Ant is an important household pest in SE Asia region. It is a holometabolous insect and it is under order Hymenoptera, family Formicidae. There are three common household ants: ghost ants, crazy ants and pharaoh ants.

Ghost ants

There are two species of ants named as ghost ants, Tapinoma melanocephalum and Tapinoma indicum. Ghost ants are outdoor ants, but they can nesting indoor. They have a dark or grey head part and a transparent abdomen part. They emit a rotten coconut smell when crushed. They prefer sugar-type gel / liquid formulated food.

Pharaoh ants

Pharaoh ant is a type of indoor ants but may nested outdoor in the tropics. They are yellowish-brown in colour. They prefer protein based or oil based liquid formulated food. They maybe budding when disturbed with household insecticides.

Crazy ants

There are two types of crazy ants, black crazy ants (Paratrechina longicornis) and yellow crazy ants (Anoplolepis gracilipes). Crazy ants are outdoor ants, but they often foraging for food indoor. They have 3 pairs of long legs and have two colours. When they are disturbed, they will run erratically. They prefer sugar-type gel / liquid formulated food.

Ants species	Nesting habit	Colour	Characteristics	Food preference
Ghost ants (Tapinoma melanocephalum, Tapinoma indicum)	Outdoor, but maybe found nesting indoor.	Dark colour on head and thorax parts, transparent on abdomen part	Emit a rotten coconut smell when crushed.	Gel / liquid based sugar-based food
Crazy ants (Paratrechina longicornis, Anoplolepis gracilipes)	Outdoor	Black or yellowish brown	Run erratically when disturbed	Gel / liquid based sugar-based food
Pharaoh ants (Monomoriun pharaonis)	Indoor, but maybe found nesting outdoor.	Yellowish brown	May budding	Gel / liquid based protein-based food

Behaviors	Description	Example of cockroaches
Grooming	Grooming helps cockroaches to clean their bodies to avoid them for falling sick.	Most of the cockroaches do practice this behavior.
Thigmotaxis	Cockroaches feel more comfortable when they touch the obstacles and move.	Most of the cockroaches do practice this behavior.
Nocturnal insect	Cockroaches are nocturnal insects. They are more active at night time.	Most of the cockroaches do practice this behavior.
Necrophagy, corpophagy, emetophagy	Cockroaches feed on the dead bodies, faeces and vomitus of other cockroaches.	Most of the cockroaches do practice this behavior.
Cockroaches carry oothecae.	Cockroaches carry the oothecae while moving until the eggs in the oothecae hatch.	Cockroaches like Ger

Risks, Economic and Medical Importance

Ants may cause nuisance to human. Sometimes the stings and bites of ants may cause allergic due to the release of formic acid by the ants. Foods will contaminated if there are invasion of ants.

Recommended Pest Control Products

alpha-cypermethrin 5.92%
alpha-cypermethrin 2.9% and flufenexuron 2.9%
beta-cyfluthrin 10.5% and imidacloprid 21%
d-tetramethrin 4.4% and cyphenothrin 13.2%
deltamethrin 1%
deltamethrin 2.8%
fenitrothion 50%
imidacloprid 0.03%
lambda-cyhalothrin 2.5%

Makfor® Q

Product Description

It has a unique formulation that results in an odourless, non-staining, transparent, viscous liquid that is inconspicuous when used. Makfor® Q contains the bittering agent Bitrex that works against accidental ingestion.

Key Product Facts:
Active ingredients: Imidacloprid 0.03% w/w.
Controls a broad spectrum of ants (including sugar and protein-feeding ants).
HACCP certified.
HVL (Hygroscopic Viscous Liquid) Technology keeps the bait attractive to ants over time and provides highly effective ant control.
Eliminates ant infestations quickly
Lasts for up to 3 months (between service visits).
Highly cost-effective.
Utilises an ultra-low dose of active ingredient and product.
Provides an inconspicuous treatment, so there’s no mess.
Easy to apply in a minimum of time.
There’s no need to spray.
Provides maximum effectiveness using minimal amount of active ingredient.

Tenopa
Tenopa is a broad spectrumsuspension concentrate insecticide, for the control of
crawling and flyinginsects, such as the American- and German cockroach, brown house
ant,houseflies, cat fleas, fish moths, bedbugs and litter beetle and is suitablefor use in
domestic premises, poultry sheds, public buildings includinghospitals, hotels and
restaurants, kitchens and in industry, including foodprocessing plants.
· Tenopa is the ultimate solution for the most problematicinsect pests, providing
complete and reliable control of even resistantstrains.Tenopa is active against all
growth stages of crawling and flyinginsect pests for cost effective long-term
control.Tenopa stands out from othersprays for its unique combination of a fast-acting
knock down insecticide and ahighly effective insect growth regulating residual
component.Tenopa is quickand easy to dilute and apply with an environmental profile
that makes itespecially suitable for insect control in sensitive locations.
Product Description
Tenopa®, recommended by experts from leading pest control companies, is the ideal
product in the most demanding situations, for control in sensitive places and subject to
high infestation (such as restaurants, hospitals, hotels, supermarkets, among others).
With 2 active ingredients, it is an intelligent mixture that effectively controls all stages of
the life of the pests, reducing the number of applications and the cost of labor.
Tenopa® is effective in controlling the most important urban pests: cockroaches, ants,
flies, mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, mosquitoes and bed bugs

Fendona SC
Fendona SC is a synthetis pyrethroid insecticide developed specifically for
the control of major pests harmful to public health, such as disease
vectors ad public hygiene, nuisance, and food storage pests. The spray
deposit is practically invisible. Fendona SC consists of small particles of
crystaline active ingredient suspended in water. It works by blocking the
passage of sodium ions through sodium channels in the nerve membranes
thereby preventing transmission of the nerve impulse.
Product Description
*Categories:Insecticide *
Contain:Alpha-Cypermethrin 1.47% (C22H19Cl2NO3)
*Simple Description:
-Cypermethrin is a synthetic pyrethroid used as an insecticide in
large-scale commercial agricultural applications as well as in
consumer products for domestic purposes.
-It behaves as a fast-acting neurotoxin in insects.
-It is easily degraded on soil and plants but can be effective for
weeks when applied to indoor inert surfaces. Fendona SC AlphaCypermethrin 1.47% Insecticide Racun Serangga Pest Control BASF