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February 05, 2012

Good work isn't cheap and cheap work isn't good!
by Jason McFarland
Feb 02, 2012 02:42:05 pm.

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, and they say that means six more weeks of Winter. But you sure can't tell it by this weather. Maybe Staten Island Chuck is the groundhog to watch these days. He's predicting an early Spring.
by The Webmaster
Feb 02, 2012 09:36:06 am.

Did a trap check for mice and grey squirrels in Athens GA. And now heading to Nicholison GA to finsh a bat job.
by Jeff Vredenburgh
Jan 18, 2012 11:18:39 am.

Sealing a house in monroe for squirrels.
by Jeff Vredenburgh
Jan 17, 2012 02:24:18 pm.

Sealing a in Nicholson GA for bats.
by Jeff Vredenburgh
Jan 12, 2012 11:54:24 am.

Sealing a house in Athens GA for squirrels.
by Jeff Vredenburgh
Jan 11, 2012 03:42:19 pm.

Gave quotes in athens and conyers this am. Now about to seal a house for squirrels in augusta.
by Jeff Vredenburgh
Jan 09, 2012 01:09:22 pm.

Quoted a log cabin house just north of athens ga for bats. Also sealing a house today in stone mt ga for squirrels.
by Jeff Vredenburgh
Jan 06, 2012 11:24:50 am.

Fix a house in Monroe ga. The gutter was not draining corretley and pulled the hole facica and saufet off the left side of the home. We fixed all the saufet and facia board and got the squirrels out.
by Jeff Vredenburgh
Jan 02, 2012 11:22:51 am.

Giving quotes in athens ga and conyers ga today.
by Jeff Vredenburgh
Dec 30, 2011 01:40:02 pm.

Just solved Atlanta rat problem in 1 hour that Northwest worked on for 1 year and never solved. Yes, we are Badd dudes!
by Jason McFarland
Dec 28, 2011 10:04:33 am.

Sealing a house in Conyers GA for bats and flying squirrels. Customer had a bat flying in kitchen 2 nights ago. When I came out to inspect for bats we also found out they had flying squirrels in the attic chewing up their old stored stuff.
by Jeff Vredenburgh
Dec 21, 2011 11:21:28 am.


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Carpenter Ant Control

 

Carpenter ants on a piece of wood showing frass and damage Carpenter ants are common in Georgia and can damage homes by excavating galleries in wood in which to lay their eggs

Carpenter ants are rather large ants, usually ranging in size from three-eights to three-quarters of an inch in length. Like ants in general, they are social insects with highly-developed colonies and a well-defined division of labor. Carpenter ant colonies can range in numbers from a few dozen ants to several thousand.

Carpenter ants are wood-destroying insects. Unlike termites, however, carpenter ants don't actually eat wood. They carve out galleries in wood in which they lay their eggs and raise their young. Over time, carpenter ant damage to homes and other wooden structures can become substantial and require costly repairs.

Carpenter ants usually prefer wood that has been moisture damaged, although they sometimes will attack sound wood. They usually infest structural voids in areas with high relative humidity, such as wall voids, attics, roof soffits, door and window frames, voids and pipe chases behind plumbing fixtures in kitchens and bathrooms, and hollow ornamental beams and posts. They're also commonly found on sill plates, in ornamental railroad ties, and in stored firewood.

 

Georgia Carpenter Ant Species

There are two species of carpenter ants in Georgia: The Pennsylvania (or "black") carpenter ant (Camponotus pennsylvanicus), and the Florida (or "red") carpenter ant (Camponotus floridanus). Pennsylvania carpenter ants are black in color with a band of yellow hairs around their abdomens, and are the carpenter ants most often encountered by exterminators in Northern and Central Georgia. Florida carpenter ants have red heads and thoraces and black abdomens, and are more common in the Southern and Southeastern parts of Georgia. Both species have similar habits, cause similar damage, and are controlled using similar methods.

 

Carpenter Ant Control

Rid-A-Critter provides carpenter ant control in Atlanta, Athens, Roswell, Macon, Columbus, and throughout North-Central Georgia. Unlike typical carpenter ant extermination companies, we take an integrated pest management approach to carpenter ant control:

Here are some pictures of carpenter ants and carpenter ant extermination jobs we've done.

 

Please contact us to schedule a prompt, no-obligation carpenter ant inspection and treatment consultation.

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Rid-A-Critter provides professional carpenter ant control and extermination in North-Central Georgia, including the counties of Baldwin, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Burke, Butts, Carrol, Chattahoochee, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Columbia, Conyers, Coweta, Crawford, Dawson, Dekalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gilmer, Greene, Gwinnett, Hall, Hancock, Harralson, Harris, Heard, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, McDuffie, Monroe, Morgan, Muskogee, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Peach, Pickens, Pike, Putnam, Richmond, Rockdale, Schley, Spalding, Stewart, Talbot, Tallaferro, Taylor, Troup, Twiggs, Upson, Walton, Warren, Webster, and Wilkes.

We service the towns and cities of Acworth, Alpharetta, Appling, Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, Bartow, Blythe, Buford, Camak, Canton, Carrollton, Cataula, Columbus, Conyers, Covington, Cumming, Crawfordville, Decatur, Dearing, Douglasville, Duluth, Dunwoody, Ellijay, Evans, Fayetteville, Ft. Benning, Fortson, Griffin, Gainesville, Greensboro, Grovetown, Hapeville, Harlem, Hephzibah, Jewell, Johns Creek, Jonesboro, Kennesaw, LaGrange, Lawrenceville, Lilburn, Lincolnton, Louisville, McDonough, Marietta, Macon, Midland, Millen, Mulberry Grove, Monroe, Newnan, Norcross, Peachtree City, Perkins, Powder Springs, Roswell, Sandy Springs, Sardis, Sharon, Smyrna, Snellville, Stockbridge, Stone Mountain, Suwanee, Swainsboro, Thomaston, Thomson, Warrenton, Washington, Waynesboro, Winder, Woodstock, and Wrens.

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