Species identification, nest treatment and prevention for ants, including carpenter ants. We connect you with an independent local provider serving your town.
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The provider identifies the species first, because pavement ants, sugar ants and carpenter ants are treated differently. Treatment usually targets the colony with baits or targeted applications rather than just the ants you can see, and may include finding moist or damaged wood for carpenter ants.
Call if ants keep coming back after cleanup, if you see large black ants indoors, or if you notice sawdust-like debris near wood.
Carpenter ants don't eat wood, but they hollow it out to nest, usually in damp or already damaged wood. Over time this can weaken it, so it's worth having them checked.
Sprays kill the ants you see, but the colony and queen survive. Baits and targeted treatments that the colony takes back to the nest tend to work better.