To be truthful, retail ant control products are sub-par. The sprays kill ants too quick. They can cause budding of ant colonies. Which can complicate your problem even further. Manufacturers make consumer pesticides fool-proof. [...]
If you see flying ants, this is a sign of a mature colony. An apple tree must grow several years before producing apples. Likewise, an ant colony must grow before they send out these [...]
There are 4 goals when treating the exterior for carpenter ants: #1 Target The Main Colony First, we apply granular bait around the base of trees. Silver dollar sized dollops are set at the [...]
Since carpenter ants are nocturnal, we often cannot find them during the time of service. If you only report them to be random sightings, we are a bit limited in what we can do [...]
Carpenter ants are most active just after dark and just before sunrise. If you are unsure where the carpenter ants are coming from, do a search. Go outside a half an hour after sunset. [...]
The main colony, with the Queen, is in a tree outside. Her eggs need the high humidity that a tree provides. Carpenter ants can trail into your home directly from nests outside. Otherwise, they [...]
When To Treat Outside Once the weather warms up to around 65 degrees, ants become active outdoors. From that point, the ants inside are linked to outside. In Cleveland, Ohio, this occurs in Mid-April. [...]
Store Bought Bait You now know that store bought sprays are not good for controlling ants inside your home. But what about ant traps? They won’t counteract our products. And they can draw the [...]
Ants live under rocks. Your driveway and patio are like big rocks to them. Once they colonize these areas, it is a simple expansion into your basement. They can be in the walls, under [...]
Inside, ant nests are usually: Underneath concrete slab floors. Underneath showers and bathtubs (bath trap) In foundation walls and basement floors. Especially on the wall shared with the driveway. Look around basement windows. Near [...]
