Leafcutting Ants
Category: Ants
Scientific Name: Atta spp.
Identification:
Color: Body is rust brown to dark brown, with pale legs
Size: Body is about 1.5 to 12 mm long
Region: Found throughout the US
Leafcutting Ants
Category: Ants
Scientific Name: Atta spp.
Identification:
Color: Body is rust brown to dark brown, with pale legs
Size: Body is about 1.5 to 12 mm long
Region: Found throughout the US
Important Considerations:
Where to Find Them on Your Property?
You will find Leafcutting ants in well-drained soils, and occasionally near creeks and rivers. They will be on or around trees, shrubs, flowers, etc. Sometimes they may find food elsewhere such as corn, flour, rice, or wheat, and carry it back to their habitat. They can forage up to 600 feet away from their nest. They mostly forage when it’s cooler, and if they enter your structure they will quickly exit.