The carpenter ant is in the genus Camponotus which build their colonies in tunnels mined from damp, rotting or dry wood. They dig galleries into the wood grain (the softer part of the wood) to form their nests and make getting around the nest easier. Their galleries are not lined with mud or moist soil as termite galleries typically are. Once a new colony has established the ‘parent’ or main nest they begin to look to establish a satellite nest. The main nest contains a queen (or multiple queens), her brood, and workers. In the satellite nest there are workers, older larvae, and pupae. Workers create satellite nests when the parent nest become to large and they find another suitable nest that has a supply of food or water, which in our case is somewhere in our homes. One main nest may have several satellite nests and all of them maybe in one house. So the potential damage of carpenter ants will depend on the number and size of satellite nests in your home. The longer the infestation remains active the more potential damage may result.
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