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Seattle, WA
(206) 571 7580

Kent, WA
(425) 440 0966

Kirkland, WA
(425) 200-8045

Renton, WA
(425) 495-1903

Redmond, WA
(425) 495-0306

 

carpenter ant

 

 

 moisture ants exterminatorsMoisture Ants  

Workers are 4 to 4.5 mm long yellow in color. When crushed, they produce a lemon scent that is often described as citronella. When moisture ants move indoors, they often nest in wood that is moisture damaged. They frequently find damaged wood in areas like bath traps. They sometimes nest inside walls where there is a plumbing leak. There have been cases of these ants nesting in damp soil in crawlspaces. In these situations, the workers made mounds of excavated soil in the crawl space.

 

 odorous antsOdorous House Ants

Odorous house ants Sugar Ants can be very annoying as they frequently establish trails in your house along kitchen counters, cabinets, sinks, baseboards in their search for food. They can also be difficult to eradicate, since there can be several (or many) queens in several locations, the workers can all trail together regardless of their home colonies, the colonies frequently move from place to place, both inside  outside.

pavement ants exterminators

 

Pavement Ants

Sidewalk ants, or pavement ants, are familiar to everyone. They are commonly seen during summer months on driveways, patio slabs,  walkways. They will sometimes be seen pushing piles of sand  other debris from cracks from along slab edges. There are many different species, of different size  appearance.

Thatch AntsThatch Ants

Thatch ants are a large black ants sometimes confused with carpenter ants. They have a distinctive red head, which carpenter ants do not. Primarily an outside ant, they will occasionally invade structures. Most species of thatching ants are bicolored red or black .A few are all black. They are medium to large ants, averaging from 4–8 mm (3/16–5/16 inch) long, with a notch or depression on the top of the thorax when viewed from the side. They are polymorphic, that is, the workers vary in size within the same colony. Their reproductive swarms (winged males queens leaving the colony) occur in late summer to early fall.

Pharaoh antPharaoh ant

Pharaoh ant infests almost all areas of a building where food is available  infests many areas where food is not commonly found. Pharaoh ants have a wide preference in the types of food consumed. In infested areas, if sweet, fatty, or oily foods are left uncovered for only a short period of time, one can likely find a trail of Pharaoh ants to the food. As a consequence, they cause much food to be discarded due to contamination. Also called, miscalled, sugar ants, grease ants, kitchen ants, and house ants.

Harvester antHarvester ants

The harvester ant behavior differs between each species, seen through their feeding and nesting habits. In addition, unlike many other little black ants that infest indoor structures, all species of harvester ants prefer not to invade houses and buildings, but will establish their nests around gardens or yards, often destroying vegetation.

The red harvester ants can be aggressive. They deliver a painful sting. Sometimes, the stings of harvester ants can cause allergic reactions, especially to those sensitive to their venom. Aside from their powerful stings, harvester ants also bite viciously

Velvety tree antsVelvety ant

Velvety tree ants make their nest in the crooks of trees. Depending on the location, they nest in oaks, sycamores, cottonwoods, pines. They also nest in the soil under rocks and inside logs or stumps. Colonies are usually very large. Normally the entire colony nests in the same place. However, sometimes there are satellite colonies  the workers move back  forth between the nests.

Velvety tree ants eat honeydew, nectar, insects. They tend small insects, like aphids, because they produce honeydew. It is common to see velvety tree ant workers moving around in lines or trails on the trunks of trees. They often use tree limbs branches to enter homes other structures.

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