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Ten Fun Facts about Ants

Ten Fun Facts about Ants

When ants fight, it’s usually to the death! Worker ants in a colony are almost always female.  Male ants only live a short time, and their only job is to fertilize the queen’s eggs. Some queen ants can live for many years and produce millions of offspring! Ants leave...
Ants, not just a picnic pest

Ants, not just a picnic pest

Ants are among the most common household pests.  Ants also invade offices, restaurants, hospitals, warehouses and any other building they can find food and water in.  In addition to the peskiness and potentially destructiveness of the ants themselves, sometimes ants...
Eliminating Ant Infestations

Eliminating Ant Infestations

Our Sacramento pest control company recently got a frantic call from a woman who had put off dealing with an enormous ant infestation on a large crepe myrtle tree that hung over her driveway. On a recent rainy morning, she walked out through her garage to pick up the...

Ants Commonly Found in Northern California

Spring and summer is high season for ants and for ant pest problems in our California homes and gardens. There are about 300 species of ants here, but fewer than a dozen are common household pests in our area. One of the most common pests is the Argentine ant, a...