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How to Identify an Ant Infestation

House Ants and Carpenter Ants are the most common home invaders.

You can identify House Ants by their small black bodies. They are also known as Sugar Ants and are commonly found in kitchens and bathrooms. These ants can be a problem year-round but often become more noticeable during the spring and summer when temperature and groundwater levels rise. Determine if house/sugar ants are around by examining any exposed food left out, like dog or cat food.

Carpenter Ants are black, brown, or red ants found throughout your home. Unlike termites, they do not eat wood but hollow out beams to create colonies and nests. Carpenter Ants are giant and are often active at night, significantly damaging the structure of your home while you sleep.

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Tips for Preventing Ants

Clean up any crumbs and spills immediately.
Use vinegar-based cleaning products. They effectively eliminate the pheromone trails that ants leave behind.
Take out the trash frequently.
Store food in airtight containers.
Store food, including uneaten pet food.
Repair any holes or gaps around the exterior and interior of your home.
Mow the lawn and trim trees that surround the house.
Keep home foundation, mortar, and weather-protective measures up to date and repaired.

How My Pest Pros Helps Eliminate Ants

With over ten years of experience in this industry, we know what it takes when it comes to ant control, prevention, and protection. We use effective methods in Northern Virginia, Washington D.C., and Maryland.

Many products will eliminate the problem but not the source of the problem—the colony. Our trained professionals deal with various ant infestations. Their experience and expertise allow them to form an effective treatment plan.

My Pest Pros offers retreatment with any of our annual plans. Ants can sometimes require more than one treatment due to the colony's size, so My Pest Pros does recommend our affordable annual plan.

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First, Kayla (receptionist) was friendly and professional during the intake call on Friday to assess the problem, ask for the location of the hornet's nest, and provide an estimated time window on the next business day (Monday).  We requested a one-time service payment option by check. ... read moreOur family had a positive experience with My Pest Pros (MPP) in removing a large hornet's nest (soccer-ball size) from a tree just above the driveway of our townhome.  After looking at Yelp reviews and comparing vendors, I decided to try MPP as a first-time customer.  Lots of pluses.  



First, Kayla (receptionist) was friendly and professional during the intake call on Friday to assess the problem, ask for the location of the hornet's nest, and provide an estimated time window on the next business day (Monday).  We requested a one-time service payment option by check.  



Second, the staff person (Hunter) arrived on time (8:30am) and called me 15 minutes in advance.  He completed the job in about 40 minutes by spraying chemicals to reduce the number of live hornets, sawed off the entire branch of the crape myrtle tree, and then cleared the entire branch with the soccer-ball size hornet's nest attached.   



Third, he explained we were lucky the hornets were not bald-faced hornets (which continue to attack you even after the nest is removed).   Although it was $275 to complete the work, it was worth it to remove the hornet's nest and gain peace of mind.  We would use their services again! read less			
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