Insect Control: Carpenter Ants
Carpenter ants are one of the most common insect pest species that invade our residential, recreational/cottage and commercial properties throughout Ontario. They live in colonies that typically consist of non-reproductive female and male workers, young reproductive females and males and one queen.
Background: Carpenter Ants
Mature colonies can consist of thousands of ants. The workers constantly construct and protect the nest and forage for food.
When foraging for food, the workers leave invisible pheromone trails that lead the other worker ants to food sources. Workers will consume food on the spot and regurgitate it back at the nest to nourish developing larvae, non-foraging workers and the queen.
Preferred Environments
Carpenter Ants prefer moist and decayed wood, as it is a favourable environment for reproduction and survival. However, they can burrow into and destroy surrounding sound wood as well. Outside your property, they can be found in decks, porches, dead trunks, stumps, telephone poles, and in any wood structure they are capable of burrowing into.
Treatments & Solutions
To eliminate and reduce the risk of Carpenter ants invading and destroying your residential, recreational/cottage or commercial properties, call our team and we will come to your property and provide a quote for our effective treatments that are 100% guaranteed.