experts believe these ants are native to Africa. Foraging both day and night, Pharaoh ants feed on sweets, proteins, and live or dead insects. Have 12-segmented antennae that ends with a 3-segmented club Pharaoh Ant The pharaoh ant received its name when it was mistaken as one of the plagues of Egypt at the time of the Pharaohs.In household structures, nests are often. Body coloration varies from golden yellow to reddish-brown Attracted to moisture-rich areas, Pharaoh ants nest outside in shaded areas or under debris.Body length 1/ 12 to 1/ 16 inch long (monomorphic).