carpenter 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…
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…
Ants are, in fact, almost everywhere on earth. Although, ironically, there aren’t any in ANTarctica. Bad insect jokes aside, if you have ants in your Austin home, you’re not alone. In Texas there are over 291 species of ants (and you thought you had a lot of cousins). Most of these luckily aren’t really “pests” — they are beneficial to the environment or ecosystem and usually won’t bother you much. But there are a few…
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…
When people say they are seeing “large ants” they are usually describing carpenter ants or acrobat ants. These are two types of “wood ants” that burrow into wood and make galleries and nests. They can climb onto houses from trees, adjoining fences, utility lines or just make a path to your home along the ground. Because they often come from trees, it is a good idea to trim back any bushes or tree branches that…
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