AMPM Exterminators Pest Control Services Insects and other household pests are a common problem for residents of Seattle and its surrounding areas. They infest throughout the year and once they invade a home or a commercial building, they contaminate food supplies, become a nuisance in people’s spaces, and cause some diseases that can endanger the health and well-being of a family. Initial Pest Control Steps When clients approach Seattle’s AMPM Exterminators for assistance in ridding their homes or commercial premises of any form of household pests, the first step that our technicians will do is to understand why the pest chose the client’s house and not that of their neighbor. In this case, AMPM Exterminators technicians will inspect the infested space with the aim of identifying the conditions that are conducive to the pests that have invaded a home or business premises. Once identified, such conditions will first be eliminated before any form of treatment is administered to clear a pest infestation. Common Pests that AMPM Exterminators Service in Seattle & Surrounding Areas Some of the pests that AMPM Exterminators has serviced in Seattle and the surrounding area include: •
Carpenter Ants • These are also known as Big Black Ants. • Their size ranges between 3.5 and 13 millimeters while the queen ant measure between 13 and 17 millimeters in length. • Compared to other ant species in the Pacific Northwest, carpenter ants are larger • They appear to have color combinations that range from brown, black to red. • Their antennas are segmented into 12 sections. • They do not have clubs and their thoraxes are not supported by spines. • Their upper sections are evenly rounded and their anal openings are round and hairy. • They emit a strong formic acidic odor. • Carpenter ants are known to cause damage to wood in homes • They prefer staying in decaying or moist wood because this is easy to excavate • On average, a colony of carpenter ants comprises up to fifty thousand workers while large colonies will have up to a hundred thousand workers.
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Odorous House Ants • These are also referred to as the little black sugar ants. • Odorous ants are tiny and measure about 2.5 millimeters in length. • These ants tend to nest outside the home or business premises. • They construct their nests using mounds of dirt. • They enter homes and buildings in search of food.