Foraging ants (Eciton drepanophara) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The crazy Raspberry ant is very pervasive and can cause many problems. They can displace other ants, insects, and wildlife. They can cause factory systems to shut down. They can contaminate water sources. They have even cause a few traffic problems when shorting out stop lights. They are indeed a nuisance pest.

Can Houston Exterminators get rid of raspberry ants?

Per a local new station, “Raspberry ants are uncontrollable.” The ants invade by the thousands. Treating yourself may provide temporary relief, but they keep coming back. One man reports that he sprays and every night he finds thousands of more dead ants. They just keep coming. They are attracted to your water supply, sugar, and climate controlled shelter. If they get in they will quickly multiply producing thousands of more ants every day. As they spread, they leave pheromones that attract more of their kind. Yes, its not a pretty sight and yes they are difficult to get rid of.

Seth, Bulwark Manager in Houston, Says He Can Do It.

While the raspberry ant isn’t an easy job to take on, it is something that can be controlled. “We have hundreds of successful cases of controlling these difficult ants, right here in Houston. It’s not easy, but with the right product and a dedicated team it can be done.” Bulwark isn’t the only pest control company that would disagree with the reporters stance on controlling raspberry crazy ants. There are other Houston exterminators that have successfully tackled the raspberry ant problem. “It would be a lie to say that others can’t do it. But I can only speak for my own track record.”

Houston Ant Control for Raspberry Ants

You can identify raspberry ants by their spastic walk. They almost look like they are dancing or having convulsions. Crazy is a very good description of them. But not to confuse other black crazy ants with the raspberry ant. Regular crazy ants have longer legs than the raspberry ant. The best treatment plan applies products that will slowly kill of the colony. If you kill of the colony too quickly then you will never get the queen or queens, raspberry ants have more than one queen. Killing off the queens is key to successful Houston ant control.

Crazy Ants Moving Through Out Texas

Raspberry ants may have started in Houston of the docks of a few ships, but they have spread across the state and state lines. Currently, Raspberry ant problems are being found in Georgetown and Round Rock. They are spreading and as a whole, they are probably impossible to control and contain at this point.

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Ants in amber, found on Mombasa Island, on display at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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This just in from our Austin Pest control team…

“What ant would try to weather an Austin winter without a little food storage? You would have to be a crazy ant!”
Quoted from Austin we have an Ant Problem – Austin Pest Controller

Sure laugh it up over in Austin where you don’t have a rasberry crazy ant problem!

But I am sure you won’t be laughing for long.  The rasberry crazy ant is about 90 miles from San Antonio and heading your direction Austin, TX.  And I know it’s about that scary Halloween time right now, but this isn’t a Trick or Treatment. Like one wicked stage blogger wrote…. “A BAD HORROR FILM”

“It does almost sound like a bad horror film. …they came off a ship…wander randomly… shorting out electrical boxes and screwing up computers!!! …They’ve been doing their thing in that area (Houston) since 2002 and folks are working on finding a way to get rid of them, but it isn’t easy!”

Crazy ants require that homes and buildings keep up a constant barrier (i.e. Bulwark).  Crazy Rasberry Ants attack by the billions. If your neighbor has them then good luck trying to protect yourself with a do-it-yourself ant control bait.  This pest is giving many professional exterminators a run for their money.  In fact, the resident pest control experts on rasberry ants are picking up accounts left and right from companies that can’t get rid of rasberry ants.

So how do you get rid of rasberry ants?  How do you get rid of crazy ants?  How do you get rid of carpeter ants?  How do you get rid of any and all ants?

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Ants are here! The 2009 ant season is in full force, and unfortunately will get even worse in the next month or two. Texas Fire Ants, the recent Raspberry Ant Phenomenon, carpenter ants, They are all out and marching toward your home. How do they get in? How do you get rid of ants? Well the following video will explain a little about ant colonies… It’s not action packed but it will tell you why ants walk in a line and how ants build super highways into your home.

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Opened up a switch plate on a kitchen light switch…found quite a bit of sawdust inside. Worried about carpenter ants. Have not seen any ants in my kitchen, just little tiny mite-like things. -Jeff E.

Jeff it sounds like you may have two separate problems all together.  If you squish the mites and they leave a red mark then they could be red spider mites.  If you clean out the saw dust tonight and it returns tomorrow then you have something actively damaging your wood.  Carpenter ants will leave sawdust. Carpenter Bees leave sawdust as well.  Termites don’t leave sawdust as they actually consume the wood.  You will want to check around the outside of your home for the carpenter ants.  Its possible that the saw dust could be from a previous infestation if this is the first time you have seen it.

But with that said, the best thing to do to get rid of an existing infestation is a whole house clean out.  And you should maintain a barrier to keep the bugs from coming back.  Ant trails can last up to a year, so just because they are not there now doesn’t mean they won’t return. Maintain a protective barrier is key to keeping your home pest free.

Hi, my name is Brian and I am writing this to inform you of the recent ant activity in the Houston area. Here at Pest Control Houston, we have noticed a dramatic increase in calls and emails for help with ants. Here are a couple of email calls for help:

“Ants surrounding house and beginning to come inside.”

“Since we moved into our new home we tried to get the ants under control. But as soon as we destroy ons hill, they just build another one. There are ant holes and hills all over the yard. We tried natron allready and hot water but nothing helps.”

“This is a rental home of mine and the tenants are having an ant infestation that I need to get a quote on and taken care of as soon as possible.”

If you have noticed similar problems, we can help. Call us today. We are 94% recommended and 100% guaranteed. We look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks,
Brian