Ant Control in Port Moody
Burnaby Mountain border, Burrard Inlet corridor, Pleasantside older homes

Yes. Burnaby Mountain Park's large carpenter ant population forages outward year-round into adjacent Pleasantside and Murray Hill residential. The mountain will always produce ants; the question is whether your building has accessible entry points and moisture conditions that sustain a satellite nest.

In 1960s to 1980s Pleasantside homes with crawl spaces, moisture-softened floor joists from accumulated wet-winter moisture are the most common carpenter ant establishment site. Crawl-space inspection with moisture readings is the starting point before treatment scope is set.

Yes. Cottonwood and alder along the Rocky Point shoreline and inlet margins are prime carpenter ant harbourage. Properties near the inlet see year-round foraging from the riparian tree populations.

If the branch reaches the roofline, trimming is part of the management approach. Carpenter ants use canopy access from trees to the building — branch trimming alongside exclusion of attic or soffit entry points gives the best long-term result.

Trail concentration, frass accumulation in specific wall or crawl-space areas, and moisture readings pointing to soft wood in particular locations all indicate an internal nest versus an external foraging trail.

Typically one treatment visit plus a follow-up four to six weeks later.

Treatment targets ants. Moisture remediation is a separate scope. We note conditions in the inspection report.

Recurrence near Burnaby Mountain Park and the Burrard Inlet corridor is expected without exclusion — the external source populations are large. Exclusion alongside treatment gives the most durable result on Park-adjacent and inlet-adjacent properties.