Before using a product to manage a specific pest, it's important that you correctly identify the pest. County Agricultural Commissioners or a University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardener can help you identify a pest to ensure that you are using the correct methods or products for dealing with it.

Since ants are a very common pest, use this key to help identify the type of ant you have.

Select your County from the pulldown menu below to find out the location of your County Agricultural Commissioner and/or master gardener office in your area.