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Carpenter Ants damage ! Black carpenter ants are common structure infesting ants found throughout Canada. The tiny insect primarily lives outdoors but gains access to homes when looking for food sources and sites to establish satellite nests. Kitchens and other areas of the house where meals are held serve as common draws to the ants. Carpenter ants enter homes in bathrooms, roofs or basements where leaky pipes and general moisture soften baseboards and other access points so that ants can dig or excavate to invade. They also crawl along and through utility lines, via shrubs or tree branches. Once indoors, carpenter ants can establish nests in wall voids, attics, insulation, crawlspaces etc. Carpenter ants are capable of burrowing through sound wood but prefer softer, water and heat-compromised woods, in both homes and outdoors, to build into or travel through. Carpenter ants dig elaborate systems of tunnels into woods within homes and outdoors, which are recognizable by piles of removed saw-dust like debris at tunnel entrances and exits. To control an active infestation, Contact pest control will use effective and appropriate treatment strategies to control the infestation. In cases of structural damage, homeowners should consider replacing damaged baseboards, floorboards, struts, studs, and joists due to the compromised strength of the woods after carpenter ants have successfully been treated. Contact Pest control service technicians can exterminate your Carpenter Ants.