- Carpenter ants are named for their nest building abilities, excavating wood to form tunnels inside. 
- Like to build nests in stacks of wood and sometimes use branches to get into the home. 
- They require a water source to survive.
- Queens and males are larger than workers and have wings,
- The longer a colony is present in a structure, the greater the damage that can be done.

- Odorous house ants also know as sugar ants.
- Named due to the strong, rotten, coconut-like smell they give off when crushed.
- Like to eat sweets and are especially fond of honeydew.
- Indoors, they nest near moisture sources, such as in wall voids near hot water pipers, in heaters,   beneath leaky fixtures and inside wood damaged by termites.
- Outside, odorous ants are often found in exposed soil or under stacks of firewood.
- They are known to move their nests every three months or so in response to rain.