This case will look at the extermination of carpenter ants in a commercial unit in Etobicoke. Etobicoke encompasses the western area of the City of Toronto. Settled in the 1790’s by Europeans, the borough of Etobicoke became its own municipality in 1984. In 1998 it was amalgamated into what is now the City of Toronto.…
The following case study details a carpenter ant control service in Toronto, where the ants had chewed their way into the home. What had started as an exterior infestation of the back deck was spreading toward the interior living space. Summerhill The Toronto neighbourhood of Summerhill was named after the Summer Hill house which was…
Carpenter ants can be very destructive ants by creating parent and satellite colonies. They are known to split into smaller colonies that consist of multiple queens. Satellite colonies differ from their parent colony in that satellite colonies prefer dryer climates than their parent colony. Parent colonies prefer the damp environment of tree stumps or fallen…
Carpenter ants are very fond of wood and what can be better than a tree stump which can provide the carpenter ant queen to establish an empire? The reason why trees need to be removed from the property is that the tree can serve as a bridge and can invite ants to spill over into…
Carpenter ants can be quite damaging to your house and furniture. They can build nest in walls and even compromise structural integrity of your house, but are they more dangerous than sugar ants? Are sugar ants dangerous? Sugar ants are considered harmless. Swarms of sugar ants can be a nuisance, and especially when they locate…
Carpenter ants are fascinating little creatures. The carpenter queen measures about 2 cm in length, and depending on the type of carpenter ant, they can be yellow-red, dark brown, or black. After mating with the carpenter ant, the queen loses her wings by shedding them. The queen carpenter ant prefers damp and rotten wood to…
Having flying ants is a big problem already, but imagine having ants with wings on them. The reason why you see this peculiar looking ant flying around is that they are specially designated to breed to form other colonies. Carpenter ants are usually confused with termites due to their similar structure. When you see an…
If you’re dealing with ant infestation you must take the necessary steps to eradicate the presence of carpenter ants. Carpenter ants like trees for one important reason: Wood. Carpenter ants love logs and stumps especially older ones that. The reason for this is because the wood contains a lot of moisture and because of that,…
Carpenter ants are well known for their skills to damage wooden structures. They are a big problem in homes in their search for food. Carpenter ants, surprisingly, eat both animal matter and plants in their natural diet or eat insects and other invertebrates and body fluids from other insects. They look for food around the…
The main problem with resolving an ant problem yourself is that it usually takes a large amount of money for finding temporary solutions. Most of the websites offer only temporary relief and always advice on the use of natural treatments or harsh chemicals. Not only are treatments claimed to be very effective the truth is…