Ant Pest Control in Houston

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Why Ant Control Is So Important in Texas

Ants are everywhere — from residential homes to commercial properties throughout Houston, Sugar Land, Cypress, The Woodlands, and Katy. While some ant species are relatively harmless, others can pose serious risks to your home, business, and family.

• Fire Ants: Known for their aggression and painful stings, fire ants can cause severe allergic reactions and are considered a public health threat in Texas.
• Carpenter Ants: Often mistaken for termites, these ants burrow into wood, threatening the structural integrity of buildings even though they don’t consume wood.

Why DIY Ant Control Often Fails

Ant infestations can be extremely difficult to manage without professional help. Ants are clever, resourceful, and highly adaptable. They can create intricate networks of nests and foraging trails in and around your property. Most over-the-counter sprays and baits only eliminate visible ants, leaving the hidden queen and colony untouched.

Generic treatments typically:

• Destroy a few foraging trails
• Leave the primary nest intact
• Allow the infestation to quickly return

How Hartz Pest Control Can Help

The pros at Hartz Pest Control have the tools, training, and experience needed to identify ant species, locate nesting sites, and implement effective, long-term treatments. Their technicians target the entire colony — including the queen — and can even schedule routine treatments with a service agreement to keep your home or business ant-free year-round.

Signs of a serious infestation:

• Ants trailing across countertops in broad daylight
• Continuous lines transporting food to hidden nests
• Persistent foraging in kitchens and pantries

You don’t have to live with ants invading your space. Hartz Pest Control offers prompt, professional ant control services in Houston, Cypress, Sugar Land, The Woodlands, and Katy, TX.

Identifying Ants in the Houston Area

The following list will assist you in identifying different ant species:

• Acrobat Ants: Many people mistake acrobat ants for carpenter ants, and only a close inspection of them will reveal their true identity. Their thorax contains two spines, and they are of equal size to one another. They are also very active in the day, whereas carpenter ants are not. Acrobat ants’ defensive posture is lifting their bodies into the air. While they can be found in trees, they will also come inside in the right conditions.
• Carpenter Ants: These practically nocturnal ants are large and dark brown, with nests situated near walls, ceilings, tree branches, hollow tree trunks and boxes. They are known to create linear trails along tree branches, fences and buildings. Their bites can be painful but will not cause a stinging sensation.
• Crazy Ants: These ants get their name because of their erratic behavior. They are a huge nuisance for Houston area residents and business owners and can be found in moist places such as bathrooms, kitchen sinks and potted plants.
• Fire Ants: The most common ant found in Texas is the fire ant, which is well-known for being highly aggressive when its large dirt mound nests are disturbed. Their sting is extremely painful, with many people suffering an allergic reaction. These ants can be recognized by their reddish-brown color. While they mostly stay outside, it’s not uncommon for them to retreat inside during the summer, looking for food and water when water sources are limited.
• Leaf-Cutting Ants: Leaf-cutting ants, which have long legs, spines on their body and are red/brown in color, are identified by their leaf-carrying behavior and crater-shaped mounds. They will carry back plant material and fresh-cut leaves to their nest, placing them in areas that allow fungus to grow.
• Odorous House Ants: Another commonly seen ant in Texas is the odorous house ant. These ants can be found in kitchens, looking for sweet food. Their nests can be found inside wall voids, bricks, stones and under mulch. When these ants are crushed, they give off a smell similar to licorice.
• Pharaoh Ants: The only ant type to have a nest inside is the pharaoh ant. They have a yellow/clear color and will make nests in wall voids and electrical boxes. Pharaoh ants look for high protein and high sugar foods.