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The housing market is still hot. A majority of the houses on the market are listed and sold all in the same day. A crucial part of the home buying process is a termite inspection. While it’s not as glamorous and exciting as buying new furniture, it is very important.
Springtime is carpenter ant season. These ants differ from others as they are not just a nuisance but can cause thousands of dollars of damage to a structure. While this may sound a lot like the termite, they differ because they don’t actually eat the wood, they excavate it. Carpenter ants do their damage by making a small hole in the wood, creating tunnels and pushing out little wood shaving debris.
This tunneling and working through the wood is where they get the name “carpenter ant” just like a carpenter that works on a building.
Their favorite places to make a home are leaky windows, leaking roofs, and rotting, moisture-laden wood. They typically nest in big hollow trees or stumps and burrow into the wood. All of these have one thing in common – a high moisture content. That is why it is important to keep your home maintained and free of any rotting wood.
How do you know if you have carpenter ants? If you find shavings and insect parts, the chances are pretty high that you’ve got a problem. Carpenter ants can be red, black, brown, or a combination of red and black. Workers range in size from 1/8th to ½ inch in length. The queens are the largest, growing up to one inch in length.
Fortunately, these pests do not sting or bite and create no danger to people in that way. For help to safely and completely get rid of your carpenter ant problem, contact the pest contract experts at Terminator Termite and Pest Control, 479.783.6200. There is no one size fits all solution to getting rid of a carpenter any infestation, so call today to schedule an appointment with a pest control expert to come to your home or business and give you a complimentary estimate and action plan.
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The calendar has just marked the beginning of spring. The green grass and spring blooms are a welcome sight to the dreary winter browns. However, an unwelcome sight is the return of many pests such as carpenter ants, flies, mosquitoes, and spiders.
Do you have the silent destroyer living in your home quietly working away at thousands of dollars in damage? Termites are called “the silent destroyer” for a reason.
Although the calendar says it’s winter and the temperatures are cold, termites don’t stop working. Termites are like the Energizer Bunny; they just keep going and going and going. Their relentless work often results in significant threats to your property if it hasn’t been treated properly.
Please call (479) 783-6200 or complete the form below for immediate attention.
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