Ant Control Professionals

Ants live in underground as well as above-ground colonies. Destroying the colony is critical as well as killing the ants outside the colony that are foraging for food. Ants are most active from spring through fall. The most common ants we exterminate in the Wayne, NJ area are House Ants or also known as Sweet Ants, Little Black Ants, Pavement Ants, Argentine Ants, Field Ants, and Pharaoh Ants. The most effective ant control solution is to use an ant treatment program by a professional pest control company. Mrs. Bzzz has treated and exterminated ants for northern New Jersey homeowners for over 25 years. Call us today to effectively handle your ant control problems.

How Did I Get Ants?

Ants can enter your house, condo, apartment through cracks around windows, doors, and foundations or virtually any small opening to your home. Once inside they look for a food and water source. They will build a nest in a wall void and become a problem. 

Why Is It So Difficult to Get Rid Of Ants?

To eradicate ants you need to locate and destroy the nest. The ants you see most often are worker ants that forage for food. They may travel significant distances to get into your home for food. Killing those ants is futile. These ants leave a chemical or pheromone trail that other ants will follow to your home. You will be fighting an ongoing battle. It is best and safest to hire a reputable pest control company to locate the ant nest and exterminate the ants as well as help identify the source for the infestation.

What Are the Signs of An Ant Infestation?

Most often it is simply visual notice of multiple ants in your home.

How Can I Prevent Ants from Returning?

As a leading ant exterminator in Wayne, NJ, Mrs. Bzzz will help educate you regarding an ant control program to help prevent a repeat infestation as much as possible as well as steps you may take to deter ant invasions. We offer many different programs and treat a variety of pests including bees, spiders, mice, and much more.

For professional ant control services in Wayne, NJ, or the surrounding area, contact the pest control experts at Mrs. Bzzz at (877) Mrs-Bzzz. Our goal is for you to be safe and comfortable in your home.

5 Types Of Ants Found In Wayne, NJ

Ants

Size: slightly bigger than 1/8”
Color: light yellowish brown to almost dark brown
How to Recognize: When viewed from above, the abdomen has a distinct heart shape
Habitat: Outdoors– stumps, hollow trees, or firewood, under yard debris or other materials. Indoors– in walls or ceilings, old termite or carpenter ant nests, or within soft materials like foam insulation
Behavior: The name is derived from the habit in which they arch their abdomen over their thorax when they are agitated feed on a wide variety of live or dead insects, and the ants may even create shields of plant material over their food, protecting it from other predators.

Argentine

Size: 1/11” – 1/10”
Color: Brown
How to Recognize: Trail in large numbers and develop super-colonies that spread across large areas
Habitat: Nest under heavy leaf litter, under wood on the ground, at the base of trees, in planters and mulch.
Behavior: Very aggressive–can drive most other ant species out of their territory

Carpenter

Size: ¼” to ½”
Color: Black
How to Recognize: Their large size makes them easier to identify
Habitat: Nest in dead portions of trees, stumps, or logs, and invades homes in search of food.
Behavior: Do more damage to sound undamaged wood, than to old wood. They don’t eat wood, but carve out smooth galleries in wood for nesting, often are so smooth, they appear to have been finished by sandpaper.

Odorous House Ant

Size: 3 mm have a single node that is tucked closely against the front of the abdomen
Color: Shiny black to dark brown
How to Recognize: They have a single node that is tucked closely against the front of the abdomen.
Habitat: Outdoors they make shallow soil nests under any material on the ground, within hollow trees, or in any other cavity available. Indoors they nest in wall voids, under insulation in crawl spaces, or within cavities in the wood
Behavior: The name is derived from the strong odor given off when the ants are crushed, said to resemble rotting coconuts. Workers are all the same size and forage in long, distinct trails

Pharoah

Size: 1/12” to 1/16”
Color: Red to yellowish
How to Recognize: Small with two nodes. The Pharaoh ant’s antenna has 12 segments and ends in a three-segmented club.
Habitat: Wall voids, cabinets, boxes of food, and any accessible small crevice spaces; are known to invade sick rooms and feed on blood plasma and wound dressings.
Behavior: Colonies have multiple queens and can split into small groups, spreading very rapidly.

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