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Carpenter Ant Control in North Texas
Coarse sawdust under a window sill means excavation upstairs. Our carpenter ant control keeps North Texas structures intact by finding the wet wood, treating the galleries with non-repellents, and putting the moisture fix in writing.
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◉ Carpenter Ants · DFW
Carpenter ant trail
on crape myrtle
on crape myrtle
Follow it to the nest
Overview What is Forterra's carpenter ant control service?
Forterra Carpenter Ant Control traces the trail to the nest, in a wall void, moist wood, or the crape myrtles just off the house, treats it directly, and corrects the moisture behind it, all handled under the quarterly plan from $49/month with an initial service from $149. When the evidence points to termites instead, we identify that on the spot and quote the right treatment rather than the convenient one. Money-back guarantee, TPCL #850046.
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"Chad came out and assessed the situation of carpenter ants I was having and was able to treat all around my house and yard and I haven’t seen an ant since! Highly recommend them if you have any pest control needs or concerns!"
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"Cody always takes good care of the grounds. I appreciate you Cody!"
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"(Translated by Google) Cesar from Forterra came to service my house, and as always, he did a thorough and efficient job. I've been a customer of this company for several years now; their communication is fast, clear, and professional. (Original) Cesar de Forterra vino a servir mi casa y como siempre haciéndolo a conciencia y eficaz. Ya llevo varios años siendo clienta de esta compañía, comunicación rápida, clara y profesional."
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"Great job! Thank you"
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"Ryan was great!"
Service area
Structural ant work, DFW-wide.
Moisture-damaged wood shows up in every zip code. Carpenter ant crews cover all six counties out of Southlake, Dallas and Aubrey.
ON THE ROAD
You'll spot our trucks across DFW, branded and driven by our own licensed W-2 technicians. All of our trucks have cameras and GPS devices installed because we take careful driving as seriously as we take pests.
HQ Southlake
Forterra Pest Control
935 S Kimball Ave Ste. 162
Southlake, TX 76092
Serving: Southlake, Grapevine, Colleyville, Keller, Trophy Club, Westlake, Roanoke, Fort Worth, Arlington, Mansfield, North Richland Hills, Watauga, and more
Pest control in Southlake, TX → 2 Dallas
Forterra Pest Control
8300 Douglas Ave Ste. 800 - #802
Dallas, TX 75225
Serving: Dallas, Highland Park, University Park, Preston Hollow, Lakewood, Richardson, Plano, Sunnyvale, Forney, Addison, and more
Pest control in Dallas, TX → 3 Aubrey
Forterra Pest Control
9053 Ike Byrom Rd Ste 2C
Aubrey, TX 76227
Serving: Aubrey, Prosper, Frisco, Celina, Little Elm, Providence Village, Cross Roads, Flower Mound, Lewisville, Justin, Highland Village, Denton and more
Pest control in Aubrey, TX → Know what you're seeing
Signs the ants are in the structure.
Carpenter ants excavate wood instead of eating it, and colonies work quietly for months before damage shows. These are the tells that they are already inside.
01
Piles of coarse frass
Cone-shaped piles of rough sawdust mixed with insect parts appear below kick-out holes near baseboards, window frames and deck joists. DFW's subterranean termites leave no droppings at all, so sawdust piles here mean carpenter ants, their frass looks like pencil shavings.
Look here Baseboards · window sills · deck joists
02
Rustling inside walls
A mature colony excavating galleries makes a faint, dry rustling you can hear at night with your ear to the wall, loudest near moisture-damaged wood. Tap the wall and an alarmed colony gets briefly louder.
Look here Wall voids · window headers · roof eaves
03
Large ants after dark
Carpenter ants are Texas's biggest ant, up to half an inch, and they forage at night. Big dark ants crossing counters or walls in the evening, especially in spring, mean a nest is close.
Look here Kitchens · bathrooms · along fence tops
04
Winged swarmers indoors
Flying ants emerging inside the house, with pinched waists and uneven wings, mean a mature parent colony is splitting, and it is mature because it has been in the structure for years.
Look here Window sills · light fixtures · attics
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The identification that matters most
Carpenter ant or termite, the damage bill depends on it.
Both leave damaged wood and both swarm in spring, and homeowners mix them up constantly. The treatments are completely different, so this call gets made first, and the inspection that makes it is free.
Termites
- Mud tubes running up the foundation
- Hollow wood with soil and mud inside the galleries
- Mud tubes on foundations and walls, and no frass at all. DFW's subterranean termites do not produce it
- Straight antennae, uniform broad waist, pale body
Carpenter ants
- No mud tubes, they just walk in the open
- Clean galleries, smooth and sanded-looking inside
- Sawdust-like frass (coarser, wood-colored)
- Bent antennae, pinched waist, dark body
Why the moisture matters
Find the moisture, find the colony.
Carpenter ants live where the moisture is, so the treatment starts with the water and ends with the satellite nests. Killing foragers on the counter changes nothing.
Stage 01
01
Trace moisture
Wet wood is the map. We follow it.
Carpenter ants favor wood softened by moisture, leaky window headers, deck connections, roof eaves, bath traps. The inspection follows the moisture map, because that is where the galleries are.
Stage 02
02
Treat network
Parent colony, satellite nests, one connected treatment.
A carpenter ant infestation is a network. A parent colony, often outdoors in a stump or fence, plus satellite nests inside the structure. Targeted non-repellent treatment reaches the galleries and moves colony to colony. Killing foragers alone changes nothing.
Stage 03
03
Fix conditions
The moisture fixes are the prevention plan, in writing.
You get a written list of the moisture conditions we found, gutter overflows, grade-level wood contact, plumbing weeps, because treated wood that stays wet eventually invites the next colony.
Ready when you are. Real prices online in about 60 seconds, phones answered 24/7.
Your structure, up close
Moisture-softened wood is the map. Here it is.
Carpenter ants nest where water has already softened the wood. Every numbered point is a moisture story first and an ant story second.
Elevation view; numbers mark the moisture and excavation points.
- 01
Eaves and soffits
Overflowing gutters soak the soffit; softened framing here is prime satellite-nest wood.
- 02
Fascia and gutter line
The first wood wet in every storm, and the most common frass point we find.
- 03
Window frames
Failed caulk lets water into sills and headers; rustling here at night is diagnostic.
- 04
Weep holes and brick base
Foraging routes in and out of wall voids follow the brick line's openings.
- 05
Deck connections
The ledger board and rail posts stay damp against the house, classic parent-colony territory.
- 06
Porch posts
Ground-contact posts wick moisture year-round; probing them is part of every inspection.
The carpenter ant job
Forterra's carpenter ant process, step by step.
Structural pests deserve a process with no guesswork in it. This one starts with a fixed price and ends with the moisture fix documented.
- 01
Transparent quote
Start with the number. The online tool prices carpenter ant work in about a minute, and the phone team matches it. Structural jobs that need gallery work are scoped before the first visit, in writing.
- 02
First-visit inspection
The structure, attic, deck connections, stumps and fences are examined to confirm carpenter ants rather than termites, and to map both the nests and the moisture feeding them.
- 03
Treat the network
Gallery injections and non-repellent perimeter work that reaches the parent colony and every satellite, not just the ants you see.
- 04
Guaranteed results
Renewed activity between visits is treated again at no cost. Structural work is warranted in writing, with the money-back guarantee backing the service itself.
Frequently asked
Questions, answered plainly.
If you don't see yours, call (817) 665-6527 or text us, a human will answer.
Check the waist and the wings first. A termite swarmer is straight-waisted, with four matching wings far longer than its body; a carpenter ant is pinch-waisted with elbowed antennae and shorter wings. Debris helps too, coarse shavings-like frass means ants, mud tubes mean termites. Either way, a free termite inspection settles the question.
They damage differently. Termites eat wood; carpenter ants hollow it out for nesting, cutting smooth galleries through headers, joists and sills. A colony left alone for years weakens real structure, and because they prefer moisture-softened wood, the damage concentrates exactly where the house can least afford it.
Carpenter ants forage after dark, and the workers you see are a fraction of the colony. A few large ants in the kitchen every evening, especially in spring and early summer, is consistent with a satellite nest inside the structure and a parent colony within a few hundred feet.
Rarely with success. Sweet baits meant for sugar ants seldom interest carpenter ants long enough, sprays just kill foragers and warn the colony, and nothing on a shelf reaches galleries inside a wall header. Treatment that works targets the nests themselves, parent and satellites both.
Coverage starts with a written quote. Preventive work rides the quarterly plan while structural jobs get itemized on their own. Ongoing service runs $49 monthly with initial visits from $149, and the first visit confirms how many nests exist and where they sit.
Near you
Carpenter Ant Control, city by city.
Carpenter ant service by city, from crape myrtle rows to deck-heavy neighborhoods, each with its office.
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Starting at $49/mo
- ✓Quarterly Zero Gap treatment
- ✓50+ pests covered
- ✓Free re-treats between visits
- ✓Licensed W-2 technicians, never subcontractors
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Typical DFW home, 2,000–3,000 sq ft. Your price may vary.