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Pharaoh ant is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PHARAOH ANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pharaoh ant

Pharaoh ant

The pharaoh ant is a small yellow or light brown, almost transparent ant notorious for being a major indoor nuisance pest, especially in hospitals. The pharaoh ant, whose origins are unknown, has now been introduced to virtually every area of the world, including Europe, the Americas, Australasia and Southeast Asia. This species is polygynous, meaning each colony contains many queens, leading to unique caste interactions and colony dynamics. This also allows the colony to fragment into bud colonies quickly. Colonies do not display aggression toward each other; this is known as unicoloniality. Monomorium pharaonis is also notable for its complex foraging system, involving intricate trail routes maintained with several pheromones. It was the first ant species discovered to use a negative pheromone. These chemicals are integral for communication in this species. Pharaoh ants are a tropical species, but they thrive in buildings almost anywhere, even in temperate regions provided central heating is present. A pharaoh ant in front of the tip of a ball point pen...

Definition of Pharaoh ant in the English dictionary

The definition of Pharaoh ant in the dictionary is a small yellowish-red ant, Monomorium pharaonis, of warm regions: accidentally introduced into many countries, infesting heated buildings.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHARAOH ANT

Pharaoh
Pharaoh hound
Pharaoh´s ant
pharaonic
phare
Pharisaic
pharisaical
pharisaically
pharisaicalness
Pharisaism
Pharisee

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHARAOH ANT

amazon ant
army ant
bull ant
bulldog ant
driver ant
fire ant
leafcutter ant
legionary ant
Pharaoh´s ant
slave ant
soldier ant
velvet ant
white ant
wood ant
worker ant

Synonyms and antonyms of Pharaoh ant in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Pharaoh ant» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

法老蚁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hormiga faraón
570 millions of speakers

English

Pharaoh ant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फिरौन चींटी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النمل فرعون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фараон муравьев
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

formiga faraó
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফারাও
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fourmi Pharaon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Semut Firaun
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pharaoameise
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ファラオアリ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바로 개미
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Anton
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Translator English - Vietnamese

kiến pharaoh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஃபரோன் எறும்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फारो कीटक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Firavun karınca
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

formica faraone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mrówka faraona
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фараон мурах
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ant Faraon
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Φαραώ μυρμήγκι
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Farao mier
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Farao ant
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Farao maur
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHARAOH ANT»

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Public Health Significance of Urban Pests
The following subsections cover the efficacy of management practices and the implementation of Pharaoh ant control programmes. 6.6.2.1. Efficacy of management practices The control of Pharaoh ants has evolved and changed over the ...
Xavier Bonnefoy, Helge Kampen, Kevin Sweeney, 2008
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What's Bugging Me?: Identifying and Controlling Household ...
Pharaoh ant (Monomorium phamonis) (Figs. 2, 3). Tiny (Vifi") yellowish ant with lots of small nests often inside walls, behind kitchen ranges, and other difficult-to- reach areas; it also nests outside. It likes sweets, protein, fatty foods, warmer ...
JoAnn M. Tenorio, Gordon M. Nishida, 1995
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Secret Lives of Ants
Pharaoh ant queens, however, mate with males from their own colonies—with their brothers. Pharaoh ant colonies are often ruled by many queens. There are pharaoh ant colonies on record that contain as many as 2,000 queens. This type of ...
Jae Choe, 2012
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A Bibliography of Ant Systematics
Heat shock-induced gynandromorphism in the pharaoh's ant, Monomorium pharaonis (L.). Experientia (Basel) 38:798-799. [1982.07.15] Berndt, K.-P., Kremer, G. 1984 ("1983"). New categories in the gynandromorphism of ants. Insectes Soc.
Philip S. Ward, 1996
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Pests: A Guide to the World's Most Maligned, Yet ...
The foraging workers will often move between rooms along central heating pipes or electrical cables. It is the presence of the foraging trails that confirms the presence of a pharaoh ant infestation. Controlling these ants can be very difficult  ...
Ross Piper, 2011
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Insects and Spiders of the World
PHARAOH M KEY FACTS Name Pharaoh ant ( Monomorium pharaonis) Distinctive features Small, yellow to red-brown, living in interconnected colonies Behavior Nests mac in small crack. and crevices Breeding Several queer in the cole...
Robert S. Anderson, Richard Beatty, Stuart Church, 2003
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Residential, Industrial, And Institutional Pest Control
Pharaoh Ant Monomorium pharaonis The pharaoh ant (Figure 4-17) is one of the most difficult ant pests to control. Although it occurs in all types of buildings, its presence in hospitals is particularly a problem because ants may infest open ...
Pat O'connor-marer, Patrick J. Marer, Mary Louise Flint, 2006
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Urban Pest Management of Ants in California
P. haraoh ants, Monomorium pharaonis (fig. 4.1), are particularly common in southern and southwestern areas of the country such as Florida, Texas, and Southern California. Smith (1965) noted that “the Pharaoh ant probably occurs in every ...
John H. Klotz, 2010
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Alexis Ant Marooned in Africa
It didn't occur to Sybel that she was describing qualities so characteristic of Alexis . Alexis, though still a juvenile, was the very essence of a Pharaoh ant. The traits Sybel described as being so important to the success of Pharaoh ants generally,  ...
Kit Read, 2012
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Advances in Insect Physiology APL
5-Methyl-3butyloctahydroindolizine, a novel type of pheromone attractive to Pharaoh's ant. Monomorium pharaonis. Experientia 29, 530-531. Ritter, F. J., Briiggemann-Rotgans, I. E. M., Verkuil, E., and Persoons, C. J. (1975). In " Pheromones ...
Michael J. Berridge, J. E. Treherne, Sir Vincent Brian Wigglesworth, 1985

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHARAOH ANT»

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Rat 'invasion' halted in Cambridge amid 745 pest control call outs
... bed bugs, cockroaches and pharaoh ant infestations. The council's pest control service is much valued and we constantly review the services ... «Cambridge News, Jun 15»
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What is it? Ants
Another ant that is often called the sugar ant, is a pharaoh ant, or Monomorium pharaonis. Pharaoh ants are approximately 2 mm in size and ... «Prescott eNews, Jun 15»
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Nature's Waste Management Crews
Luigi Pontieri of the Centre for Social Evolution at Copenhagen University and his colleagues study the pharaoh ant, a tiny, highly successful ... «New York Times, May 15»
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Spring invaders: Common household pests that show...
... that might invade Canadian homes include the carpenter ant, the little black ant, the odorous house ant, the thief ant, and the pharaoh ant. «Kawartha Media Group, May 15»
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Britain set for invasion of deadly pharaoh ants this summer - and …
Britain will be bombarded by bugs this summer, including deadly pharaoh ants, experts have warned. The cold winter and mild spring has ... «mirror.co.uk, May 15»
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Don't let the ants come marching into your home
A pharaoh ant colony can reach up to 300,000, and are one of the most challenging types of ants to control. You'll need to call in a professional ... «Waterloo Record, May 15»
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The Name Game
It's not a big deal with yellowjacket, but what if someone wanted to call a species of ant a Pharaoh ant and another person wanted to call that ... «PCT Magazine, Aug 14»
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Morris: Tiny ants mounting big invasion of Bay Area?
You'll need an expert or a magnifying glass to know for certain, but the ants are either the thief ant (Solenopsis molesta) or the pharaoh ant ... «San Jose Mercury News, Aug 13»
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Bedbugs Have Evolved to Live With Mankind
Take the example of the Pharaoh ant. The Pharaoh ant, Monomorium pharaonis, like bedbugs, spread with us all around the world and is now ... «Pacific Standard, Oct 12»
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[Ant Control Issue] Invasive Ant Species
For example, in the United States, the pharaoh ant is only capable of moving to new structures with the help of people. Multiple-queen colonies ... «PCT Magazine, Apr 12»

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