Ants in the kitchen is the number one reason why CT residents seek the help of a pest control company. Our company fields 100’s of calls per year from homeowners with the same issue. Having ants in the kitchen is not a sign that your home is dirty. So, what exactly is wrong with having […]
Carpenter ant frass is sometimes difficult to identify, but a homeowner can typically make the diagnosis on their own if they’ve got some background information. After reading the following list I’m sure you’ll be able to answer the question: What does carpenter ant frass look like just like a pro. What is carpenter ant frass anyhow? […]
A carpenter ant problem in your home is the most common pest issue you’ll likely face during the months of April through August. This will be especially true if you had a problem with carpenter ants in your home last year. The fact is that until you get rid of the nest that likely resides […]
Over the years I’ve found many carpenter ant colonies and seen a lot of carpenter ant damage. Most people outside of the pest control industry confuse carpenter ant damage with termite damage, water damage and wood boring beetle damage. However, the distinction between them all is easy to recognize if you know what you’re looking […]
It’s a well known fact that carpenter ants nest in walls. When this happens more often than not there’ll be some type of water or water damage to the area within the wall or to an area just outside it. The most likely area where carpenter ants nest in walls are as follows: Window frames […]
The sole purpose of a carpenter ant treatment is to eliminate a carpenter ant colony from the walls within your home. What many people fail to take into account is that a carpenter ant treatment done by an ant exterminator has a lot to do with knowing construction and how a house is built. Without […]
Having ants in the dishwasher is a common problem. So common in fact, I’d say it’s close to the number one complaint we hear from customers who call for new service. Here’s what’s going on. All living things need food, water and shelter to survive. All ant colonies are extremely busy during the warm months […]
We need to provide a carpenter ant treatment at a home in Watertown, CT. We’re very excited about this as it will be our first carpenter ant treatment since moving our office to the Watertown, CT area. During the inspection which we provided as part of an FHA loan closing we found carpenter ant frass […]
Ants in a kitchen are a very common complaint. One of the more common ants that we deal with as a pest control provider in CT is pavement ants. The pavement ant is very common in basements as well as buildings on slab and of course kitchens. Everyone has seen a pavement ant. They’re the same […]
The sound of carpenter ants in walls can be unnerving to a homeowner but actually hearing carpenter ants is not as common as you’d think. What do carpenter ants in walls sound like? People describe the sound as: Crackling that is very similar to the sound cereal makes when you add milk Crumpling paper or […]
