With a name like carpenter ant, you would expect them to be helpful builders. You may even imagine them building out a nice addition for you and your friends for your deck. Sorry to break it to you, but this is not the case.
Carpenter ants love wood. They especially love soft wood. What carpenter ants do to a deck depends on how well-kept the wood is. With a nice, hardwood, they are going to be less inclined to stick around. When water gets into the wood, it is another story. It only takes a small crack in the seams or paint/varnish coating for moisture to soften up the wood.
Once the wood is soft, it is harvest and carpenter time for the carpenter ants. These destructive menaces get to work ripping and tearing out chunks of wood to make way for their galleries. These long runways allow for them to:
hide from predators
make and protect their eggs
raise their brood
store food
enjoy protection from the elements
What do carpenter ants do to a wood deck? They turn it into their home. Depending on which parts get the moisture softening, this can cause hundreds to thousands of dollars in deck damage.
With the protection of Rove Pest Control’s Carpenter Ant Crew, carpenter ants either find a new place to nest off the protected property or die. Save yourself the worry, and get your deck protected by Rove.
