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Odorous house ants, pavement ants and carpenter ants — the last one hollows out damp structural wood.
Peak months: April, May, June, July, August, September.
Treatment differs completely between carpenter ants and nuisance ants. We identify before we treat.
We follow the trail to the colony rather than spraying the visible ants, which usually scatters a colony into several.
Non-repellent products and baits carried back to the colony, applied where children and pets are not in contact.
Carpenter ants follow water. We flag the wet wood, failing gutter or crawl-space moisture that made the site attractive.
None of this replaces treatment, but all of it makes treatment hold longer. Most of it costs nothing.
No. They excavate galleries in wood to nest in it, and push the shavings out. The damage is real but it develops more slowly than termite damage, and it points to a moisture problem worth fixing.
Often, yes. Repellent sprays can cause some colonies to split and relocate, turning one nest into several. Baiting and non-repellent products work with the colony's own behaviour instead.
Tell us what you have seen and we will confirm whether it is ants — and what it takes to keep it gone.