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  • Do You Have Carpenter Ants? How to Know and ID Them

    Did you know that there are more than 12,000 species of ants in the world? But one of the most destructive is the carpenter ant. If you know what to look for, you can get an idea on what ant species may be doing damage to your house, home or property. Giant Ants The first thing to look…

  • Three Fun Facts about Carpenter Ants

    Big and black, carpenter ants are easy to spot; but these ants spell trouble if you find them crawling around your Monmouth County, New Jersey property. Members of Mother Nature’s demolition team, carpenter ants hasten wood decomposition by chewing large galleries into decaying logs to house their colonies. But when carpenter ants build their nests…

  • Carpenter Ant 101 – Top ID Tips

    To the untrained eye most ants look pretty much alike. Black to brown, tiny and fast moving, it takes an experienced eye and expert knowledge of ant habitat and behavior to tell one New Jersey ant species from another. However, there is one ant you should learn to identify to protect your property — the…

  • 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…

  • Take Steps To Prevent Carpenter Ants From Attacking Your NJ Home

    One of the most aggressive and problematic ant species in New Jersey, wood-destroying carpenter ants tunnel into wood, excavating large galleries to house their colonies and nurseries. Part of Mother Nature’s recycling team; carpenter ants typically colonize fallen tree limbs and rotting stumps on the forest floor, helping to reduce wood debris to soil-enriching mulch.…

  • How Do I Tell If I Have Carpenter Ants Or Termites?

    In most instances, residents in New Jersey and those across the United States do not realize that they have either carpenter ants or termites until they notice significant damage done to the structure of their home of office building.  Both of these types of pests are responsible for millions of dollars of damages to structures…