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Carpenter Ant Treatment |
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Your Carpenter ant treatment should have two goals: |
This picture was taken in an attic. There were no visible ants prior to treatment but there was small bits of fine carpenter ant 'frass' noted in the insulation. A small amount of insulation was moved between the two 2X4's pictured. The ants erupted upward into the attic and downward out of the nest onto the floor of the home. |
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Goal #1: To get rid of the ants inside your home. |
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We customize every Carpenter ant treatment to reflect our customer's concerns. Do you want us to use the safest materials available? Do you want the ants gone as quickly as possible? We take the time to explain about treatment materials and treatment options. Our inspection, estimate, and consultation about your carpenter ant problem, your treatment options, and treatment materials is free - so call us today! Regardless of claims, over the counter carpenter ant treatment materials just cannot compete against professional grade materials. We have access to materials that are far safer and far more effective. Call us for a free, no obligation, inspection and carpenter ant treatment estimate |
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| Goal #2: To protect your home from re-infestation. |
This video shows Carpenter ant reaction to Diatomaceous Earth - an all natural insect dust. This nest was actually located in the wall below and only a small fraction of the nest was in the attic. Dusts work great in dry areas but must never be applied indoors in living areas. |
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Things that bring Carpenter ants back to homes again and again: Your home is within 300 yards of a main nest site or it would not have been infested to begin with. (Read more about carpenter ants on our carpenter ant main page -above left) So they are in your neighborhood. Your home is made out of dead wood, and carpenter ants nest in dead wood. Carpenter ant main and satellite nest sites and their seasonal foraging areas. - are connected by invisible 'scent' trails that are reinforced every time the ants follow the trails. These trails are made of formic acid and may take years to fade away. Once the ants in your home are dead, and the application materials applied around the outside break down, what will keep them from marching right back to your home from the main nest site and re-infesting? We recommend a periodic reapplication around the outside to keep your ants away. It does not need to be monthly and doesn't need to be forever but we do recommend some type of follow-up program for most carpenter ant customers. |
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For more Carpenter ant information including additional pictures and videos on the identification of carpenter ants, carpenter ant prevention, and carpenter ant treatment visit our carpenter ant main page. |
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A more in depth look at treatment materials and treatment options can be found on our page: Organic Carpenter Ant Control Info on other pests can be found at the following links: |
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