Carpenter ants hollow out damp or damaged wood rather than eating it, which means their presence often signals a moisture problem worth investigating too. Every Ant Control call in Gary starts with tracing the trail's direction rather than guessing, which is what keeps us from treating the wrong side of the colony.
A technician checks for carpenter ant frass and moisture damage in addition to standard trail mapping.


Our Ant Control crew is trained on species-specific colony behavior, not just surface spraying.
Ant calls get same-day scheduling in most cases, since trails often mean a colony has already found a reliable food source.
You'll know the full cost before any bait station or barrier spray goes down.
Our toolkit includes species-specific bait formulations, since carpenter ants and odorous house ants respond to different attractants.
We trace frass (wood shavings) piles back to the actual nest location, often inside a wall void or damaged sill plate.
We use non-repellent bait specifically because a startled odorous house ant colony can split and multiply the problem.
We treat expansion joints and slab edges directly, which is where pavement ant colonies typically establish.
Fire ant mounds get direct mound treatment plus a broader yard bait application to catch satellite colonies nearby.
Commercial accounts get documented service visits with bait station placement suited to kitchen and retail environments.
We reapply perimeter barrier on a recurring schedule to keep new ant activity from re-establishing.

Call +1-866-315-0243 and describe the trail location — kitchen counter, foundation, or yard mound — for the right Gary dispatch.
Our mobile units stock separate bait types for carpenter, odorous house, pavement, and fire ants.
We trace the trail, identify the species, and quote a flat price covering interior and exterior treatment.
Guarantee coverage means continued trail activity after the guarantee window gets a free re-treatment.
Carpenter ants turned out to be nesting in a water-damaged window sill we didn't know about — the technician caught it during inspection.
Fire ant mounds near our kids' swing set got treated same-day, which was a huge relief given how close they'd built to the play area.
Having a documented ant program helped us pass our last health inspection without issue.
Pavement ants kept coming up through a crack in our patio slab every summer until the perimeter treatment finally sealed that off for good.

Nex Pest Control dispatches ant-specialized technicians throughout Gary and nearby communities, with species-specific bait stocked on every vehicle. Whether you're dealing with a single trail or a full yard of fire ant mounds, the same crew and pricing structure applies everywhere we service Gary.

Surface spray kills visible ants but rarely reaches the actual nest, so the trail usually returns within days.
Yes — while they don't eat wood like termites, nesting in structural wood can still cause damage over time if left untreated.
Yes, when placed correctly by a technician, bait stations are designed to keep product contained and inaccessible.
Most trails noticeably decline within one to two weeks as the bait works through the colony.
Yes, fire ant mounds get direct mound treatment plus broader yard bait to catch connected satellite colonies.
Yes, we use bait placements and monitoring schedules suited to food-service environments and health code requirements.
Call +1-866-315-0243 for a same-day inspection and flat-rate quote.
Call +1-866-315-0243