{"id":1950,"date":"2013-05-31T05:00:58","date_gmt":"2013-05-31T10:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/blog\/?p=1950"},"modified":"2013-05-31T02:35:09","modified_gmt":"2013-05-31T07:35:09","slug":"carpenter-antsthe-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/31\/carpenter-antsthe-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly\/","title":{"rendered":"Carpenter Ants\u2026The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly"},"content":{"rendered":"

Research has shown that North America has nearly 1,000 different species of ants.\u00a0 Scientists named the Black Carpenter Ant<\/a> in 1773.\u00a0 It was the first ant species to be named in North America.<\/p>\n

Most ants should not be considered pests and in fact should be considered to be beneficial insects.\u00a0 Ants play a vital role in recycling nutrients, aerating the soil, preying on insect pests, and even becoming a meal source for other types of insects or wildlife.\u00a0 Ant species can range significantly in size. Some ants can be an about inch, while other ants are as small as the head of a pin.<\/p>\n

Carpenter ants<\/a> are the largest ant in North America.\u00a0 There are approximately 50 different carpenter ant species that exist within North America.<\/p>\n

The onset of a carpenter ant nest begins in midair when a male and female winged reproductive engage in a mating ritual.\u00a0 After mating, the female will fall to the ground, drop her wings and look for a cavity in a piece of wood.\u00a0There she will seal herself inside as she lays her eggs and awaits the birth of her first small brood of ants.\u00a0 After their arrival, she will feed these new worker carpenter ants until they are able to forage for food on their own.\u00a0Before long, the small worker ants will become adult carpenter ants, which will begin to build and take care of the new nest.<\/p>\n

There are ongoing debates as to whether or not carpenter ants initially attack sound wood or if they wood is attacked only after damaged wood is attacked first and new space is needed by the colony.\u00a0 No matter which theory is correct, millions of dollars are spent each year in the US on controlling carpenter ants and repairing the damage that they cause.\u00a0 It is always best to contact a Monmouth County, NJ exterminator<\/a> when carpenter ants are present in any type of structure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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