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Carpenter ant damage in wood framing — Long Beach, California
Carpenter ants don't eat wood like termites, but they excavate smooth, clean galleries inside structural timbers to nest. Over years the tunneling weakens joists, sill plates, and window headers. You'll see small piles of fine sawdust (frass) below entry holes and hear faint rustling inside walls at night. A pest-control technician identifies the parent colony and satellite nests, applies targeted bait and non-repellent liquid treatment, and recommends moisture fixes that attracted the ants in the first place.
Who to call
For this problem in Long Beach, call a: Pest Control Technician
Find a Pest Control Technician in Long BeachSymptoms to look for
- Small piles of fine, sawdust-like frass on windowsills, baseboards, or floor
- Faint rustling or crinkling sound inside walls, especially at night
- Winged ants swarming indoors in spring or early summer
- Soft or hollow-sounding wood when tapped on sill plates or door frames
- Tiny round entry holes (pencil-eraser size) in wood trim or framing
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