Category: Ants
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Carpenter Ants Topple Mighty Oak
Unlike termites, carpenter ants do not eat wood, but they do cause considerable damage when they find a good wood source to invade. Carpenter ants are known to attack both damaged and sound wood. They will also attack both live and dead trees of all sizes. Massive trees that are known for their extreme strength…
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Carpenter Ants…The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
Research has shown that North America has nearly 1,000 different species of ants. Scientists named the Black Carpenter Ant in 1773. It was the first ant species to be named in North America. Most ants should not be considered pests and in fact should be considered to be beneficial insects. Ants play a vital role…
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Carpenter Ants And Wet Wood…A Perfect Match
Carpenter ants are among the largest species of ants in North America measuring from 1/8 of an inch to approximately 5/16th of an inch long. They can be black or black and red in color. These pests cause significant structural damage to homes and businesses if left unchecked. They are also known to infest rotting…
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Argentine Ants Come Marching In
Argentine ants are a common household pest throughout the state of New Jersey report Monmouth County, NJ pest control professionals. New Jersey residents will find that Argentine ants create shallow nesting sites in soil near buildings, beneath logs, wood, debris, potted plants, or under sidewalks. Argentine ants are easy to distinguish from other types of…
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The Odorous House Ant…A Yearly Battle
The slightest bit of warmth has brought hoards of pesky odorous house ants to the earth’s surface once again. They arrive seemingly from nowhere. Outdoors, massive amounts can be found while homeowners are gardening report Monmouth County, NJ pest control professionals. Their colonies exist in mulch piles, under slabs of cement, in firewood, in piles…
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The Ants Have Arrived!
Your kitchen can be immaculate, without a crumb in site, and you can scrub your house from top to bottom with bleach, but no matter what you do, it is ant season once the warm springtime weather begins report Monmouth County, NJ pest control professionals. Ants will first come in one or two at a…