Crazy Ant, Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille), (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

J. C. Nickerson and K. A. Barbara

Release Date: 5/22/2025

Agriculture

Abstract

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

About this Publication

This document is EENY142, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date June 2000. Revised April 2009, March 2021, and November 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. This document is also available on the Featured Creatures website at http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/.

About the Authors

J. C. Nickerson, Florida Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry; and K. A. Barbara, Department of Entomology and Nematology; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.