Ants
Trails in the kitchen, mounds in the yard, and a queen you never see.
Family Formicidae · Peak: Spring–summer, spiking after rain
Signs you have them
- Foraging trails along counters, baseboards, or foundations
- Small piles of soil or fine sawdust (carpenter ants)
- Winged swarmers indoors in spring
- Ants clustered around pet bowls, sinks, or sweets
Behavior
Colonies range from hundreds to hundreds of thousands and nest indoors in wall voids and under slabs as readily as outdoors. Activity surges after rain or drought as colonies move to find water. Carpenter ants tunnel through wood to nest — they do not eat it — and can weaken structural members over time.
Risks & health concerns
Most household ants are a contaminating nuisance, marching across food-prep surfaces. Carpenter ants damage moist or compromised wood; fire ants deliver painful, sometimes allergic stings.
How we treat ants
- 01Inspect to locate trails, moisture, and the nest
- 02Apply non-repellent baits foraging ants carry back to the queen
- 03Treat the perimeter with a transfer-effect product (the colony spreads it)
- 04Correct moisture and seal entry points so they cannot return
Common questions
If covered pests return between your scheduled visits, we come back and re-treat at no additional charge. It is the core of every recurring plan — you are protected between visits, not just on the day we are there.
We use EPA-registered products applied strictly as directed on the label, and an Integrated Pest Management approach that uses the least-invasive effective method — often baits and targeted placements rather than broadcast spraying. The product label sets the re-entry interval; for most interior applications that simply means staying off treated surfaces until they are dry. We will always walk you through what we are using and any precautions.