Ants can quickly become an out-of-control problem in your home, even in the winter. Learn about the three main types of house ants and how to effectively get rid of them. Zach Ciras, Quality Manager with Colonial Pest Control, discusses winter ants. Listen or read more to find out how to keep ants out of your home this winter.
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Sure, you can still burn insect-infested firewood, assuming that it hasn’t been sprayed with any pesticide (see What Can You Do With Insect-Infested Firewood?). Insects are just protein after all and grilling them won’t hurt you, but you need to decide if it’s worth it. IS THAT WOOD EVEN WORTH THE EFFORT? Whether the
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Seeing ants in the summer is a given, but how will you know when an ant issue is out of control? Zack Ciras, quality manager with Colonial Pest Control, discusses the types of ants seen in New England and a variety of strategies to get rid of them. Listen or read more to find out about summer pest: Ants.
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When carpenter ants are found inside a home or other structure, they can be just visitors that are foraging for food, which they are taking back to an outdoor nest, or they can be residents living in your home and chewing on your wood. How can you tell what’s what? Carpenter ant inspection and control
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We can’t rule out an indoor nest without a professional inspection, but chances are good that these are outdoor-nesting ants that are actively foraging now that the weather is getting warm. They’ve found their way into your house in their search for food that they’ll take back to their outdoor nest. PAVEMENT ANTS ARE COMMON
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I didn’t see this species at all last summer but throughout my tenure in this industry, I usually have at least a couple clients troubled by these odd little ants. I’ll classify them as a structure infesting ant. I’ve seen them excavating out foam insulation in walls and ceilings and have found them nesting under
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In the yard itself – 1. Move firewood piles away from the house – If you moved your firewood close to the house this winter for convenience, now is the time to get that wood farther away since firewood piles attract all kinds of pests and invite wood-feeding insects that could have an eye on
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I shouldn’t be too surprised seeing ant activity in a home as we’re moving into late winter, but I sort of was. This observation occurred after some snow and seriously cold weather. Odorous house ant (Tapinoma sessile) is a very elusive and therefore troublesome pest species that I’ve only rarely found actually nesting in homes
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What evidence do I have to support that claim? One of my monthly accounts, a manufacturing facility, was alive with pavement ants (Tetramorium caespitum) the other day. It was a mild mid-winter day and activity was noted as ants were entering through expansion joints in the flooring of (you guessed it) the cafeteria. Overwintering insects
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