How bad can Carpenter ants possible be?

 

So, carpenter ants aren’t as bad as termites but how bad are they, well – left untreated, carpenter ants (that work non stop 24/7) can do a significant amount of damage to a home. Since carpenter ants don’t consume wood, they chew through the wood waste and produce a fine sawdust. Once the sawdust begins to buildup they push it out through small exit holes, and this is your clue that those carpenter ants are slowly destroying your walls, weakening support beams and cause a structure to warp. Carpenter ants prefer to nest in wet rotting wood but 5% of the time they will chew through clean dry wood. Carpenter ants often target exterior wooden structures such as the base of fence posts, on the supports for your deck or patio, on wood borders for flower beds, and more.​

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