A unlucky few Florida Homeowners sometimes have to deal with the headache-inducing carpenter ant, this ant is bicolored and arboreal. Arboreal means that they primarily inhabit trees or frequent them. Carpenter Ants are comprised of several species, 2 of which commonly invade our homes. These Ants in Florida are typically bicolored red and black and are very noticeable when they are seen indoors or out.
Carpenter ants tend to forage at night, the peak is just before the sun sets and up to two hours afterwards, then will peak again around dawn. These ants have a fondness for sweets and love campgrounds near soda machines and any sweets that are readily available. Carpenter ants will also feed on other insects, both living and dead.
If these ants have invaded your home, they will most likely be found in a moisture rich area, likely the kitchen or bathroom areas around a leaky faucet. This is why you should make it a priority to fix any leaks as soon as you can, to prevent pests from moving into your home. This is most pests top priority when foraging or looking for a place for their family. Carpenter ants will also nest in voids that are in a space close to food and water and if it provides protection from birds or lizards, this also includes spaces that are safe from flooding, heat and any stressor. This void will be only easily accessible to them, annoying you or the Leesburg Florida pest control technician trying to eradicate them.
A Carpenter Ant will bore out wood that is damaged usually by moisture, or fungi to create their nest or home. This wood can be tree stumps, dead tree limbs, or even sheds or homes having damaged wood. They will not even touch solid wood. Sometimes when carpenter ants invade your home you will find bits of wood debris, called frass, left over from them creating or boring their nest site. Frass consists of various materials of dead insects, and even the ants themselves.
Most homeowners have difficulty finding the nest because its not accessible or cannot be found, in this situation the best remedy is baits made specifically for carpenter ants. The biggest thing about carpenter ants is that they are finicky eaters and tend not to send large numbers to food sources, thereby decreasing the effectiveness of the bait.
As a homeowner there are things that you will need to remove or clean up to destroy any "bridge" that these ants will use to access your house, usually branches that touch your home or caulking/weather-stripping any cracks or opening that these ants will use to gain access to your home. Because Carpenter Ants are so difficult to eliminate it might be best for you to call your local Leesburg pest control professional. I highly recommend a company that is family friendly and a company that you can trust.
Carpenter ants tend to forage at night, the peak is just before the sun sets and up to two hours afterwards, then will peak again around dawn. These ants have a fondness for sweets and love campgrounds near soda machines and any sweets that are readily available. Carpenter ants will also feed on other insects, both living and dead.
If these ants have invaded your home, they will most likely be found in a moisture rich area, likely the kitchen or bathroom areas around a leaky faucet. This is why you should make it a priority to fix any leaks as soon as you can, to prevent pests from moving into your home. This is most pests top priority when foraging or looking for a place for their family. Carpenter ants will also nest in voids that are in a space close to food and water and if it provides protection from birds or lizards, this also includes spaces that are safe from flooding, heat and any stressor. This void will be only easily accessible to them, annoying you or the Leesburg Florida pest control technician trying to eradicate them.
A Carpenter Ant will bore out wood that is damaged usually by moisture, or fungi to create their nest or home. This wood can be tree stumps, dead tree limbs, or even sheds or homes having damaged wood. They will not even touch solid wood. Sometimes when carpenter ants invade your home you will find bits of wood debris, called frass, left over from them creating or boring their nest site. Frass consists of various materials of dead insects, and even the ants themselves.
Most homeowners have difficulty finding the nest because its not accessible or cannot be found, in this situation the best remedy is baits made specifically for carpenter ants. The biggest thing about carpenter ants is that they are finicky eaters and tend not to send large numbers to food sources, thereby decreasing the effectiveness of the bait.
As a homeowner there are things that you will need to remove or clean up to destroy any "bridge" that these ants will use to access your house, usually branches that touch your home or caulking/weather-stripping any cracks or opening that these ants will use to gain access to your home. Because Carpenter Ants are so difficult to eliminate it might be best for you to call your local Leesburg pest control professional. I highly recommend a company that is family friendly and a company that you can trust.
