Test Your Knowledge: Carpenter Ant Quiz

Carpenter Ant

We created this Carpenter Ant quiz for you to test your knowledge! Can you beat the Carpenter Ants? Check your answers with the answer key posted below. Males are ________________ than females.  Smaller Larger The only function of male ants is to ______________ during swarming. Find Food for the females Guard the nest Burrow through … Read more

Test Your Knowledge: Little Black Ant Quiz

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We created this fun quiz so that you can test your knowledge on Little Black Ants! Take the “Little Black Ant Quiz” below and compare your answers to the answer key at the bottom of this post. Good luck! Little black ants are ________ nodded ants. 1 2  When do Little Black Ants swarm? Spring/summer … Read more

Carpenter Ants: Decaying Wood Outside Will Invite These Ants into Your Home

Carpenter Ant Damage

Carpenter ants…is there any other type of insect that causes as much destruction as these guys? Not really, as carpenter ants are at the top of the list for the “home destruction over time” category! The state of your home and the safety of it from carpenter ant damage really does begin with the area … Read more

Pest Spotlight: Ant Swarmers

Ant Swarmers

At this time of year, ants are working hard at setting up for winter – but they also have to deal with those thoughts of lust that start to occur. Ants are social creatures that communicate with each other, it’s important that ants have genetic diversity within their colonies. Diversity is so important to ants … Read more

Everything You Need To Know About Carpenter Ants

Carpenter Ant

As summer is upon us the chances of you seeing the presence of ants in your home increases as the temperatures go up. Carpenter ants do not use wood as their food source, they create tunnels for their homes and brood rearing. Carpenter ants prefer to tunnel through wet or moist wood in your home … Read more

DIY: How to Remove Ant Hills

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The joys of summer. People in Saskatoon, Regina, Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Brandon or Winnipeg all enjoy the heat and relaxing on a deck or patio. Lawn maintenance is an enjoyable past time and having green lawn challenges between neighbours becomes a great competition. The problem for many people is that they become infested with Allegheny … Read more

Pest Spotlight: Carpenter Ants

Carpenter Ant

Scientific Name: Camponotus spp. Common Names: Carpenter Ant Color: Mainly black, but varies from brown and red Size: Up to 1 inch or 25 millimetres long (workers can be 3 to 13 mm), nearly 5 times the size of a typical pavement ant or black garden ant. FACT: In North America, lumbermen during the early … Read more