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Latin: Lasius umbratus A yellow shadow ant is not just a yellow ant. There are many different yellow ants, all belonging to the same genus, such as the ants Lasius umbratus, Lasius flavus and Lasius mixtus. Many of these ants are common in Denmark. But especially one species of yellow ant with the Latin name Lasius umbratus will often appear indoors, where it can be a troublesome guest. And it is this species that the following refers to. Appeara…

…n squeezing the ant so it is believed that the scent comes from within the ant. This type of ant is widespread throughout Denmark, except West Jutland. Appearance The Jet ant is black in color like the common black garden ant. On the surface it is very shiny. It has a classic ant shape with a slender waist, a large head and hind and of course six legs. It is possible to see the antennae and the mouthpiece with the naked eye. The working ants are 4…

…uses that are built directly on the ground are often visited by the garden ant. The ants settle directly under the concrete floor, where they do penetrate through cracks, like foot panels, and pipe penetrations. They can also settle between the insulation material of the wooden and concrete floor, this will however, damage the wood floor. The first signs of ants inside the house are small piles of gravel or sand that appears at panels. Such piles…

…ore, the pharaoh ant likes to settle in shops or food warehouses or restaurants, canteens, bakeries, and commercial kitchens. They can therefore be a major nuisance when they manage to enter food. But pharaoh ants are not just an annoying nuisance. They can also pose a risk of infection if they manage to enter a hospital, where they can find bandages, wounds, or sterile packaging. Prevention and pest control If the pharaoh ant intrudes into a priv…

…not without reason that the Hercules ant has earned its name. The Hercules ant is the largest ant in Denmark. However, the ant, which also goes by its Latin name Camponotus herculeanus, is not very common in Denmark. It is only found in North Jutland and North Zealand, where it lives in the areas’ coniferous forests. Appearance Although the Hercules ant as described is the largest ant in Denmark, not all the species’ ants are the same size. The qu…

…pidae), a large family of small flies, most of which are associated with plants in the grass family. The yellow swarming fly larvae develop in the plant roots from, especially grass. Here the larvae feed on the small root lice that are under the grass. Each season can offer many generations of new yellow swarming flies, but the fly only overwinters as an adult fly and not as a larva. During the spring months, the air can swarm by small yellow swar…

…live near a forest, you are more likely to see and have problems with the yellow-necked mice. The yellow-necked mice seeks inside the house in the end of November. They rarely reproduce indoors, even though they still build nests to their own need. They will be more active guest, as they move when their feed stores are run-out. Damage Both the house mice and the yellow-necked mice are omnivorous, which can cause a major problem when they reside i…

…us American cockroach Americana, Periplaneta Anagasta kuehniella Anobiidae Ant, common black Ant, pharaoh Apion Apodemus flavicollis Araeocerus fasciculatus Arboreal furniture beetles Auricularia, Forficula Australian spider beetle Bacon beetle Bean moth, cocoo Bean weevil, common Bean weevil Bees Bisquit beetle Black ant, common Black rat Black-legged ham beetle Blowflies Bolting cloth bettle Bostrychidae Booklice Brown house moth Brown rat Brown…

…es the nests can be found up to a height of 10 m from the ground. Hercules ant on infested wood The ants gnaw their tunnels in the soft spring wood, and leave the summer wood alone, so that in a transverse section of the tree trunk the tunnels appear as numerous regular rings. In a longitudinal section the summer wood remains as a series of lamellae, pierced here and there by openings which connect the different tunnels. There have been cases wher…

(Latin: Acanthomyops fuliginosus, lasius fuliginosus) Jet black ant These shiny, black ants normally live in trees, and they have a distinct smell of oranges. They can establish themselves in the dead parts of trees, in stumps and in wooden floor boards damaged by damp. They gnaw extensive tunnels and holes in the timber, and they fill them with a dark papery material which they make by mixing gnawed wood fragments with saliva and particles of ea…

…tegia glabrata Anobiidae Anobium punctatum Anopheles maculipennis Anoplura Ant beetle Anthocoris nemorum Anthrenus sp. Ants Aphaniptera Aphomia sociella Apis mellifica Apodemusfiavicollis Apodemus sylvaticus Apoidea Apus apus Araecerusfasciculatus Archiulus sabulosus Argus refiexus Ash bark beetle Athene noctua Atropus pulsatorius Attagenus pellio Australian spider beetle Aves Bacon beetles , Bark beetles Barn owl Bat bug Bathroom fly Bats droppin…

…the chest. If you are in doubt of the species of a specific beetle, these yellow spots will be characteristic for the Hadrobregmus pertinax. Its head is hidden under the neck shield. The larva is c-shaped and is white with yellow hairs. Biology and behavior To attract the females, the male makes a ticking sound, by banging his head against the woodwork. After mating, the female lays about 10 eggs, which are placed in cracks in the tree. The prefe…

…the two animals is by noticing that the wasps’ stripes are more black than yellow, with the wasps being more yellow than black. In addition, the wasp beetle’s legs are longer, so it can crawl around more easily, where the wasp’s legs are shorter, so it can fly more easily. Finally, the wasp has its transparent wings on each side of the body, where the wasp beetle has no wings at all. Therefore, the wasp beetle cannot fly either, but typically stay…