Hello everyone! A few weeks ago I found a little black ant queen (Monomorium minimum) so I know a bit about the species although she didn't make it. Around the time I catch her I noticed occasionally small little ants that are black on my bathroom counter. I'm 99% these are little black ants which are a native species to my area and I haven't seen any until now. (No, this isn't from the queen I catch.) And these were nice because they scared away springtails from my bathroom counter as I have had a springtail infestation for weeks even now, and I don't like them in my tooth brush. But recently it has gotten out of hand. Before every once in a while I would see a few foraging or moving though my counter, but know I can see at least 20 workers contently foraging and I'm worried about placing stuff there in fear they will get on it. Because I had a queen I researched that they don't have stingers that will penetrate my skin but I still don't want tiny insects on me or my stuff. I don't want to get rid of them completely because they are native and the only ones I have found, and also because they keep springtails away, but I don't want them all over everything. I want them to reduce how much they forage but keep a few around and definitely not harm the queen or the colony. What do I do?
Edited by Itswolfcity811, December 19 2024 - 4:02 PM.
