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Default Flying ants or termites?

On Apr 12, 11:45 am, ransley wrote:

Are they large, Carpenter ants can do alot of damage, they dont spread
like termites but they ruin wood like termites.


No, they spread faster than termites. The OP is most likely seeing
carpenter ants.

Carpenter ants, IME, run straight for the highest (and warmest) point
in the house, nest there and eat their way down.

Subterranean termites are not nearly so ambitious. They tend to
remain close to the ground and eat their way up, usually damaging
wooden foundation structure.

The problem with both is that not seeing them not having them.

The big problem with eradicating carpenter ants is that the PCO
rarely, if ever, treats the highest point of the structure where the
first nest is usually established.

They detect and avoid the applied pesticide so the homeowner doesn't
see them and thinks they're "cured".

The typical PCO very often just stresses the colony so it splits into
2 ensuring the potential of future business. Not necessarily by ill
intent, just ignorance.
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