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September 08, 2010

Quoted a house in cummings and a house in marietta one has rats the other flyers, lots of work
by Chris Collender
Sep 02, 2010 12:51:39 pm.

Here in Columbus sealing a Home from Lizards.
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Sep 01, 2010 10:16:30 am.

Today was a good day, nice weather and good customers
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Aug 31, 2010 04:11:00 pm.

Just quoted a house in roswell with rats now going to woodstock
by Chris Collender
Aug 31, 2010 03:51:09 pm.

Just quoted a house in roswell with rats now going to woodstock
by Chris Collender
Aug 31, 2010 03:51:02 pm.

Just quoted a house in statham with snakes drove to roswell quoted a house with rats will start work today
by Chris Collender
Aug 31, 2010 12:34:59 pm.

Working on sealing a house for rats and squirrels in marietta
by Jeff Vrendenburgh
Aug 31, 2010 11:31:47 am.

Sealing a house for flying squirrels in acworth.
by Jeff Vrendenburgh
Aug 30, 2010 04:39:31 pm.

Just did a hornets nest in woodstock now on my way to cummings
by Chris Collender
Aug 27, 2010 08:26:39 am.

Just quoted a house in roswell with rats now going to woodstock
by Chris Collender
Aug 26, 2010 01:38:53 pm.

Quoted a house in acworth fro flying squirrels.
by Jeff Vrendenburgh
Aug 25, 2010 01:00:10 pm.

Worken on a old buliding this morning for rats and squirrels
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Aug 23, 2010 12:20:41 pm.

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Carpenter Ant Control in Georgia

 

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 excavate galleries in wood in which they lay their eggs and raise their young. Over time, carpenter ant damage can become substantial and can require costly repairs to homes and other wooden structures.

In general, carpenter ants prefer wood that has been moisture damaged, although they also will attack sound wood. They tend to infest structural voids in areas with fairly high relative humidity such as wall voids, roof soffits, the areas behind door and window frames, voids 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 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 Atlanta and throughout North-Central Georgia, including the counties of Baldwin, Barrow, Bibb, Butts, Carrol, Chattahoochee, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Conyers, Coweta, Dekalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Jones, Marion, Monroe, Morgan, Oconee, Paulding, Rockdale, Schley, Stewart, Upson,Walton and Webster; and the cities of Acworth, Alpharetta, Athens, Atlanta, Buford, Carrollton, Catula, Columbus, Cumming, Decatur, Douglasville, Duluth, Dunwoody, Fayetteville, Ft. Benning, Fortson, Gainesville, Hapeville, Johns Creek, Kennesaw, Lawrenceville, McDonough, Marietta, Macon, Midland, Mulberry Grove, Newnan, Peachtree City, Roswell, Sandy Springs, Smyrna, Stockbridge, Suwanee, Thomaston, and Woodstock.

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