February 5th 2012
The termites in this video might look cuddly, but if you have a termite infestation in your home you’re probably not smiling. Watch this video to find out how to identify termites, and what you can do to eliminate these hungry pests.
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November 1st 2011
Gutter Cleaning can prevent Clogged Gutters can back up and cause water damage to your homes walls, that can attract Carpenter Ants & Termites. Advantage Pest Control provides gutter cleaning to Cape Ann, MA & the entire North Shore, MA area. Amesbury, MA; Andover, MA; Beverly, MA; Boxford, MA; Burlington, MA; Danvers, MA; Essex, MA; Georgetown, MA; Gloucester, MA; Groveland, MA; Hamilton, MA; Haverhill, MA; Ipswich, MA; Lawrence, MA; Lynn, MA; Lynnfield, MA; Manchester, MA; Marblehead, MA; Merrimac, MA; Methuen, MA; Middleton, MA; Nahant, MA; Newbury, MA; Newburyport, MA; North Andover, MA; North Reading, MA; Peabody, MA; Reading, MA; Revere, MA; Rockport, MA; Rowley, MA; Salem, MA; Salisbury, MA; Saugus, MA; Stoneham, MA; Swampscott, MA; Topsfield, MA; Wakefield, MA; Wenham, MA; West Newbury, MA; Woburn, MA; Salisbury, MA; Newburyport, MA; Newbury, MA; Rowley, MA; Ipswich, MA; Essex, MA; Rockport, MA; Gloucester, MA; Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA; Beverly, MA; Danvers, MA; Salem, MA; Marblehead, MA; Swampscott, MA; Nahant, MA; Lynn, MA; Lynn, MA; Revere, MA;
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September 16th 2011
If your home has leaks, wet areas, or high indoor humidity, carpenter ants can thrive. If you see carpenter ants in your home soon after the winter snowmelts, you may have a carpenter ant colony. Go to the basement and look at joists under the entrance doors, windows, or porches. Many times these areas have small leaks. You may have to pull back the insulation to look. If you find a small pile of sawdust, look at it carefully. If you see black, shinny specs mixed in with sawdust, carpenter ants are nearby. The main carpenter ant colony, which usually is in a tree or buried tree stump, can have many small satellite colonies of which several can be in your home. If you see flying insects with curved bodies that have two different sized wings, and two curved antenna, you have carpenter ant reproductive trying to find a new moist area in your home to start a new satellite colony. If you see many small translucent wings that are two different sizes in window wells, sills, or floors, in your house may be whispering to you and it is time to call the bug man.
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September 14th 2011
When threatened, Carpenter Ants will get as close to thier predator as possible and explode in an attempt to kill the foe. What I want to know is, what is the adaptive purpose of this? How can this make the ant prosper?
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September 4th 2011
Now that its October, and its been really cold in Iowa, we have to turn on our heat. Since we did this, we have noticed a ton of carpenter ants everywhere. I have a rabbit so I don’t want to get an exterminator over here that could possibly hurt my rabbit when he sprays or does whatever. I will do something with my rabbit if that is what is necessary but I feel like I should try to take less drastic measures first. So if I bought those little ant trap/killer things and placed them around areas where we think the ants are coming from (the vents) would that work to kill them? And do they bite?
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September 2nd 2011
I went upstairs not too long ago and saw little black spots on the walls and curtains. when I got closer I realized they were moving AND they were ants 
. they appear to be carpenter ants as about 1/2 of them have wings.
they are everywhere, I read online of putting boric acid mixed with sugar and water and I put that in a bowl near where a swarm of them were hanging out, they freaked out and ran around for at least 2 minutes.
the room is messy, I won’t deny that, but I won’t be able to sleep with ants all around me, even if they don’t necessarily bite. what is the best solution for getting rid of them? they seem to be isolated to the bedroom (16×30′ room), I also don’t see any sawdust trails to find their nest, though it could be outside as I have 2 tree stumps outside.
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August 27th 2011
Spectracide’s " Triazicide"— an insecticide, lists "Triaziciide" to be an effective insect killer for Florida Carpenter Ants along with other types of ants, including pavement ants but does not list Black Carpenter Ants which are very common in the N.Y. area. Does any one know the answer ?
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August 23rd 2011
August 21st 2011
we found a nest of carpenter ants ,I want to kill them for ever,and the nest,the nest is climbing up the wall, anyone have any ideas,
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