Which pest group is known for taking bait back to the nest for distribution?

• A. Flies
• B. Ants
• C. Spiders
• D. Beetles

Answer: (B)

Ants rely on colony foraging and distributing resources. When a bait is found, an ant carries it back to the nest and shares it with nestmates, often through trophallaxis, so the toxin reaches workers, the brood, and the queen. That spread makes the bait much more effective at reducing the entire colony, not just the individual that found it.

Flies tend to feed where they land and don’t bring bait back to a central nest for distribution. Spiders are solitary hunters and don’t participate in sharing resources within a colony. Beetles may scavenge, but they don’t commonly distribute bait through a nest in the same colony-wide way as ants.