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Ant Control

Protect your kitchen from contamination and your structure from expensive damage.

Structural Risk Food Contaminants

Identification & Behavior

Ants are highly social insects that live in massive colonies. In Ohio, the two most common problem species are Odorous House Ants (the tiny black ants often found in kitchens) and Carpenter Ants (large, black ants that damage wood).

When a scout ant finds a food or water source in your home, it leaves an invisible pheromone trail for the rest of the colony to follow. This is why a single ant can turn into a massive trail of thousands seemingly overnight.

The Hidden Threats

  • Food Contamination: Odorous house ants will crawl through garbage and then march directly into your pantry, spoiling food stores and creating unsanitary conditions.
  • Structural Damage: Carpenter ants don't eat wood; they excavate it to build their nests. Left unchecked, they can hollow out wall studs, window frames, and decks, causing thousands of dollars in hidden structural damage.

Why Bug Spray Fails

Spraying an over-the-counter bug killer on an ant trail only kills the "workers." Worse, the repellent chemicals can cause the colony to panic and split into multiple new colonies (a process called budding), multiplying your problem.

The COBE Eradication Strategy

We use advanced, non-repellent baits. The worker ants happily carry our bait deep into the wall voids directly to the queen. Once the queen is eliminated, the entire colony collapses permanently.

Seeing Ant Trails?

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