Carpenter ants are the sneakiest demolition experts around. These pests cause hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage to Canadian homes without ever being noticed. Bite-by-bite these intrusive insects run though wooden framing, flooring and even furniture. Spotting a carpenter ant infestation is tough but removing it is even worse. Without proper care, these unwelcome tenants will be roaming your halls until there aren’t any left! Calling in an expert will have these ants marching out in no time at all.
These ants are a little bigger than some other ant species in Canada, and they can also be a bigger problem. Carpenter ants destroy wooden structures in order to make their tunnels, and doing so can endanger the structural integrity of your building. Obviously, you don’t want that to happen. And neither do we. Contact Toodaloo for professional London carpenter ant control and removal.
Why Carpenter Ants are a Concern
These red or black ants are drawn to damp, decaying wood in particular, and their presence can sometimes indicate water or roof leakage in a building. They chew up the wood in order to create tunnels or ‘galleries’ inside the wood, and will leave behind a sawdust-like material. No matter the type of ant that you are dealing with, colonies will eventually become too large to sustain themselves so populations will begin to branch out.
Winged worker ants will take off from ant colonies in order to find a suitable place to create a satellite colony. These pests will leave ant trails behind as a way for others to follow them. In a home, entry points can be anything from an open window, door frame, exhaust vents, air conditioners and more. Once inside, pests will seek out nearby food sources. Sugar and proteins attract ants more so than other food stores. It is not uncommon to find a carpenter ant nest under flooring or behind walls near kitchens.
Prolonged periods of ant activity can cause solid wooden beams to look like Swiss cheese and become structurally unsound. If you see large carpenter ants in your area, this could be a sign of infestation. Another is the sawdust-like material they leave behind from making their tunnels. And if you spot winged carpenter ants about, this means that mating season has begun. In all cases, it is best to contact Toodaloo pest control at the first signs of infestation so that we can respond to the issue as promptly as possible. Let us help you get rid of those bugs.
Toodaloo Ant Treatments: Quick & Efficient Ant Removal
Unlike boric acid or basic repellents, ant treatments from an experienced pest control agency can help to speed up the removal process. While these pest control products might help to manage pest populations at a superficial level, if you aren’t getting rid of nests, you aren’t getting rid of the problem. In the past, getting rid of ants meant having to drill into walls or rip up flooring in order to track down nests but this is no longer the case! Modern pest management solutions use injection rods and imaging tools to find nests and treat them directly.
Fire ants often draw quick reactions for property owners while carpenter ants often fly under the radar for long periods at a time. Calling an expert at the first sign of an ant problem can help to cut infestations off before they become widespread.
Toodaloo technicians are not only highly trained and experienced, they are fully insured to protect properties and guarantee services. When you are in the market for expert pest control done discreetly, call an expert to manage everything from ants, bed bugs, roaches, rats and more.
