Carpenter Ant

Carpenter ants are the most common pest ant in homes in the Northern United States. The main colony needs a constant source of moisture to survive. They are usually located outside of the house in dead wood such as rotting trees, tree stumps and firewood. In the spring they then establish satellite colonies within your home with the help of winged reproductive ants known as swarmers, much like the termite swarmers, that fly out in search of areas to establish satellite colonies and then shed their wings. They will then set up trunk trails between each other and the main colony, creating a giant network so that if need be they can transport food from one to another. They are very hard to destroy because in addition to having to locate and treat each individual satellite colony you must also locate and destroy the main colony, which could be in some cases as far as a neighboring yard or even high up in a rotting tree.

Which Treatment is Right for Your Infestation?

A thorough inspection by a licensed Pest Management Professional is essential to determining the nesting sites,moisture conditions, and damage if any of Carpenter ants.

Any successful treatment program must include a careful inspection of attic and crawlspace areas. Applications of baits and or insecticide dusts or liquids should be well mapped out and specific.Communication and Client cooperation to help with environmental issues such as leaf litter, gutter cleaning, and tree branch removal would be pertinent to achieving the desired results

One of the keys to proper Carpenter ant control is follow up.Without which
re-infestation is likely to occur.