{"id":1903,"date":"2013-05-06T05:00:17","date_gmt":"2013-05-06T10:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/blog\/?p=1903"},"modified":"2013-05-06T05:40:03","modified_gmt":"2013-05-06T10:40:03","slug":"carpenter-ants-and-wet-wooda-perfect-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/06\/carpenter-ants-and-wet-wooda-perfect-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Carpenter Ants And Wet Wood\u2026A Perfect Match"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carpenter ants<\/a> 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.\u00a0 They can be black or black and red in color.\u00a0 These pests cause significant structural damage to homes and businesses if left unchecked.\u00a0 They are also known to infest rotting wood as well as live trees.<\/p>\n

Carpenter ants are finicky eaters but they are known to have sweet tooth.\u00a0 They feed off of the honeydew that is excreted from other insects, such as aphids.\u00a0 In some instances, carpenter ants will bring aphids into their protective galleries that they create.\u00a0 There the aphids will live, be fed, and be groomed by the carpenter ant workers.\u00a0 Once the aphids stop producing the sweet honeydew for the carpenter ants, the aphids transition to being on the menu for the carpenter ants.<\/p>\n

In most instances, in structures, carpenter ants are attracted to areas that have suffered from some sort of water damage.\u00a0 A leaking pipe that has damaged indoor or outdoor wood is an invitation for carpenter ant infestations.\u00a0 There carpenter ants will carve into the wet wood so that they can form tunnels and galleries for traveling, nesting, food storage, and nurseries.\u00a0 Common places where carpenter ants attack are roofs, soffits, fascia, bathrooms, basements, crawlspaces, and kitchens.<\/p>\n

It is important to nip carpenter ant infestations<\/a> in the bud early to stop these pests from causing extensive damage to a structure.\u00a0 A Monmouth County, NJ exterminator<\/a> such as Allison Pest Control will be able to locate and eradicate carpenter ants in or around a home or business.\u00a0 Call us today for expert extermination services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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.\u00a0 They can be black or black and red in color.\u00a0 These pests cause significant structural damage to homes and businesses if left unchecked.\u00a0 They are also known to infest rotting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[253,28],"yoast_head":"\nCarpenter Ants And Wet Wood\u2026A Perfect Match - Allison Pest Control<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/06\/carpenter-ants-and-wet-wooda-perfect-match\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Carpenter Ants And Wet Wood\u2026A Perfect Match - 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