Fire Ant & Carpenter Ant Control
Ant Control in Florida
Carpenter ants enjoy damp or dead wood, and residents may find that living in wooded or moist areas increases the need for ant control and ant extermination. Sealing cracks in your foundation, moving firewood away from the house, and cutting back limbs in contact with your roof are all methods for effective short-term control. Ants are attracted by food, and anything left on kitchen counters may be attracting a swarm of ants into your home.
The fire ant is primarily located throughout the southern United States, and found in many states between California, Texas, and Florida. They are an aggressive species of ant and are known for their swarming and biting. For simple ant control, the use of a common spray repellent is an effective short-term solution, but will almost guarantee the return of ants to your home. Unless the queen is killed during an ant extermination routine, the colony will continue to survive, and may even spread. They must be controlled using professional resources to ensure that the colony does not return or relocate.
Many customers are being faced with a new menace to Florida called the crazy ant. This species is commonly found from Australia through the Caribbean. These ants are the most troublesome species to hit our shore. These ants are called “ground movers” due to the sheer mass of ants within a colony. Their colonies can range in the millions, and can have multiple colonies and queens living side by side. They currently cannot be eliminated through most commercial ant control practices. However, we at PestBear have developed a unique, unconventional ant extermination approach that has allowed relief for our customers to live in peace at home again.
Ant Extermination in Florida
Because of the prevalence of ants in the state, ant extermination in Florida is one of the most common pest removal services. Carpenter ant control and extermination usually takes no more than a series of baits or insecticides. PestBear’s technicians will survey your property, and place a series of interior and exterior baits for initial control. These baits will lure carpenter ants into an environment where they will transport lethal toxicants back to the nest and kill the queen.
Fire ants are more difficult to kill, although baiting is typically the most effective ant control and elimination solution for killing these invasive pests. PestBear uses a variety of highly effective ant extermination methods, and we will customize a solution for your home.
Pharaoh ants are another common ant in Florida. However they react completely different than other ant species when faced with elimination. Untrained and unknowledgeable service technicians often make the ant control situation worse, because this particular kind of ant will actually split into more colonies when attacked by a chemical spray solution thus exemplifying the problem. We know this happens often and customers who want to effectively eliminate pharaoh ants should call PestBear for the answer.