San Antonio Ants and Ant Extermination
Ants are tiny insects that are looking for food and water in your home or business. An ant infestation is one of the most common reported pest control problems. An ant can eat anything ranging from peanut butter, vegetables, meats, cheese, sugar, and even dead insects! They’re also attracted to rotting or moldy wood.
An ant colony that is growing can become a major problem quickly, as they mature from juvenile to adult in only a few days. They can find numerous entrances into your business or home around doors and in cracks in the windows.
How to Identify Ants
Identifying the type of ant you are trying to exterminate is vital. Termites are often confused with winged ants and flying ants, which can lead to the wrong treatments. Accurate Pest Control’s pest professionals will be able to help in correctly identifying your pest problem.
Ants have a narrow thorax (mid-section) while termites’ bodies are more uniform.
The most common species of ants in San Antonio is listed below:
- Carpenter Ants: The tend to live in rotting or damaged wood also when building their nests. Are about 5/8’’ long
- Red Import Fire Ants: These ants give a painful sting and construct large mounds for nests. They vary from 1/8’’ to 3/8’’ in length
- Pavements Ants: Are capable of infesting a building and generally make their nests in cracks and grooves in pavement. They tend to be about 1/8’’ long
- Pharoah Ants: Pharoah ants are capable of transmitting Staphylecoccus and Psuedomonas infections. They are commonly found in restaurants, nursing homes, hospitals, and apartment buildings. They are roughly 1/16’’ long
Applying treatment is most effective when it takes place near the nest. Our pest professionals at Accurate Pest Control are ready to evaluate your ant problem and give you an estimate.
Read more about ants, bed bugs, beetles, centipedes and millipedes, cockroaches, crickets, mosquitoes, rodents, scorpions, spiders, ticks and wasps in San Antonio and the surrounding areas.
Accurate Pest Control offers Residential Pest Control, Commercial Pest Control, and Animal & Wildlife Control services. Our pest professionals also specialize in Termite Control. We have a Guide to the Pests of Texas, to help familiarize you with the various pests that can be encountered. There is also an About Us section and a Why Choose Accurate section, so that you can get to learn about our company and our values.
