Ants are common household invaders and are very difficult to completely eliminate from homes and properties without professional help. In Virginia some of the most common species of ants include Argentine ants, carpenter ants, odorous house ants, pavement ants, and red imported fire ants.
Though ants are relatively harmless, no one wants them crawling all over their house. Holistic Pest Solutions will find a long term solution by eliminating the issue and doing everything we can to prevent it from reoccurring.
Our ant control services are developed specifically with your family and pets in mind.
Holistic Pest Solutions provides pest control services for any kind of pest problem in your home or business. Holistic Pest Solutions serves Charlottesville, Keswick, Ivy, Crozet, Hollymead, Earlysville, Afton, Waynesboro, Fishersville, and Staunton as well as the counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna and Augusta in the State of Virginia.
Q: What’s the difference between carpenter ants and termites?
A: Two species of household invading insects that are often mistaken for one another are the carpenter ant and the termite. But, it is important to understand that while both are destructive they are two totally different species of insect. Termites actually feed on the wood that they have invaded and are tunneling through, while the carpenter ant does not feed on the wood. Carpenter ants invade the inside of structural wood to create new nesting galleries to help expand their colony. Winged termite and termite swarmers (winged termites) look very similar, so in order to help you tell them apart we have listed some of their more obvious differences below: