Stop ant trails at the colony with safe, lasting treatments for your home and yard.
A single ant on the counter usually means there are many more close behind. Ants send scouts to find food, then leave a scent trail for the rest of the colony to follow. That is why a few ants in the morning can turn into a long line across your kitchen by lunch.
Alabama is home to several kinds of ants that cause trouble for homeowners. Fire ants build mounds in lawns and flower beds and deliver painful stings when disturbed. Carpenter ants tunnel into damp or damaged wood around windows, decks, and rooflines. Smaller sugar ants and odorous house ants march inside looking for sweets, grease, and water, especially after heavy rain.
Spraying the ants you can see only kills the workers. The queen and the rest of the colony stay hidden in the walls, the soil, or under your slab, and the trails come right back. Real control means reaching the colony itself. Some ants, like fire ants, can even split into new colonies when they are disturbed, so the wrong approach can spread the problem around your yard. Knowing which ant you are dealing with helps us pick the right treatment and put it where it will do the most good.
Empower Pest Solutions tracks ant trails back to where they start and treats the source with family- and pet-safe, odorless products. If carpenter ants are damaging wood, we may also suggest a look at termite control, since both pests go after wood. Want to set up service? Visit our contact page or give us a call.
We trace ant trails back to the entry points and the nest they come from.
We treat the colony and its entry points, including fire ant mounds in your yard.
Preventative plans help keep new colonies from moving in each season.
Store-bought sprays kill the ants you see, but the queen and most of the colony stay hidden. As long as the colony survives, new workers keep showing up. We treat the colony so the trails stop for good.
Fire ants sting when their mound is disturbed, and the stings are painful and can blister. Some people have allergic reactions. Keep kids and pets away from mounds and let us treat them.
Look for large black or red and black ants indoors, small piles of wood shavings near baseboards or windows, and faint rustling in walls. Carpenter ants prefer damp or soft wood, so check around leaks and rotted trim.
Yes. Our treatments are family- and pet-safe, eco-friendly, and odorless. We apply them where ants travel and nest, and we will let you know if there is anything to do afterward.
Call Empower Pest Solutions today and we will help you get your home back.
