Rat Exterminator Hillsborough County

Rodent control is a service that hires experienced pest control services that specialize in safely eliminating pests, rat droppings, rodent infestation, and bed bugs from homes and businesses. This type of pest control uses a variety of techniques such as baiting, trapping, spraying, dusting, or fogging to target rats, ants, termites, and cockroaches. After the initial visit by the exterminator, follow-up visits may be necessary to ensure that the pests have been eliminated from the premises.

The number of follow-up visits will depend on the severity of the infestation as well as other factors such as environmental conditions or other contributing factors that could attract more pests into the area.

Answering Common Questions About House Ants 

Ants are one of the most common pests in North America, and many types of house ants can infest a home. Odorous house ants, false honey ants, carpenter ants, pavement ants, and cornfield ants are some of the most common varieties. Learning to identify and understand how each type of ant behaves can help homeowners take the necessary steps to control an infestation. 

Odorous House Ants 

Odorous house ants often enter homes in search of food, water, and shelter. They have a strong smell when crushed and their bodies are black or dark brown. These ants typically nest outdoors but they may find their way indoors if food sources become scarce outside.

False Honey Ants 

False honey ants also go by the name “thief ants” because they often steal larvae from other ant species to feed their colonies. These small yellow-brown colored insects measure only 1/16-inch long and tend to nest around trees, stumps, or wood piles near homes.

Carpenter Ants 

These black or reddish-black colored insects construct tunnels into wood structures such as decks, siding, floors, or walls within a home. Carpenter ant infestations should be addressed as soon as possible because these pests cause structural damage when they tunnel through wood beams and joists that support a building’s weight. 

Cornfield Ants  

Unlike other varieties of house ants, these pests prefer to live outside where they build mounds made from the soil around trees, stumps, or logs near homes. Cornfield ant colonies may contain several hundred thousand workers so it is important for homeowners to deploy treatment methods quickly before an infestation becomes too large to control effectively.