Carpenter Ant Control
Carpenter ants excavate moisture-damaged wood for nesting, their presence almost always signals an underlying leak or structural moisture problem. Graduate locates the moisture source and satellite colonies before treating, ensuring long-term resolution rather than temporary suppression.
Our Approach
Assessment
Comprehensive inspection to identify the scope and source of activity, entry points, and environmental conditions.
Treatment
Targeted protocols using IPM methodology, tailored to your property type and the specific species involved.
Prevention
Ongoing monitoring, exclusion work, and environmental modification to prevent recurrence.
Carpenter Ant Control Service Areas
We provide carpenter ant control services across all of our NYC and Long Island locations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Carpenter ants excavate wood for nesting — they do not eat it. The damage accumulates over time and can be significant, but it progresses more slowly than termite damage. Fine sawdust (frass) near baseboards or window frames is a key indicator.
Carpenter ants require moisture-damaged or decaying wood for nesting. Their presence almost always indicates an underlying moisture problem — a plumbing leak, roof leak, or poorly flashed window. Treating the ants without fixing the moisture source is temporary.
We track forager trails (typically active at night), look for frass deposits, and listen for rustling in walls. Thermal imaging helps locate satellite colonies in wall voids. The parent colony is often in a tree stump, landscape timber, or decaying wood adjacent to the structure.
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