Top 3 Warning Signs Your Home Has Carpenter Ants
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As summer begins to get into full swing, your home may be susceptible to issues with Carpenter ants. In this post, we’ll cover the top 3 warning signs your home has Carpenter ants.
Warning Sign Your Home Has Carpenter Ants
One warning sign that your home has carpenter ants is that you’ll start to see soft and crumbling wood around your home. Carpenter Ants don’t really eat wood, but they do tunnel through wood to create places to live and for nesting purposes.
This can lead to Carpenter ants tunneling through walls, decks, and even wood based furniture. Beyond weakened wood that can easily crumble in your hands, you might also find tiny saw dust mounds around your wood products in your home.
Carpenter ants do eat foods similar to other ants and focus on protein like meats or dog food, sugar, and even other insects. Like with many other insect based pests, you’ll want to remove food, shelter, and water sources that would draw Carpenter ants in and support them.
Getting rid of shelter points is probably going to be tough, unless you want to dismantle your home or throw away your furniture, but there are some steps you can take to prevent issues.
You can keep wooden furniture indoors as well as treat outdoor products with finish or paint. This isn’t a complete solution, but you’ll find that Carpenter ants are less likely to try and burrow through treated wood than untreated. The finish also will help keep the wood from absorbing moisture which makes it more conducive to Carpenter Ant invasion.
Also, be sure to keep food and water sources out of their grasp within your home. That means fixing leaky faucets as well as keeping food containers sealed. You can also avoid leaving full pet food bowls out for extended periods of time, and only place food in them when you are actually feeding your pets.
Dead trees and fallen tree branches around your home is another warning sign your home has Carpenter ants
Another warning sign that your home has Carpenter ants is called dead fall. Since Carpenter ants burrow and create their dens and nests by burrowing into wood they tend to do a lot of damage to trees. Trees that have dropped branches or fallen over are going to soften over time with rains and other moisture collection. This softened wood is exactly what carpenter ant colonies seek.
This deadfall can also be a result of carpenter ants whose burrowing can cause trees to lose branches, die, or fall over, or just sag in odd directions. If you are seeing a lot of dead branches on the ground around your home or fallen trees you could have a Carpenter ant problem on your hands.
They might not be in your home at this point, but if they are in close proximity to your home, it is most likely only a matter of time before they try and get in.
As seasons change, temperatures change, or any sort of drastic environmental change, it can cause pests to leave their homes in search for other sources of food and shelter. Oftentimes, this means venturing into your home.
The 3rd warning sign your home has Carpenter ants is a bit more obvious but not a guarantee
Now the other warning sign your home has Carpenter ants is that you actually are seeing Carpenter ants in or around your home. This one is a bit more obvious, but it still isn’t always a guarantee you have a Carpenter ant infestation.
Carpenter ants send out scouts in search of food, shelter, and water like other pests, so if you are seeing them around, it might just be a scout they are sending out. If you do happen to see these scouts, be sure to take care of them as soon as you can, so they can’t alert the other ants from the colony.
Ants will leave trails of pheromones to lead the rest of their colony right to your home, so make sure you eliminate them before that can happen.
In addition to seeing Carpenter ants, another warning sign that goes along with this is hearing them. Often you might not see the Carpenter ants, but you might hear them burrowing through the wood structures in or around your home.
These ants cause noise while they are tunneling through the wood structures they are in. Often these structures could be hidden behind walls or under your deck, or in other hard to reach places.
This means you might not necessarily see the Carpenter ants, but you could hear them instead. Certainly if you are hearing or seeing Carpenter ants in or around your home, you should take immediate action to have your home treated, before they can cause any major damage.
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1- seeing carpenter ants in your house
@hisbeautifultruth5931
3 жыл бұрын
Thats why im here. Saw 3 large black ants in my home just today!
@titan1286
2 жыл бұрын
@@hisbeautifultruth5931 They might be queen ants
@Timetravel1111
2 жыл бұрын
Lol your comment made me laugh
@Tacotina40
2 жыл бұрын
😂
@hoodhomesgardens
Жыл бұрын
Carpenter ants only chew wet wood.... keep it dry.
Fun story, found some termite damage in the house. Started demoing to repair all the damage. Husband tears down drop down ceiling and the whole brood chamber of the colony falls on his head. My house is a mess haha
@lemoneai
2 жыл бұрын
i had a stoke
@NostalgiaClips1995
2 жыл бұрын
Ahhhhhhhhhh
A few pictures of Carpenter Ant invasions would be helpful.
@RovePestControl
10 ай бұрын
I appreciate the input! We will definitely make sure to include more pictures in future videos!
I keep finding 1 random carpenter ant randomly around my apartment. Sometimes crawling around my wall, along baseboards. I can't find a source. I have no idea where there coming from.
@nicolarogerson572
3 жыл бұрын
I’m exactly the same it’s always about 3/4 a day I’m killing but can’t find wer coming from I’m paranoid iv binned all me cupboard food
@12NEpatsfan
2 жыл бұрын
I had the same problem. Was killing at least 10 a day for about two weeks and I gave up. There was no end in sight. What worked incredibly well was Terro ant bait traps. I set out a couple of them in my apartment and the ants were completely gone within about two weeks. The freaky thing is once the ants discover the bait traps you’ll get about 25 of them in your place at once eating the bait but that’s normal. They take it back to the nest and it kills the queen and then you’re done.
@danielafaus1151
2 жыл бұрын
@@12NEpatsfan I'm having this problem... 2 a day, but I live in a sealed apartment complex.
@12NEpatsfan
2 жыл бұрын
@@danielafaus1151 try the Terro ant bait traps. Otherwise there’s a chance you’ll never get rid of them.
@danielafaus1151
2 жыл бұрын
@@12NEpatsfan they are not here anymore since yesterday.. My theory is that because we flush away each one of them, they are not sending scouters anymore to my address hahahaha
I see these things around my house every summer, I believe its because of a tree stump beside my house.
It would've been nice to see examples of what your talking about.
@mstinamichele
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I came to say.
My mother in law swears she has carpenter ants but I told her it's termites. They pretty much ate the door frame of her back door. You can tap the molding and when it breaks there is big cavities behind it and no sign of the ants. Now when I plugged in a DVD player in her bedroom the electrical outlet was lose.
@BrokeCanadian
3 жыл бұрын
*loose
If you see rotting trees near your house should you have them cut down and taken away? I found a nest after I ripped of my fascia boards around my house. They were tunneling in the long wooden beam that forms the peak of your roof. I don't know if they got into my attick but I had a pest man check and he did not see any behind the insullation. They were also infested in my shed door which I did not know until a carpenter pulled the doors off to replace some rotting ones.
I have them dang things chilling in my room
@samanthataylor5124
3 жыл бұрын
Alex Blough ｍｅt o b r u h
@roberthernon8086
3 жыл бұрын
What to do
@christinamota_
2 жыл бұрын
Same I do rn!! I have already killed 3 recently, what did u do?
Good information. Enjoyed it.
The Carpenter Ants tend to have bigger chips falling on a area usually. They forage 10-2 at night. Velvety tree ants make a frass like parmesan cheese in a straight line. The swarming usually is the first really hot day and if their inside dead ALATE bodies at the windows where light comes inside. A non repellant is the best way due Repellants just trap them inside. A PCO working mountains for 20 years.
So we have never had issues with ants in the 5 years we have lived here. The city did roadwork outside our house and in the nieghbourhood last summer and every once and while between August and September we'd see big black ants randomly either in the kitchen, or bathroom upstairs. There was usually only one, we'd see one and then not see any for a few days or see two and not see anymore for a week. Can roadwork displace current ant colonies and they were sending scouts to find new homes? Like a lot of heavy machinery moved through our area during the work. Tuesday morning, I spotted one in the downstairs bathroom, it got to about 10C on Monday so it was warm enough but it was so random and werid. We don't have issues with the wood, no saw piles, flying ants or see much around the house, so I don't know what is going on
@carsonstasney8586
3 жыл бұрын
They are probably queens and are looking for a place to make a colony after nuptial flight days
@jamessollazzo4860
2 жыл бұрын
good news: they eat termites, so unlikely you have termites!
@thebudmaster4116
2 жыл бұрын
@@jamessollazzo4860 they do eat termites but not whole colonies. They only eat what they need to feed there nest. So you can have both. They try to stay out of each other’s way. One colony can be on north side and the termites on your south. Had that problem myself. Never seen a ant 🐜 or termite in my house but they are around my yard turds at my trees. All 5 of them 50 footers to. Previous owners had a huge garden area a shed a man made doll house. It was a pain the arse first couple years trying to trim and cut those trees up and moving all the rocks around the house and gardens perfect protection for all bugs.
how big are carpenter ants??? i took down a hay rack window box and there are little ants behind it. vinyl siding on house.
Unlike termites, they don’t eat wood. And spit out a substance resembling saw dust
@DAEEEEEETAYYYYY
2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Thank you for letting me know what to look for when looking for termites. Thank you
When I saw the title I was thinking...How do you know you have carpenter ants? You wake up in the morning and you have new wooden chairs and table in your kitchen!"
@RovePestControl
Ай бұрын
Ha, love the imagination! If only carpenter ants came with complimentary furniture! 😄
I rent and the aunts keep coming up thru the hardwood floors throughout the unit. From the bathroom, to the kitchen and even living room. Landlords not bothering to help with the issue. We tried bait and even covering some obvious areas of entry. But they're back again unfortunately, especially now that the heat is pumping . Not sure what to do.
@RovePestControl
Жыл бұрын
Dealing with ants in a rental unit can be frustrating, especially when the landlord isn't providing assistance. Remember, it's important to consult with professionals and consider local regulations and laws regarding pest control in rental units to ensure a proper resolution to the issue.
Thanks
Well how lucky am I my whole room is made out of wood
I have carpenter ants inside a test tube
i seen a big black ant on my Tv and i looked away and it was gone what do i do?
do they tunnel up or only down?
@BrokeCanadian
3 жыл бұрын
any direction
@MYT1FL
2 жыл бұрын
Sideways
I do have ants but they're not carpenter ants I don't know what kind are they
Hey, I need help. (In the comments, not real life.) I've been having carpenter ants appearing in my room out of nowhere. Why is this happening? I hate ants and I don't want them in my home. And I don't have anymore food in my room.
@DaveVK2
4 жыл бұрын
They like rooms it might be hot an they need moisture
@nopenottodaybuster2574
4 жыл бұрын
You might have to pour water and kill them and cover the holes with tape or anything that can cover it
@kevinramsdale9407
4 жыл бұрын
Do you have a tree relatively close to that room? A lot of colonies can be found in the trunk of the trees and they wonder in looking for food, water/moisture.
My entire kitchen ceiling collapsed in Daytona. NO warning signs ever.
@TheOfficalSikkWhipsYT
3 жыл бұрын
Damn Fr
@padiyumi
3 жыл бұрын
Omg, that's scary
@Ruby-gu7gm
2 жыл бұрын
😳
I want to know why they come
Does Terro kill carpenter ants ?
@WApnj
4 жыл бұрын
Read the label....
In a week or two we recently found between nine or eleven what we think might be carpenter ants in our bathroom. All were killed right away. We covered up the drains, they only seem to be coming in our one bathroom. Sigh… guess we have to get someone out to check. We have a deck, so maybe they’ve invested the deck? We thought the wood was treated, but learned today, seventeen years later, that the tested would only last like two years, the protection.
@RovePestControl
9 ай бұрын
It's always better to be safe than sorry when it comes to pests. Getting a professional's opinion sounds like a good plan!
I just killed one on the carpet in my second floor bedroom. Over the past couple of days, I found one on my kitchen counter and one on the carpet in my family room, about 6 feet from the back door to my deck. Each time/place, it was just one lone ant.
@RovePestControl
9 ай бұрын
It's important to stay vigilant if you're spotting lone ants in different areas. Carpenter ants can be exploratory, but it's wise to consider a professional inspection to ensure there's no underlying infestation.
Weaken that wood!!!!
Top 3: the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd ants you see.
I occasionally see one or two crawling around
@Andreze266
4 жыл бұрын
KSound Kaiju that’s a sign that’s it’s gonna get worse
@ksoundkaiju9256
4 жыл бұрын
Andrew Guillen I don't see em around anymore the weather might have killed them off
@frozencarbone455
4 жыл бұрын
KSound Kaiju IDK much about ants, but I do believe they're dormant during the colder seasons. So come summer time you might have a problem.
@elise8276
4 жыл бұрын
KSound Kaiju Yeah carpenter ants don’t die off during the winter, they remain dormant until warmer weather unless your house is nice, warm, with the foods they like, then they skip their hibernation and keep reproducing.
@elise8276
4 жыл бұрын
KSound Kaiju Also, those one or two ants are scout ants sent out to look for food and potential nesting areas for satellite nests
One fucking bit me on my bed. I have no food in my room and this shit STINGS
Show some pictures ,
Carpenter ants are in my large maple 20ft. from the back of my house. Today one ant was in my Living room!! If I try to kill by my tree, will they all run into my house??!! Help, what should I do?
@Wolfwalker93
10 ай бұрын
Did you kill your tree we did last year and now we are seeing them alot
I looked up and there they were...on the ceiling.
@RovePestControl
Жыл бұрын
Discovering carpenter ants on the ceiling can be quite surprising! It's important to address the issue promptly to prevent any potential damage they may cause. Seeking professional assistance or implementing effective pest control measures can help ensure your home remains ant-free.
Well I searched this bc I went downstairs in midnight and I see a big black quick ant lookin like I was scared but nothing to be scared off House; destroyed Me: MOM DAD HOUSE IS SHIT
One in my house
@RovePestControl
6 ай бұрын
Time to redirect them to the great outdoors. 🏡🐜
Help my house is full with ants🙏🙁
@RovePestControl
Жыл бұрын
If you are in our area, hit us up and we will help you out!
Nice but slightly offensive as I am an ant keeper I have 2 Queens that are successfully laid brood which I hope will become the nanintics of the colonies
@RovePestControl
Жыл бұрын
We hope that your endeavors are successful! I really enjoy insects and arachnids in the wild and have had several pets. It just takes a different tone when they are invading someone's life.
@mantis_gamer
Жыл бұрын
I understand that you like insects and other creatures and that they can also be annoying when in your home
Oof fuck my wall broke
i actually want carpenter ants, in a formicarium that is
your the one who do alot of damage on their home not them
@elise8276
4 жыл бұрын
Ride On I bought this damn house! I ain’t letting anyone room for free. No freelancers here I say.
i hate this video and i like carpenter ants why do we have to kill them + they are just an insect @_@
@davidderolph2845
4 жыл бұрын
He explained why we should get rid of them. Simply put, they damage property.
@Kumonosuu
Жыл бұрын
lol they literally burrow into wood which means if it happens for long enough your rooms, ceilings, walls etc will start to collapse