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Carpenter Ants (Camponotus pennsylvanicus) Carpenter ants are large ants. The workers have only one node (spike on their back near their waist) and when viewed from the side have a rounded thorax (shoulder). The carpenter ants in North Texas are red and black, but the male swarmers (with or without wings) are solid black. Worker ants are two sizes; minors measuring 1/4 in. and majors measuring 1/2 in. Carpenter ants do not eat wood, but destroy it by carving out structures to form their nests. You may find "frass", i.e., wood sawdust filled with pieces of ant bodies at the entrance to their nests. Treatment Carpenter ants can not generally be controlled by baits, although there is a new bait that is showing good results in some cases. Walls or other voids where they are present should be drilled and chemical injected into the void. The attic should be dusted thoroughly, particularly around the eaves of the house. The eaves, soffits and exterior perimeter should be sprayed with a micro-encapsulated chemical that offers a long residual. Any shrubs or trees that are in contact with the house should be trimmed back and sprayed if ants are present in the vegetation. The treatment should be thorough and follow up inspections made because any surviving ants will attempt to salvage the brood from the treated nest and reestablish in another area around the home. It is often productive to follow the trail of ants to nearby trees or structures to identify satellite nests which can be treated. (click the pests below to learn more...) Bed Bugs (Cimex lectularis) Fire Ants (Solenopsis geminata) Pharaoh Ants (Monomorium pharaonis) Carpenter Ants (Camponotus pennsylvanicus) Smokey Brown Roach (Periplaneta fuliginosa) German Roach (Blattella germanica) Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus spp.) Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa) Roof Rats Mice Fleas Silverfish (Order Lepidoptera) Indianmeal Moths (Plodia interpunctella) Pill Bugs (Armadillidium vulgare) Earwigs (Forticula auricularia) Millipedes (Parajulus impressus) 972-385-7000 © 2006, All-Safe Pest & Termite All-Safe Pest & Termite Service Cities Dallas · Plano · Richardson · Allen · McKinney · Frisco · Flower Mound · University Park · Highland Park · Coppell · Highland Village · Lewisville · Carrollton · Farmers Branch · The Colony · Garland · Sachse · Rowlett · Rockwall · Wylie · Forney · Heath · Irving Irving · Grapevine · Southlake · Addison · Denton · Argyle · Corinth · Hickory Creek · Bartonville · Double Oak · Northlake Trophy Club · Little Elm · Fairview · Lowry Crossing · Cross Roads · Murphy · Parker · Lucas · Aubrey · Celina Double Oak · Lakewood Village · Melissa · Anna · Hurst · Euless · Bedford All-Safe Pest & Termite specializes in these neighborhoods Forest Creek Estates · Hunter's Glen · Watters Crossing · Deerfield J. J Pearce · Fairways of Ridgeview · Stonebridge Ranch · Russell Creek Estates Yale Park · Twin Creeks · Prestonwood Hills · Glen Heather · Harrington Homeplace · Pittman Creek Estates · Ranch Estates · Whiffletree Wentworth Estates · Fairways of Ridgeview · Willow Bend Estates · Preston Meadow · Highlands of Preston Ridge · Stonehaven Estates Plano Trails · Chase Oaks · Carriage Hills · Hills of Indian Creek · Dallas North Estates · Glen Eagles · Old Shepard · Lakeside The Enclave · Kimberlea· Wentworth Estates · Starwood · Stonebridge · Stonebriar · Heritage Ranch Cottonwood Valley · Plantation · Castle Hill