Ant Control Services

• Fire ants. Fire ant colonies create painful stings and unsightly mounds throughout your lawn and landscaping areas. They can dominate outdoor spaces, building large mounds in yards and creating painful, dangerous stings that can trigger severe allergic reactions in sensitive individuals. 
• Carpenter ants. Carpenter ants target the wooden structures of homes and businesses, hollowing out galleries that weaken support beams, floor joists, and window frames over time. These destructive pests are particularly attracted to moisture-damaged wood, making them a serious concern for properties with plumbing leaks or inadequate ventilation.
• Pavement ants. These ants create extensive underground networks beneath driveways and sidewalks.
• Pharaoh ants. This species is known for contaminating food supplies, and colonies can spread harmful bacteria in both residential and commercial settings. 
• Acrobat ants. Acrobat ants nest in damaged wood and can establish multiple satellite colonies throughout your property. 
• Odorous house ants. As their name implies, odorous ants can release foul smells when crushed and create persistent indoor infestations.

Our ant control specialists have developed targeted strategies for each species commonly found in the Ardmore area, addressing their specific behaviors and colony structures. Understanding these distinct characteristics allows us to implement the most effective treatment protocols possible and promote lasting results.

How Seasonal Weather Affects Ant Activity

Our unpredictable weather patterns create unique challenges for ant control throughout the year, with each season bringing distinct behavioral changes that affect treatment timing and effectiveness. During the hot summers, when temperatures regularly exceed 90 degrees, most ant species become more active and aggressive in their foraging behavior, leading to increased indoor invasions as they search for water and air conditioning. Fire ants are particularly problematic during these months, as they expand their colonies rapidly and become more defensive of their territory, making outdoor activities dangerous for families and pets.

The transition periods between seasons can also be challenging. Spring warming triggers massive reproductive flights where winged ants swarm to establish new colonies, while fall cooling drives existing colonies to seek shelter inside homes and businesses. Winter rarely provides the sustained cold temperatures necessary to kill ant colonies, allowing them to remain active in heated structures and emerge stronger when spring arrives. Our treatment schedules account for these seasonal patterns, applying targeted interventions when ants are most vulnerable and before they can establish new colonies or expand existing ones.

Contact Environmental Pest Control today to request a consultation and discover how our year-round ant control programs can protect your property from ants through every season!