Carpenter Ants
Camponotus species

Color: from red to black
Legs: 6
Shape: segmented; oval
Size 5/8”
Antennae: yes
Flight: no

How to kill carpenter ants? Pest Products Online supplies you the information and recommendations necessary to get rid of carpenter ants. Despite what you might think, they don't eat wood, but just about anything you would eat. The wood is damaged by tunneling into your home. Once in a building, they search out a water source, food and use wood for their nest.

Habitat

These ants can establish nests inside and outside a structure. Often, a parent colony is established outside in a tree stump, landscape timber, or a woodpile. Satellite colonies are established in your home behind a kitchen or bathroom wall where wood has been dampened from moisture. You can usually find trails of them at night as they search for food.  Let us show you how to kill carpenter ants.

Health Risks

Carpenter ants do not sting and usually don't bite humans. However, their jaws are large enough to inflict a painful bite.

Property Damage

These ants can cause property damage to a structure. They usually invade wet, decayed wood but they can tunnel through dry undamaged wood as well. As you can see, it is important to get rid of carpenter ants to avoid property damage.

Prevention

Eliminate sources of moisture, seal cracks around your foundation, and keep wood materials away from your home. Cutting back bushes and branches will also eliminate sources of entry to your home.

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