Ant Extermination Services

Carpenter ants are significantly larger than most household ants—workers range from one-quarter to one-half inch long, often black or black with red coloring. They excavate wood to nest, leaving piles of sawdust-like frass.

Consumer sprays kill contact ants but do not reach queens and brood in protected nests. Colonies simply produce more workers to replace those killed. Professional baits work slowly, allowing workers to share them with entire colonies.

Baiting strategies take one to two weeks to eliminate colonies as workers carry bait back to share with nest mates. Activity should decline significantly within two weeks.

General pest control services often address ants alongside other common pests like spiders and roaches. However, specific ant problems—especially carpenter ants—benefit from targeted treatment.

Seal cracks and gaps around foundations, windows, and doors. Keep food stored in sealed containers and clean up crumbs promptly. Reduce moisture around foundations and repair water-damaged wood.

Professional ant baits contain active ingredients at very low concentrations—high enough to affect insects but generally not harmful in small exposures to larger animals.

Carpenter ants can cause significant structural damage by excavating galleries in wood, particularly wood softened by moisture. Other ant species are nuisances but do not damage structures.