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March 27, 2024

Your Guide to an Ant Free Home

Ants are one of the most common household pests that are especially adept at sneaking into homes. While finding a parade of ants trekking through your kitchen is undoubtedly distressing, eliminating and preventing future infestations is relatively simple. Our guide…

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February 12, 2024

8 Reasons Why You Should Leave Ant Control to the Experts

Dealing with ants in your home can be as frustrating a problem as the pests themselves. It isn’t uncommon for homeowners to treat the problem themselves first using a store-bought solution. However, there are several reasons why enlisting professional help…

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January 14, 2024

Keep The Ants At Bay: Preventative Measures and Tips

Ants might seem like harmless little creatures to some, but they can quickly become a nuisance when they invade your home. No matter how tidy or clean you keep your house, it can be difficult to completely prevent ants from…

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December 27, 2020

These Ants Have Jaws That Are Designed Like Bear-Traps

Ants are not the most fascinating of insects. They are tiny, and you have probably inadvertently killed more of them than you could ever count. However, ants are an amazingly diverse group of insects. Some ants can cause serious pain…

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July 16, 2020

How Can Homeowners Tell The Difference Between Carpenter Ant Workers That Nest In Structural Lumber, And Those That Merely Pose A Nuisance Within Homes?

Many pest management professionals say that carpenter ants are the most difficult native ant pests to control, and there are several valid reasons for this claim. For one thing, most carpenter ant infestations see workers establish one or more nests…

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March 5, 2020

Argentine Ants Are One Of The Most Commonly Managed Ant Pests In Georgia Where They Enter Homes All Year Round

Ants are one of the most common and annoying insect pests, invading our yards, sidewalks, parks, and homes. There are ants invading our lives every day of our lives. They seem to show up in our homes as long as…

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February 20, 2020

Hot Weather Prompts Thief Ants To Invade Homes Where They Nest In Woodwork, Hide In Cracks In Wall Voids, And Consume And Contaminate Stored Pantry Food

Solenopsis molesta, or the “thief ant,” is a common ant pest of homes throughout much of the US, but they are particularly abundant and troublesome in the southeastern states. As some insect enthusiasts may have already discovered by this species’…

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December 30, 2019

Which Residential Areas In Georgia Are Carpenter Ant Pests Most Abundant

Carpenter ants are well known for their habit of infesting structural wood within homes. Unlike termites, carpenter ants do not consume wood; instead, carpenter ants use their strong mandibles solely to excavate nesting galleries within structural wood, causing infested lumber…

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September 25, 2019

Hundreds Of Ants Were Found Biting An Elderly Patient While He Died Within A Heavily Infested Decatur VA Hospital

State lawmakers in Georgia are furious about the criminally negligent actions that took place shortly before an elderly man passed away within a Decatur veterans administration hospital earlier this month. Nearly three weeks ago, Laquna Ross went to the VA…

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October 18, 2018

How Did Fire Ants Arrive In America?

For the past several decades, the amount of humans who have died as a result of fire ant bites has been increasing dramatically. Ants are not typically associated with ferocity, aggressiveness or attacks on humans, but for the past 80…

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