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Carpenter Ants
Carpenter Ants
Carpenter ants are wood-destroying pests that are often confused with termites. In Ohio, carpenter ants bore into the wood as they construct nests, sometimes causing serious structural damage throughout entire buildings. Unlike termites, carpenter ants do not eat and digest wood. Instead, the ants tunnel and nest through the wood, creating cavities to raise their young. Carpenter ants can seriously damage wood, reducing solid structures to hollow shells. If small sawdust piles are seen at ground level or on window sills in a structure, this may indicate a carpenter ant infestation.
Carpenter ants rarely bite and are not generally thought of as dangerous. The real threat carpenter ants pose, is their ability to damage and weaken the structural integrity of homes and structures. They will enter buildings in search of nesting sites or moisture and can build nests containing several thousand ants. Carpenter ants swarm in order to mate and establish new colonies. Seeing winged, flying ants in your home is a sign of an infestation. While carpenter ants are not as destructive to your home as termites, they can cause substantial damage. If a carpenter ant infestation is suspected, contact SafeHome Termite & Pest Control to help you solve the problem before the damage becomes dangerous.
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The Three-Step SafeHome Approach
1. Inspection & Identification
During our initial contact, we will ask you a series of detailed questions that will help us better understand and get to the bottom of the problem(s) you're facing; then, we'll dispatch one of our certified technicians to the scene to inspect your property for any signs of pest infestation.
Your technician will thoroughly inspect the property based on the information provided. Knowing what type of pest you're up against is single-handedly the most important part of the process to pest control - you have to know what you're up against. Working with a professional who inspects for and identifies these problems for a living is a must.
Our technicians will tediously inspect your property to accurately identify and confirm the type, number, and location of the pest at hand.
2. Treatment & Eradication
Based on the information gathered from inspecting and identifying your pest problem, your technician will provide you with a cost-effective and efficient plan of attack.
Putting a program in place to take control of the situation is key to treating infestations and preventing future issues. Our technicians will work collabortively with all parties involved in order to plan and execute on an effective pest control program so that the issue can be eradicated once and for all.
The technician may suggest and use a number of tools/methods to eradicate and control your pest problem. From spraying the grounds to laying baits and traps... our team is geared to handle any pest control issue you're dealing with.
3. Monitoring & Prevention
After initially treating your home, our plan is to work with you to make sure you don't ever have the problem again. We can help you monitor and prevent future attacks in many different ways. From making recommendations on how to pest-proof your home, to setting up future monitoring schedules and methods. At SafeHome, our goal is to help you live pest-free and we are willing and able to continue working with you until that goal becomes a reality.
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