Technomyrmex albipes
White Footed Ants have no visible node on the petiole:
- Albipes tend Aphids for the honey dew.
- Nesting sites are generally external.
- Nesting sites include palm fonds & boots, moist leaves in roof gutters, trees, shrubs, in
- Structures, between stacked timber.
- Entry to buildings is often via branches touching buildings.
- They seem attracted to power cables and electrical switches.
- They create distinct trails.
Top Tips:
- Pruning back branches touching the building.
- These ants do not nest in soil.
- Removing leaf litter from roof gutters.
- Good sanitation inside buildings.
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