Simply having an outbreak of ants and having widespread rampant infestations within your home are indeed two very separate things. Ants are not usually dangerous to human beings, but they can become an overwhelming nuisance once they create infestations in the home, usually in kitchens and bathrooms. Carpenter ants are a bit of a different…
Carpenter ants. If there was an annoying creature that proved the existence of an angry god its carpenter ants. They are normal ants, albeit much bigger than the average North American ant, that have the seemingly mystical ability to rapidly drill through wood, and not just wet and rotting wood. It is best to contact…
You can look around your back yard for hours and hours but your not likely to actually see any ants unless you go around lifting up pieces of wood. Instead you should be proactive and take the initiative to removal any and all wood from your property in order to prevent carpenter ants from forming…
There are a lot of insects that like wood, some just want to imitate it like the twig bug, and some want to live in it, like carpenter ants, some like termites are drawn to wood because it is food for them. Either way, carpenter ants are a frustrating infestation that can damage and reduce…
Carpenter ants drill through wood and while they are very large for ants in North America, they are actually still quite tiny. The holes they make are only a bit larger than a pinprick but there are ways to tell if they are present in your home or on your property. It is best to contact…
The most common place for carpenter ants to show up is in old tree stumps. They are often damp and rotting and the wood has weakened. They are also often very large, giving a new colony the space it needs to grow and expand. This situation is not an issue if the stump is in…
Does your home have one of those grand old trees in the front yard? A massive overhanging tree with a swing that has been part of your family home for generations. Maybe you have a few trees on your property. Maybe you are a fan of trees and consider yourself an arborist. Maybe those trees…
Carpenter ants are a frustrating infestation to have on your property and in your home. They often start their journey outside of your home in rotting wood on your property like fire wood, an old shed or a stump. That is why it is very important to get rid of any and all wet wood…
Carpenter ants are the single most destructive ant that exists in the North Americas. When they make their nests outdoors they are not much of a threat. They build in stumps and trees and piles of wood and even old wooden sheds. But when they are in your home, say you bring in some of…
Carpenter ants are a large black ant that drills through wood to make its nests. If you have a carpenter ant infestation in your home they can almost always be traced back to a source of wet, damp and rotting wood. In this rotting wet wood the carpenter ants find it very easy to build…
