“Carpenter ants are adept at chewing through all types of wood as long as they’re not treated or pressure treated. So, they can chew through sound wood to create their galleries, but it is a ...

The carpenter ant isn’t the only black kind, of course. Carpenter ants are often confused with the black garden ant, aka the common black ant (Lasius niger). A few dead giveaways make it easy to ...

Carpenter ants, which include more than a thousand species ... which some experts believe constitutes a colony “memory.” This kind of communal knowledge is essential for defense, so ants ...

“Most types aren’t going to come into our houses ... All ants like moisture, and carpenter ants excavate soft, water-damaged wood and can cause further structural damage to your home.

Ozaki, 67, and other team members tested 35 types of pheromones ... Ozaki said the Japanese carpenter ant pheromone likely led the South American ants to assume the presence of a dominant foe ...