Odorous House Ant
Odorous House Ant on Aphid Infested plant.
The odorous house ant is one of the most difficult ants to control. They do eat baits which is very effective as long as there is no food source that is more appealing than the bait. Most of the old borate baits do not work very well. It seems that odorous house ants tend to live inside of wall voids. They are often in homes insulated to the “Good-Sense” standards. Read the rest of this entry »
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Do you see little ants running along your kitchen counter. If you drop some syrup or sugar on the counter the ants circle around it, fill up and then cart it off to their nest. You can probably follow them back to a crack or outlet the allows them to take it into the wall void. If you see this phenomenon, please give us a call at 457-4341 or call 1-800-828-5508. We have baits that really work. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tapinoma sessile
Odorous house ants are also known as “Sugar ants”. Tapinoma sissile is the scientific name for Odorous House Ants. This is an ant that is probably the most difficult to control. We usually need to do an Outside Perimeter Preventive Treatment (OPPT). Read the rest of this entry »
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Blue Atlas Cedar Touching the Roof
This Blue Atlas Cedar is touching the roof that can serve as a way for carpenter ants to get into the structure. Also Rats can get into the structure. The tree must be pruned at least four feet (4′) away from the structure. If you would like for Olympic Spray Service to do that pruning please call us at 457-4341 or 1-800-828-5508. Read the rest of this entry »
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Odorous house ants are also known as “Sugar ants”, “Piss ants” and many other names. Tapinoma sissile is the Scientific name for this ant. It is one of the most difficult of ants to control. Read the rest of this entry »
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An Outside Perimeter Preventive Treatment
An OPPT is an Outside Perimeter Preventive Treatment. This is a treatment applied to the outside foundation of the house to prevent organisms like ants, earwigs, millipedes, centipedes and other creepy crawlies from getting into your house. Read the rest of this entry »
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This picture shows an Outside Perimeter Preventive Treatment as done by Olympic Spray Service. We spray up under the siding and the foundation all of the way around the structure. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tapinoma sissile is the scientific name for Odorous House Ants. They are 1/16 to 1/8th inches long. They are also known as “sugar ants”, piss ants and many other names. They are not the problem; they are an indicator of a problem. The problem is moisture. Installing a HRV (Heat Recovery Ventilation system) is probably the best way to get rid of the excess moisture that may be in the home. Read the rest of this entry »
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If you are doing remodeling on your home and you find a nest of carpenter ants when you remove some drywall, get out the vacuum cleaner. Vacuum up all of the ants that you possibly can. This is a satillite nest. Unless there is a good amount of moisture present it will be too dry for a Queen Ants nest. There must be nearly 100% moisture for carpenter ant eggs to survive. There is no cuticle on the carpenter ant egg or the first instars of larval development. (The cuticle is a waxy material that keeps moisture inside of the ant.) After a few instars of larva development a cuticle will form, then they can be transported into a dry environment. Read the rest of this entry »
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