Black ant control in iowa
February 11, 2010 by Aaron Steen · Leave a Comment
Ants and Ant control in Iowa Black Carpenter Ants
Black in color 6to 12 mm in length. Feed on sweets,meat, and grease. Nests are found in decayed wood and debris. They do not feed on wood but excavate to make nests. Professional control should be sought to ensure eradication. Residuals and dusting are necessary. Large Carpenter ants are especially important because they will cause damage to homes and structures. When homes are sold, wood destroying insect inspections are performed and if carpenter ants or carpenter ant damage is found, the home will have to be professionally treated
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Carpenter ant infestations
February 7, 2010 by Aaron Steen · Leave a Comment
Indoors, nests can be found inside wall voids, in hollow doors, fireplaces, or under porches and in window sills. Tell tale signs of nests are piles of sawdust or insulation. Often times it will appear that someone has bee sawing on a piece of wood. This is due to the carpenter ants excavating the wood to make a hollow area for nests. Some areas may have a “satellite nest” which is a smaller amount of ants that have branched out from the main nest. Even if the satellite nests are eliminated people may still encounter carpenter ant problems until the main nest is located and eliminated.
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Carpenter ants and Carpenter ant control
February 6, 2010 by Aaron Steen · Leave a Comment
Carpenter Ant Control
Above is frass or wood debris from carpenter ant damage
Carpenter ants in Iowa are the ants that cause the most damage. Carpenter ants are large and black, sometimes reaching sizes of an inch or more. Baby carpenter ants can have a reddish color but still produce damage to wood. Carpenter ants will establish nests in areas such as: hollow logs, telephone poles, fence posts, or firewood piles. Some homeowners unknowingly bring them into the home on firewood. Carpenter ants usually move into structures to feed and will go back outside to the nest.
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