{"id":1313,"date":"2012-05-04T10:45:18","date_gmt":"2012-05-04T15:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/blog\/?p=1313"},"modified":"2012-05-04T10:45:18","modified_gmt":"2012-05-04T15:45:18","slug":"nj-swarming-carpenter-ants-surprise-homeowners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/04\/nj-swarming-carpenter-ants-surprise-homeowners\/","title":{"rendered":"NJ Swarming Carpenter Ants Surprise Homeowners"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Pest control experts in Ocean County, NJ<\/a>\u00a0 report there are 1,500 species of carpenter ants worldwide, 50 of which can be found inhabiting North America.\u00a0 The most common carpenter ant<\/a> in New Jersey is the C. pennsylvanicus which is large and all black in color.<\/p>\n

New Jersey residents often see termites swarm at some time during the springtime season.\u00a0 But a common question that is asked to pest control experts in Ocean County, NJ is \u201cwhat makes carpenter ants swarm?\u201d<\/p>\n

As the warmer springtime weather progresses, many New Jersey residents are surprised to find carpenter ants swarming out of a nest that they did not know previously existed.\u00a0 Like termites, carpenter ants colonies mature after several years.\u00a0 It usually takes 6+ years for a colony to reach maturity.\u00a0 Once a colony has approximately 2,000 or so worker carpenter ants, the colony will begin producing \u201cwinged reproductives.\u201d\u00a0 Just like with termites, the purpose of the winged reproductives are to expand the nest into a new location. Winged carpenter ant reproductives are both male and female.\u00a0 The female is larger than the male, measuring in at about \u00be of an inch long. The male is about a \u00bd inch long.\u00a0 Scientists believe that mating occurs once the winged reproductive leaves the colony.\u00a0 After mating, the carpenter ants bite off their wings and begin to form a new branch of the parent colony in a new location.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to contact an exterminator in Ocean County, NJ<\/a> at the first sign of swarming carpenter ants or any suspected carpenter colony because these pests will cause extensive damage to a structure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pest control experts in Ocean County, NJ\u00a0 report there are 1,500 species of carpenter ants worldwide, 50 of which can be found inhabiting North America.\u00a0 The most common carpenter ant in New Jersey is the C. pennsylvanicus which is large and all black in color. 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