Ants in particular start to make guest appearances in homes and commercial building. kitchen counter or on the floor below.Finding the most effective treatment for ants depends on the specific types invading homes. Each species has different behaviors, preferences in food, and remedies that will be effective in keeping them out of homes and commercial business buildings.Some ants are specific to region. Certain ants, for example fire ants and harvester ants, attract our attention because they can sting people and animals. Some, like carpenter ants, are important because they damage building materials. And some ants only become pests when they enter homes in search of food and water. The last group of ants usually causes no structural damage, and pose little health risk, but are important because of their numbers alone. These are the house-invading ants, nuisance ants or simply house ants. Common house ant species are: odorous house ant, Argentine ant, pharaoh ant and a few other species. Most ants that invade homes are yellow, red, brown or black in color, constricted at the waist, and 1/8-1/4″ long. If you find ants that are larger than about 3/8″ you’ve probably found carpenter ants. You may also occasionally see ants with wings, these are the so called “reproductives”. Pest control identification program for Big Black Ants in Seattle Home: Most people don’t think about getting infested with the one dreaded ant species. That is until that moment comes when one or more of the pests makes its way into the home. But exactly what is it. Home or business owners are targets for any type of ant to invade the property. Well this Seattle homeowner is not a happy camper. Social media has many ways to send a picture to a professional Pest Control company for verification. Email is easy and quick. All known facts should be included in the initial email to the pest control service. A decision was to get the bug identified and dealt with. Seattle exterminators help homeowners’ carpenter ants nightmare about to become reality: The homeowner pulled into his garage. Happy to be home after long day at the office. Only to have something fly by like a jet. Whatever it was landed on the stairs by the entry door to the home. The irate owner scooped the pest up into a paper towel. Once inside the dead bug was placed into a plastic sandwich bag. The lady of the house immediately started ranting about flying bugs coming in through the open patio door. One of the children forgot to close the screen door. The husband did a quick investigation of the home, inside and outdoors. But being so annoyed and stressed decided to do some research on getting a professional pest control company to come in and get rid of this problem and emailed AMPM Exterminators pictures of the pest. A Seattle company with experienced and professional technicians is on the way. Big Black Ants advice by Pest Exterminator: Not everyone can identify species of bugs much less all ants species. Carpenter ants are large like the Queens about 3/4 inch and Workers from from 1/4-1/2 inch. Winged Carpenter are the aces that fly to establish new colonies. There are several different colored carpenter ants found in the State of Washington. Some are black and red or all over black. The most common Carpenter Ant is black with reddish legs. Carpenter ants actually do not eat wood. The carpenter ants make the nests bigger by tunneling into the wood, Remember the problem may be widespread around the home or structures. Where oh where are the Carpenter Ants nests: Carpenter ants will bite in self defense if bothered. The ants are large and it’s bite can break the skin and cause some pain. The pests do have a chemical formic acid spray.
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