Foreign invaders! I went to a local home this week on a complaint that the eaves of the house were infested with termites. What I found was Argentine Ants, which look like many other types or species of ants. The difference being that Argentine Ant colonies are very large, have multiple queens, and will travel hundreds of yards from the nest in trails to infest your home and rob your pantry. In the case of the home I went to, they were infesting the wet, rotten wood in the eaves of the home. In my industry, they are one of the more difficult ants to eradicate from the home. They were first discovered about 30 years ago in Florida, and are believed to be imported here (like most other insects in the USA), Argentina being the primary source for these ants.

I arranged for one of our technicians to completely spray the outside of this home and the exposed eaves with a product called Termidor®. It is likely that a follow-up visit will be needed, since Argentine Ants are numerous and determined.

Joe Arceneaux, BCE