Get Rid of Carpenter Ants

Journey to the center of the…termite nest? Hard to believe this termite queen will produce almost 165 million eggs in her lifetime!

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Termites swarm when the weather gets warm. As you can see in the video these termites have wings. Normally termites do not have wings; termites only grow wings when they are ready for the colony to go into reproduction. This video shows a well-established subterranean termite colony swarming from a crack in the concrete outside a residential home in Anaheim, CA. Many homes built on old orange groves will have a tendency to be infested with subterranean termites because the land was previously used for farming oranges. Entomologist Laurie Jo Jensen of The Termite Guy in San Clemente, CA says that she’s able to determine that this is a large termite infestation because their mud tubes are emerging more than 7 to 10 feet away from any wood source, indicative of a large colony. In this video you can see that the wind is blowing so hard their little wings are being all flung about by the mighty Santa Ana gusts. Because of a bad Santa Ana wind condition on this day, instead of flying right out into the gusty wind, the termite swarmers were crawling. By walking instead of flying in such harsh conditions the termites better their ability to find a mating partner.

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Take a look at this video showing how carpenter ants can get into the various places in your house and cause alot of devistation.

A colony and a satellite colony of Black Carpenter ants infesting a living room home. This type of ant infestation normally takes years to develop. Carpenter ant colonies are very difficult to find in homes and if the infestation is left neglected you could have thousands of dollars worth of damage to your home. You can find more information on Carpenter Ants and other infestations at www.infestation.ca

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