Acrobat ants may nest both outdoors and indoors. Outdoor nests are most often in dead and decaying wood such as logs, stumps, dead trees limbs, firewood and hollow tree cavities. They may nest in damp soil beneath leaf litter or rocks. The small worker ants readily enter buildings through cracks around windows and doors and other openings. Trails of workers may be seen moving between the nest and a food source. Acrobat ants feed on a variety of foods, including other insects and sweets.

Ants may be excluded from the structure by sealing exterior cracks and other points of entry. Moving woodpiles, lumber, and other potential nest sites away from the structure may also aid in control.

If this ant is found nesting in wall voids, there is often a leak or other source of moisture present. Eliminating the source of the moisture will generally eliminate the infestation. In some cases, it may be advisable to replace the moisture-damaged wood. In case of a persistent infestation, it may be necessary to treat inner wall voids with silica aero-gel, boric acid, or a pyrethroid dust formulation labeled for use against ants. It may be necessary to drill holes in affected walls to apply this treatment.