There are few pests that are as destructive as carpenter ants. Similar to termites, carpenter ants chew away wood elements around your home. These pests can be even more sneaky and can compromise the foundation of your home with few outward indications. Learn to spot the signs of a carpenter ant colony, discover where they … Continue reading How Are These Carpenter Ants Getting Inside the House?
If you’ve ever seen an ant that looked as if it’s on steroids, chances are you saw a carpenter ant. Carpenter ants get their name from the fact that they create their colonies out of materials they take away from damaged or damp wood. While alarming to look at, carpenter ants do not pose a … Continue reading 5 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About Carpenter Ants
One of the greatest threats to your home’s structure and safety is a silent destroyer. The small, unassuming carpenter ant can compromise the stability of wood structures throughout your home. Learn more about the dangers of a carpenter ant infestation and how Truly Nolen provides effective carpenter ant pest control in Niagara. What Are Carpenter … Continue reading Carpenter Ants: Silent House Destroyers
Do you have small, grub-like insects in your home? Explore the signs of carpenter ant larvae and what this means for your home. These small larvae are signs of a carpenter ant colony, which can be devastating for your home. Find out more about these tiny intruders and discover how you can enjoy premier carpenter … Continue reading What Are Carpenter Ant Larvae?
Sometimes spring feels like it’s too early to worry about insects invading your home. After all, there are still plenty of cold nights that make it seem like winter may not be gone yet. However, this time of year is when you need to be watchful for carpenter ants. Since most of the damage these … Continue reading It’s Never Too Early To Check Your Home for Carpenter Ants
Winter is often the time we want to hibernate in our cozy houses, but when carpenter ants decide to make our home their home, we need them gone — and fast. Even in winter, carpenter ant control is a necessity for all homeowners. While other ants can only survive on the sweet foods of spring, … Continue reading Ants in My House This Winter? Say It Isn’t So!
You may not have thought about this before, but as the ant control experts, we certainly have! There are so many different species of ants out there. Astonishingly, more than 12,000 species of ants have been discovered so far. But only 100 or so of those species are found here in Canada. And of those … Continue reading What is a Carpenter Ant?
As we do with many pests, we tend to associate ant infestations with warm summer days and the fresh air of spring. Carpenter ants are a particularly dangerous pest when they get inside your home and they’ll demand immediate and professional ant control. Similar to termites, they can eat your home inside out and cause … Continue reading Where Do Carpenter Ants Go in Winter?
Despite the high level of structural damage carpenter ants can do to buildings, they are valuable insects. Out in nature, they chew wood creating tunnels to make their nests. This chewed up wood become fine sawdust, which eventually rots and provides compost for new plant growth. But when they are inside a home, they can … Continue reading Just How Destructive are Carpenter Ants?
When it comes to the damage that carpenter ants and termites cause to your home, it can be easy to get the two insects confused. And the similarities don’t stop there! Both of them look very similar and both will establish colonies inside your home. However, knowing the difference between the two is important because … Continue reading Pest Control: Difference between Carpenter Ants and Termites