the antinstitute

What's worse than ants in your pants? Ants in your food!

Ants are incredibly social insects. But that doesn't mean you need to include them on the invitation list for your next cocktail party. At the Ant Institute™, you can learn about America's number one nuisance pest in an easy, friendly and informative atmosphere.

Browse the resources available to you here – from ant identification to ant control and prevention – before meeting with a pest control professional or attempting to tackle an ant infestation on your own.

Ant Experts

Ants can be complicated creatures. They require a trained set of eyes for identification and control measures. The Ant Institute is proud to have the following experts on board who provid a wealth of knowledge and expertise in the creation of this website.
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Fast Facts

Ants can lift 20 times their body weight.
The average life expectancy of an ant is 45 to 60 days.
The combined weight of all ants is greater than the combined weights of all humans. Ants are the most abundant type of creature.
There are more than 12,000 types of ant species worldwide. Of the 700 species in North America, only 25 are considered structural pests.
Ant colonies can consist of millions of ants.
Because ants don’t have ears they use the vibrations in the ground to sense noise.
Ants live in colonies that consist of a queen, workers and males.
Ants have colonized on every landmass on Earth except for Antarctica and certain inhospitable islands.
Many human cultures use ants in cuisine, medication and ritual.
Some ants have been used to suture wounds without stitches. The skin on either side of a wound is brought together and the ants induced to bite in a manner that their jaws hold skin together.