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EXTERMINATEUR GATINEAU effectively eliminates carpenter ants that have invaded your home or business

Carpenter ant extermination in Val-des-Monts


You need to have an extermination of carpenter ants done in Val-des-Monts? EXTERMINATEUR GATINEAU offers professional and fast extermination services of these insects that are attacking structural timbers of houses and businesses.

Our company is a member of the AQGP group (Association québécoise de la gestion parasitaire) and our technicians use methods and techniques that comply with the protocols of the Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques. In addition, the pesticides we use are specifically approved for the extermination of carpenter ants and are more effective than those sold in stores.

Information about carpenter ants

The red carpenter ant and the black carpenter ant are two of the most common types found in Canada. The red carpenter ant has a dark brownish-black body, with a reddish-brown upper body. The black carpenter ant is dark brownish-black all over. Carpenter ants measure between 6 and 25 mm. A carpenter ant's body is divided into three segments, with a very slim waist separating the upper body and lower body. Adults are winged during the mating season. The insect's life expectancy is 7 years, and the queen lays hundreds of eggs each year. The colony can reach 2000 individuals in only 3 years.

These insects have their main nest outdoors in damp places such as rotting stumps or old barns. They can also invade residential and commercial buildings to create satellite nests. They prefer moist, decaying wood. Carpenter ants can signal a moisture problem, or wooden structures that are decaying. Carpenter ants can sneak through cracks or holes in doors and windows, foundation cracks, baseboards and telephone cables. They can also be brought into the house by firewood.

Colonies can nest in houses. Carpenter ants will settle in walls, floors and ceilings in a nest (or nests) of several hundred ants. In commercial establishments, they nest in damp and sparsely frequented areas.

Why are carpenter ants so dangerous?

Carpenter ants can cause serious damage to the wooden structures supporting your home or business, as well as door and window frames. They dig long tunnels called galleries in the soft and damp wooden beams of the structure, leaving behind piles of sawdust-like borings.

Their presence therefore indicates a problem of elevated moisture, water leakage through ceilings or foundations, or even wood rot. It will therefore be necessary to remedy the situation to avoid a future infestation of carpenter ants. Furthermore, cracks or holes through which carpenter ants can enter must be properly caulked.

Carpenter ant extermination in residential environment

For the extermination of carpenter ants in Val-des-Monts, do business with professionals. The EXTERMINATEUR GATINEAU team will completely eradicate carpenter ants that have taken up residence in your home, by using registered and approved pesticides that are specifically designed for carpenter ants. These products are safer and more efficient than products sold in supermarkets.

Our certified and trained technicians will be able to locate the main nest and all satellite nests, then they will propose the most appropriate solutions for your particular situation (size and location of the colony, children and animals in your home, etc.) Each case is different and requires specific treatments.

Our exterminators may recommend a pesticide treatment to be applied around the outside of your house or business to prevent a future infestation. This will be done by using compressors to spray the product into the smallest gaps which is very effective in keeping ants at bay.

Carpenter ant extermination in a commercial environment

For the extermination of carpenter ants in commercial establishments (restaurants, hotels, etc.), our technicians use biopesticides specifically designed for the extermination of carpenter ants in commercial environments. For restaurants or food processing companies, special precautions should be taken before and after spraying the product (covering food and kitchen accessories, cleaning surfaces, etc.)

Contact EXTERMINATEUR GATINEAU

Contact our exterminators as soon as possible for the extermination of carpenter ants. An infestation of multiple nests can occur in a very short period of time which is more difficult to control. Acting quickly will also prevent damage to the wooden structure of your home or business.

EXTERMINATEUR GATINEAU serves the city of Val-des-Monts and surrounding cities. We are also pleased to offer a free quote!

Téléphone : 819 669-1500