Carpenter ants are an insect that can do major structural damage to your home. They’re known for extracting large segments of wood to build their nests. Unlike termites, carpenter ants do not eat wood. The remove wood in the form of shavings to construct large galleries to house colonies. These nests can weaken wooden structures. … Continue reading How a proper home inspection can solve a carpenter ant problem.
Carpenter ants build nests inside wood. They construct galleries where the wood has been chewed out. Unlike termites, carpenter ants don’t eat wood. They remove it to make their colonies. Commonly carpenter ants are identifiable by the small piles of shavings found outside their nests. Carpenter ants prefer dead or damp wood, so places like … Continue reading The life cycle of a carpenter ant.
Citronella ants look like ants, but the workers are yellow and 4 mm long. Queens are about 8 mm long. The ants have a strong lemon smell when crushed that gives them their name citronella ant. The nest under soil, in logs and rocks, and landscape timbers. As for your property they also nest beside … Continue reading What are citronella ants?
Carpenter ants are a species of ant that can be very detrimental to the structure of your home. Commonly mistaken for termites, carpenter ants burrow into wood the build their nests. However, they do not eat the wood. Carpenter ants remove wood shavings constructing a safe place for their queen and colony. These nests can … Continue reading Why are carpenter ants attracted to moisture?
Termites are one of the worst things you can ever get in your home. The amount of damage they can do astronomical. The expense of repair is overwhelming. However, a lot of the time they’re difficult to distinguish from carpenter ants. What are carpenter ants? Carpenter ants are bigger than normal ants. Workers have black, … Continue reading Termites or carpenter ants.
Not properly dealing with pests can prolong the infestation. It’s not about killing the rodents or insects you’re seeing right now. It’s about controlling it from happening again. There’s tons of things people do wrong when trying DIY pest removal. Improper research. Before starting any sort of pest removal make sure to do plenty of … Continue reading How you can make pest problems worse by trying to solve them yourself.
Ants are always going to kitchen. I rarely see them anywhere else. They get in my food. They’re all over the floor. Just everywhere. Ants love kitchens. It’s like ant heaven. Ants have a sweet tooth. Well not really, but they’re mainly attracted to sweeter foods. Your kitchen is the optimal food source. There’s tons … Continue reading Why ants love your kitchen.
Ants look like ants. It’s hard to process that there’s many different species. They all seem to do and look the same. However, some can be destructive to your home. So, it’s beneficial to know different types of ants. Carpenter ant appearance. Carpenter ants are commonly black ranging in hues from red to yellow. … Continue reading Carpenter ant identification.
It may be obvious to contact pest control as early as possible. But, to some this isn’t always the case. They go through all the do-it-yourself steps before realizing they should’ve just called a professional to begin with. Realistically it’s simple to figure out when to call pest control. Any time you realize there’s lots … Continue reading When to call pest control.
Large carpenter ant nests actually look pretty cool. They have intricate tunnels and galleries smoothly cut into large segments of wood. It’s common to confuse carpenter ants with termites. However, termites actually eat wood. Carpenter ants don’t eat wood. They remove wood as they build galleries and tunnels for nesting. Carpenter ants find home … Continue reading Do carpenter ants eat wood?