Ants

Carpenter ants are fascinating creatures and are remarkably different than what you regularly would find in your regular tiny ants. Each carpenter ant has a certain role in the colony. The queen is the most important carpenter ant in a colony because of her ability to lay eggs and to give birth to future generations. …

Contrary to popular belief carpenter ants do not have any interest in consuming wood, unlike termites. Rather, carpenter ants use their mandibles to construct an interaction network inside of wooden structures by tunneling and digging their way into it including mulch outside. Carpenter ants can have devastating consequences when they decide to move inside. They…

There are a lot of myths surrounding the carpenter ants due to the similar damage that termites and carpenter ants cause including mulch infested with ants. But do not be fooled by this quite large species of ants as they do not eat the wood, but dig their way in with the help of their…

Having a tree stump in your yard can lead to a host of problems that involves the infiltration of unwanted pests or species of insects. Well in the beginning,  you might think that nothing can happen since they are in a tree stump calm but the stump may well serve as a bridge for pests…

Carpenter ants have invaded the wet and rotting wood on your property and with the rainy season it might motivate the colony to move inwards as they are more active. They have moved on to making satellite colonies in your house and they have reached maturity because you are now seeing flying ants you even…

Ants are a nightmare. They infest your home and spread disease. They eat your food, endangering your supply and many of them ruin your house in a variety of ways. It is best to contact professional carpenter ant exterminator Toronto in the Greater Toronto Area to declare your home ant-free as soon as possible! Pharaoh ants…

Carpenter ants are a frustrating infestation that can cause a great deal of damage to your home. If you have an infestation your food could also be getting infected by these ants feces. Carpenter ants usually start their primary colony in an external area of rotting wood like an old stump or pile of wood.…

Carpenter ants start off outside by finding a piece of rotting wood on your property. This could be an old shed, a rotting stump or a pile of wood. Either way the infestation always starts outside. The carpenter ants are searching for four things. They need safety from predators that like to eat them like…

Carpenter ants generally don’t start their primary colony in a home, they start them outside on the property usually in a piece of rotten wood like a pile of firewood or an old stump or things of that nature. They penetrate your home with a satellite colony after their primary colony has matured. They do…

Carpenter ants are found around North America. They are large and black and they tunnel through the wood but that is not something they eat. This is something a lot of people wonder, what do they eat? Well its not wood so what is it? Please be aware that carpenter ants bite, so call professional…