Tag: Carpenter Ant Control

  • NJ Carpenter Ant 101 – What Every Homeowner Should Know

    Carpenter ants bring the nuisance of ants plus the destructive habits of termites. Unfortunately, many homes in Monmouth and Ocean Counties attract them with their favorite food and shelter. Here’s what you need to know about carpenter ant infestations: What they look like: About 1/2″ long, and either black or black and red. They have…

  • Five Fun Facts About Carpenter Ants

    Well recognized as formidable wood destroying insects, carpenter ants are among the largest ants in the U.S and a common invader of homes. Highly interesting insects… 1. Carpenter ants can lift 7 times their own weight. With some studies suggesting they have the capability to lift up to 50 times this weight. Their small muscles…

  • How to Keep Carpenter Ants Out of Your Home

    Big and black, carpenter ants are the undisputed kings of the New Jersey ant kingdom and a formidable wood destroying pest. Unlike termites, carpenter ants do not eat wood; but the tunnels they carve into wood are nearly as destructive. Carpenter ants live in wood planks and beams, chewing long tunnels and large galleries into…

  • What to Do If You Find Insect Wings

    If you find discarded insect wings littering the floor of your basement or garage or scattered over the windowsills of your Monmouth County, NJ home; you have a serious insect problem and should call an experienced insect exterminator NJ immediately. A litter of discarded insect wings indicates a mature infestation of either termites or carpenter…

  • Signs Your Monmouth County Home Has a Carpenter Ant Problem

    The largest ant species in the U.S. is the wood destroying carpenter ant. Easy to spot, carpenter ants are big and black, ranging in size from 1/4 inch to a formidable 1/2 inch long. Using their powerful jaws to tunnel through soft and water-damaged wood, carpenter ants carve large, open galleries into wood beams and…