Ant Control in Greensboro, NC — Ant Exterminators Who Go After the Colony

The ant behind most kitchen calls. Small (about ⅛ inch), dark brown to black, and they give off a rotten-coconut smell when crushed. They nest in mulch, under stones, in wall voids and under flooring, and they follow long, busy trails to sugar, crumbs and pet food. Colonies can have multiple queens and move nests quickly, especially when heavy rain floods them out of the soil. We use slow-acting, non-repellent baits and treatments that workers carry back to the nest.

The black carpenter ant is the most common carpenter ant in North Carolina and the largest ant you'll see indoors, with workers ranging from about ¼ to ⅝ inch. Carpenter ants don't eat wood, but they tunnel through it to build nests, usually in wood that's already damp: window sills, porch framing, rotted fascia, hollow tree limbs and wood touching soil. A mature colony often has a main nest outdoors and satellite nests inside the house. Seeing large black ants in your home at night, or finding piles of coarse sawdust, is worth a call right away.

Reddish-brown ants that build dome-shaped mounds in sunny lawns, along driveways, around AC pads and in ball fields. Guilford County sits inside North Carolina's imported fire ant quarantine zone. Fire ants are aggressive when disturbed, and each sting usually turns into an itchy white pustule within a day. They can also pack into electrical boxes, AC units and pool equipment. We use the two-step method recommended by NC State Extension: bait first, then treat surviving mounds directly.

Small, dark ants that nest under slabs, sidewalks, driveways and patios. You'll notice little piles of sand or soil pushed up through cracks, and in spring they can swarm and come indoors through slab expansion joints. Common in slab homes and newer subdivisions.

Named for the way they lift their heart-shaped abdomen over their back when disturbed. Acrobat ants nest in damp or damaged wood, old carpenter ant or termite galleries, foam insulation and around windows and door frames. They often point to a moisture problem in the structure.

An invasive ant now found in most of North Carolina's counties. They're slender, shiny dark brown to black with orange-tinted legs, and they nest in damp mulch, rotting logs, stumps and leaf litter. Their sting is painful, and NC State Extension notes that allergic reactions can be serious for some people. They don't follow scent trails the way most ants do, so standard ant baits often fail, and they need a targeted plan.

Tiny, shiny black ants that trail along baseboards, counters and window frames and nest in lawns, walls and woodwork. We also handle Argentine ants and other species that turn up in kitchens and landscaping.

Tiny yellowish ants that nest deep indoors near warmth and moisture, most often in apartments, hospitals, nursing homes and other large buildings. Spraying pharaoh ants causes them to "bud," splitting into several new colonies. They must be treated with baits only.