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The store-bought spray killed the ants you saw. Then more showed up three days later. That’s because the colony which can number in the tens of thousands was never touched. Forager ants are replaceable. The queen isn’t going anywhere until something reaches her. That’s the difference between what you’ve been doing and what professional ant control actually does.
In Corona, the conditions that drive ant problems are specific. The aging brick rowhouses along 108th Street and Corona Avenue develop gaps in mortar joints and foundation cracks over decades and pavement ants, which nest under sidewalks and building slabs, use those gaps as front doors. If your building shares a wall with the property next door, there’s a real chance the colony spans both. One-sided treatment doesn’t fix that.
Living near Flushing Meadows–Corona Park adds another layer. That 897-acre green space along Corona’s eastern edge is home to large outdoor ant populations that push into adjacent residential streets every spring. If you’re on the park-side of the neighborhood, your ant problem starts outside. Treating only the inside of your home is addressing half the issue at best. The right approach covers both and that’s exactly how we work.
Kingsway Exterminating is a family-owned company that has been serving the five boroughs of New York for over 40 years. That’s not a tagline it means we’ve treated ant infestations in Corona’s rowhouses, prewar apartment buildings, and multi-unit complexes through every season the borough has thrown at them. We know what these buildings look like from the inside, and we know where colonies hide in them.
We hold an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau of New York State, and every technician operates under full NYS Department of Environmental Conservation licensing. The materials we use are state-registered. The work is documented. You’re not taking a chance on someone unlicensed showing up with a can of spray you’re hiring a company that has earned its credentials and maintained them for four decades.
If you’re a renter in Corona dealing with a landlord who hasn’t acted, or a property owner with a building near LeFrak City or along Northern Boulevard, we work with both. Free estimates, no mandatory contracts, and someone answers the phone around the clock any hour, any day.
The first visit starts with an inspection. We’re looking at where ants are entering, what species you’re dealing with, and where the colony is likely nesting. In Corona’s older building stock, that often means checking foundation gaps, pipe penetrations, deteriorating mortar joints, and any moisture-damaged wood because carpenter ants, which are active throughout Queens, exploit exactly those conditions. The inspection shapes the treatment. We’re not applying a standard protocol to every home the same way.
From there, we apply materials that worker ants carry back into the nest and share with the colony. This is what actually eliminates the problem at the source rather than just knocking down the foragers you can see. For exterior colonies common in properties near Flushing Meadows–Corona Park or along the dense sidewalk corridors of North Corona we treat the perimeter and exterior grounds at the same time, because cutting off the outdoor source matters just as much as treating inside.
After the initial cleanout, we schedule follow-up visits. Weekly, every other week, or monthly depending on what your situation calls for. Ant colonies can have multiple queens and satellite nests, especially in attached rowhouses where the infestation spans more than one property. The follow-up isn’t a formality. It’s how we confirm the colony is fully gone and not rebuilding.
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Ant control in Corona isn’t a single-visit job, and we don’t treat it like one. Every service includes the initial inspection and treatment, scheduled follow-up visits, and exterior perimeter application where applicable. The materials we use are NYS DEC-registered state-regulated products applied in controlled, targeted amounts by licensed technicians. That matters in a dense, family-oriented neighborhood where children and pets are present in most households.
The species we most commonly treat in Corona include pavement ants the ones nesting under your sidewalk and entering through foundation gaps and odorous house ants, which are the most frequent kitchen invaders in Queens apartments. Carpenter ants are a more serious concern in older rowhouses, where moisture-damaged wood inside wall voids gives them everything they need to establish a colony that can quietly cause structural damage over time. If you’re in a multi-unit building, pharaoh ants are a particular risk they thrive in heated buildings year-round and spread aggressively through shared wall voids and plumbing chases.
Under the NYC Housing Maintenance Code, landlords are legally required to maintain pest-free conditions in rental properties. If you’re a tenant in Corona and your landlord hasn’t addressed the problem, you have options and we can work directly with you. For property managers handling multiple units, we provide documented treatment that satisfies compliance requirements. We offer a 10% senior discount for qualifying residents, and free estimates are available for every job before any commitment is made.
The most common reason is that the colony itself was never treated only the foragers were. Store-bought sprays and even some professional treatments target the ants you can see, but the queen and the bulk of the colony stay protected deep in the nest. As long as the colony is intact, it keeps sending workers out to forage. You’ll keep seeing ants until something reaches the source.
In Corona apartments, there’s an added layer to this. Many of the neighborhood’s buildings are attached rowhouses or multi-unit structures where a colony can span multiple properties through shared walls and shared foundations. If your neighbor has the same problem, treating only your unit creates a temporary fix at best. A thorough inspection needs to account for where the colony is actually nesting not just where the trail happens to be running inside your kitchen.
Yes and it’s worth understanding why professional treatment is actually safer than what most people do on their own. Over-the-counter aerosols are often applied broadly and repeatedly throughout living spaces, with no guidance on quantities or re-entry timing. Licensed technicians apply state-registered materials in controlled, targeted amounts the right product, in the right place, in the right quantity. That’s a fundamentally different approach than spraying a can of Raid along every baseboard in your apartment.
We use NYS DEC-registered materials on every job. Before we leave, we’ll walk you through any re-entry timing or household-specific precautions that apply to your situation. In a neighborhood like Corona where most households have children and many have pets, we take that conversation seriously. If you have specific concerns about a particular product or application method, ask we’ll give you a straight answer.
Carpenter ants don’t eat wood the way termites do they excavate it to build nesting galleries. The distinction matters because the damage is structural. In the aging rowhouses that line Corona’s residential streets, moisture-damaged wood inside wall voids, around window frames, and near plumbing penetrations gives carpenter ants exactly what they’re looking for. A colony can be active inside your walls for months before you notice any visible sign, and by then, meaningful excavation has already occurred.
The other thing that makes carpenter ants different is size and behavior. They’re larger than pavement ants or odorous house ants, and they’re often most active at night so you may hear them before you see them, particularly in quiet older buildings. If you’re seeing large black ants in your home between late spring and early fall, especially near windowsills, door frames, or areas with any history of water damage, that’s worth taking seriously. A professional inspection can confirm whether you’re dealing with a carpenter ant colony and locate where it’s nesting before the damage compounds.
Under the NYC Housing Maintenance Code and Local Law 55, landlords are legally required to maintain pest-free conditions in rental properties. An ant infestation is considered a violation of the warranty of habitability, and your landlord has a legal obligation to address it. If they haven’t responded to your complaints, you can file a complaint with the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development HPD inspectors can issue violations that carry real consequences for non-compliant landlords.
That said, you’re not required to wait for a landlord to act before getting help. We can work directly with tenants in Corona who want the problem addressed now, regardless of where things stand with building management. We’re also experienced working with property managers and building owners who need documented, licensed treatment to satisfy compliance requirements. If you’re in a multi-unit building and the infestation involves more than one unit, we can coordinate accordingly. Either way, you have options and a free estimate costs you nothing to find out what they are.
Ant activity in Queens typically ramps up in April and peaks through the summer months. Spring is when colonies expand after winter dormancy and scouts push out to find food and in Corona, rain events accelerate this significantly. When nests beneath sidewalks and building foundations flood, colonies relocate indoors fast. Given how much pavement and sidewalk coverage the neighborhood has, post-rain ant surges into ground-floor apartments and rowhouses are a predictable, recurring pattern every spring.
That said, ant season in Corona isn’t strictly seasonal for every species. Pharaoh ants in heated multi-unit buildings the kind common near LeFrak City and throughout the neighborhood’s apartment stock are active year-round because the building’s heat keeps the colony viable through winter. Carpenter ants are active through late fall. If you’re seeing ants, it’s the right time to call. Waiting until the problem worsens doesn’t save money it usually extends the timeline and the number of visits it takes to fully eliminate the colony.
Yes we offer a 10% senior discount on ant control services. Corona has a meaningful population of long-term residents, many of whom have lived in the neighborhood’s rowhouses and apartment buildings for decades. Older homes often come with older infrastructure aging mortar, settled foundations, and plumbing penetrations that have loosened over time and those are exactly the conditions that make ant infestations more persistent and harder to resolve without professional help.
The discount is a straightforward acknowledgment that fixed-income households shouldn’t have to choose between getting the problem properly handled and managing a tight budget. Combined with the free estimate which means no cost before you commit to anything it makes it easier to get a clear picture of what the job involves before any money changes hands. If you’re a senior homeowner or renter in Corona dealing with a recurring ant problem, call us and we’ll walk you through the options.
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