acrobat ants
There are dozens and dozens of ant species around Texas—nearly 300 in fact! Luckily, you don’t need to know all of these. Most Austin homeowners will only encounter a handful of ants around their house: Fire Ants: Often the most alarming ant, since these angry little guys will bite and sting! They’re most commonly spotted in the yard around their mounds, but if they are left untreated they can encroach on your home and get…
One way to handle wood ants that are climbing on to your home is to do renovations. Carpenter and acrobat ants typically get into water-damaged and already rotting wood so simply removing that wood can sometimes be enough to get rid of any nests they’ve made. If you have renovation projects you plant to start or already started, then getting rid of that wood is probably the best first step before you do any pest…
Acrobat ants are wood-dwelling ants that usually live in dead or decaying wood such as tree branches or stumps, but they can occasionally find their way to your home. They typically climb up the house and get into the eaves and roofline area. They like burrowing into softer, water-damaged wood. Unlike termites, they don’t eat the wood, so they cause minimal damage. However, they can be a nuisance by leaving debris (“frass”) which is a…
Austin has its fair share of bugs. For people coming from out of state, this can be a shock to the system, particularly when arriving from areas with fewer pests. Here is an abridged list of the insects and pests known to scurry around Central Texas: Cockroaches (American, Brown-banded, Smoky Brown, German roaches) Scorpions Carpenter Ants / Acrobat Ants Fire Ants Mosquitoes Wasps Fleas Rats / Mice Other rodents like raccoons, possums and squirrel It’s…
It’s the time of year that ants come inside homes in increasing numbers. There are usually a few types that Austin homeowners will see: Small black ants – these are tiny ants that are most often seen on kitchen and bathroom counters. They usually come in for water and to find any small morsel that may be laying around. Fire ants – these are obvious when there are mounds in the yard, but these terrible…
Carpenter ants and acrobat ants are two common ants in the Austin area that can crawl into your walls from nearby trees. These are “wood ants” that, fortunately, don’t eat wood like termites, but they can still make nests and galleries in wood beams and become a nuisance. In particular, they often drop the debris they make as they burrow. This may appear around window frames or even through small holes they can make in…
Carpenter ants, and really all types of ants, get very active in the spring and summer. Unlike fire ants, however, you don’t see “mounds” of carpenter ants on the ground. Carpenter ants are typically found in wood areas, either natural or man-made. That could be in live or dead trees, inside tree stumps, tree branches, around wood paneling, wood siding, eaves etc. The best way to treat them is to locate the main nest. They…
There are dozens and dozens (actually, hundreds) of ant species in Texas, but there are only a few that can become a significant concern to homeowners. The ants that get inside and typically cause problems are fire ants, carpenter ants and small black ants. The tiny black ants are usually not a major issue. They can even often be handled by using consumer brand products such as Terro liquid ant bait. In fact, trying that…
Do you have ants inside but not sure what they are? There are so many ant species out there that it can be hard to identify them. The good news is you don’t have to. Give us a call and we can help determine what you’re seeing and more importantly how they can be successfully treated. And here’s more good news — you don’t need to sign up for a long and expensive pest-control contract…
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