10 Surprising Facts About Argentine Ants
3 min readSep 2, 2020
Argentine Ants are mainly from Argentina and Brazil but were introduced before 1890 onboard coffee ships to the US. These pests are now standard across Texas and the southern United States, including in Houston, while isolated infestations have been common in other states. Argentine ants prefer to find their way indoors when the weather is very wet or very dry, or when they are low on honeydew as a replacement for…
