Ants Control Services
Ants are not supposed to be harmful. They are designed to clean our waste. They are considered a natural part of every ecosystem. But there are times when ants happen to directly interfere with human life and living areas.
They live in colonies and cooperate with their nestmates to perform specific tasks. A colony consist of worker ants/female ants, male ants and queens. The male ants fertilize the queens whereas females/worker ants are engaged in constructing nests, gathering food, tending the young etc. Worker Ants walk far away in search of food. They lay down pheromones or chemicals to determine their way back to the nest.
There are many types of ants that are commonly pestering. A few of them are Fire ants, Carpenter ants, Sugar ants, Pavement ants etc. These are different in how they infest our living space and need different strategies to eliminate.
There are ways we can temporarily dispose of the issue. But we need to make sure that the infestation does not come back. There are many species of ants that pose as pests. Some of them are very persistent.
Sometimes there is no option but to seek help from a pest control company than deal with the problem on our own.
Ants are always conscious about their territory. They also tend to extend themselves to a wider area. There are scout groups of ants set for this purpose. Their job is to find places for new nests and locate sources of food. Unlike other kinds of pests, ants use a different route to explore human territories. They are known to use inlet telephone cables, internet cables, wires and pipes as a path to your living area.
Once the scout ants report that our living space has things that they seek, it is only a matter of time before we will have to deal with the infestation. Sometimes these are very severe and make our own living space inhabitable.
Keep your living area clean. Make sure that dents and cracks where pests can flourish are dealt with. Make sure that food wastes are not unattended, clean food and edible spills, keep sugar and other sweet or attractive edible items in sealed containers.
Lack of food can be a good deterrent to ants. Also, try to use only your dining area for dealing with food. It is a common practice to use living space for eating. This can have a bad influence when ants choose to infest your place.
Unlike other pests that infest our living area, ants come in a huge number. We cannot use a flap to kill them. There are certain types of sprays that are available for households. But they can prove insufficient if the infestation is bad.
Professional companies ensure that they use the right combination of eco-friendly chemicals, either synthetic or organic as a spray to deal with such cases.
The ants available in huge numbers will then vanish or abandon their position. But understand that this is not always the best solution. Because these ants might have their nest somewhere far away and find their way back to the new place soon. They are safely far away and enter through wires or pipes that act as inlets to our space. The safe bet is to try and attack this nest if it is not far from the premises.
Unlike some other pests, ants cannot always be dealt with using insecticide sprays or gels. It is much more effective to use them as baits mixed with food. But be sure that they act slowly enough for the scout ants to report their existence to other ants in the colony. They will next come and fetch the bait in large quantities and take them to their nest. The insecticide should be slow enough for this to happen for a few cycles. After the entire nest is infected by the insecticide, there is a good chance of total elimination. It is important that the ant queen is affected and killed by the insecticide.