Crazy Ant, Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Crazy ants, Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille), occurs in large numbers in homes or outdoors. They often forage long distances away from their nests, so nests are often difficult to control. The name "crazy ant" arises from its characteristic erratic and rapid movement not following tra...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: J. C. Nickerson, Kathryn A. Barbara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2003-08-01
Series:EDIS
Subjects:
Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/108996
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1823865732981587968
author J. C. Nickerson
Kathryn A. Barbara
author_facet J. C. Nickerson
Kathryn A. Barbara
author_sort J. C. Nickerson
collection DOAJ
description Crazy ants, Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille), occurs in large numbers in homes or outdoors. They often forage long distances away from their nests, so nests are often difficult to control. The name "crazy ant" arises from its characteristic erratic and rapid movement not following trails as often as other ants. The crazy ant is so morphologically distinctive that it is one of the few Paratrechina that is not consistently misidentified in collections (Trager 1984). This document is EENY-142, one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: June 2000. EENY142/IN299: Crazy Ant, Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille), (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) (ufl.edu)
format Article
id doaj-art-52a00eca5a844d639c9d355a00fd8367
institution Kabale University
issn 2576-0009
language English
publishDate 2003-08-01
publisher The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries
record_format Article
series EDIS
spelling doaj-art-52a00eca5a844d639c9d355a00fd83672025-02-08T06:29:25ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092003-08-01200314Crazy Ant, Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae)J. C. NickersonKathryn A. Barbara Crazy ants, Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille), occurs in large numbers in homes or outdoors. They often forage long distances away from their nests, so nests are often difficult to control. The name "crazy ant" arises from its characteristic erratic and rapid movement not following trails as often as other ants. The crazy ant is so morphologically distinctive that it is one of the few Paratrechina that is not consistently misidentified in collections (Trager 1984). This document is EENY-142, one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: June 2000. EENY142/IN299: Crazy Ant, Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille), (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) (ufl.edu) https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/108996IN299
spellingShingle J. C. Nickerson
Kathryn A. Barbara
Crazy Ant, Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
EDIS
IN299
title Crazy Ant, Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
title_full Crazy Ant, Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
title_fullStr Crazy Ant, Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
title_full_unstemmed Crazy Ant, Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
title_short Crazy Ant, Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
title_sort crazy ant paratrechina longicornis latreille insecta hymenoptera formicidae
topic IN299
url https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/108996
work_keys_str_mv AT jcnickerson crazyantparatrechinalongicornislatreilleinsectahymenopteraformicidae
AT kathrynabarbara crazyantparatrechinalongicornislatreilleinsectahymenopteraformicidae