Carpenter Ants

Key Takeaways Carpenter ants do not eat wood like termites, but they tunnel through damp or weakened wood to build nests that can compromise structural materials over time. Moisture issues such [...]

March is the start of springtime, and who isn’t ready for the long, dark winter to end? One creature who loves the spring is the carpenter ant! Carpenter ants work with wood, but not in ways [...]

When there’s a threat to a homeowner’s property, they need to know what it looks like. Ants may be tiny, but they wield a lot of collective power when they roam in groups of tens of thousands. [...]

Homeowners aren’t usually experts when it comes to identifying pests. Usually, people are busy raising a family, working, and with all the other business of life. If you see a tiny black thing [...]

Creepy Crawly Chronicles Follow Luka on his Monthly Pest Adventures... Hi everyone my name is Luka and I am the field service manager at GreenLeaf Pest Control. If I were to guess, your pest [...]

A home is one of the biggest – and one of the most exciting – investments you’ll make in your lifetime. To protect that investment, it’s important to keep an eye out for pests that could be [...]

  March is the Start of Ant Season! Once the warmer weather rolls around, and the cold winter makes space for springtime, ants also come out. That is why many Canadians have ant problems in [...]

Ants have long been a significant urban pest, but they only recently have emerged as structural pests that cause vast structural and other damage. Carpenter ants, in particular, have been [...]

For the average homeowner, it can be a challenge to find out if the tiny, dark-colored, winged insects that are swarming all over their house are carpenter ants or termites. They both look the [...]

    April marks the beginning of the dreaded carpenter ant season, and this year pest control professionals warm homeowners that it’s about to get uglier. The harsh winter followed by a [...]