Common Pest Ants of the Midsouth

This poster shows the anatomy of six common pest worker ants of the Midsouth: fire, carpenter, acrobat, Argentine, odorous house, and dark rover. Each ant is briefly described. The poster also shows the general anatomy of a one-node formicine ant worker and a two-node myrmicine ant worker.

The poster is designed to be printed at 35 inches by 23 inches. You're welcome to download the PRINT PDF and take it to your local printing/duplicating store to have copies printed.

The PDF at right is accessible for those with disabilities and not intended to be printed.

This work is supported by Crop Protection and Pest Management, Extension Implementation Program, award no. 2024-70006-43496, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and should not be construed to represent any official USDA or U.S. Government determination or policy.

Publication 4185 (04-26)

By J. Santos Portugal III, PhD, BCE, Assistant Extension Professor, Urban and Public Health Entomology Program, and Joe MacGown, Research Technician/Scientific Illustrator, Mississippi Entomological Museum, Agricultural Science and Plant Protection. All images courtesy of Joe MacGown.