Ants
Ants
Ants are common everywhere and can become pests once they come into homes searching for food. They are most commonly attracted to sweet, high sugar foods. When garden ants are foraging for food they can become a real nuisance, often walking over unpleasant and dirty surfaces while they are searching for food sources. Most people are not willing to accept this in their homes and want to get rid of this pest.
Ants are easily recognisable although most people are not aware that it is only
the worker ants they usually see. Male and female ants are produced at particular times of the year. Winged ants, often called flying ants, are commonly seen during the summer.Worker ants are usually 2 to 5mm long and are a black or brown colour. Female and male ants are generally larger in body size than the worker ants with the females around 6.5 to 10mm and the male ants 3.5 to 4.5 mm.
You will generally find ants nests in dry earth around plant roots, with sandy soil in particular attracting colonies.
The sand used in house foundations, garden paths and patios forms a good site for the queen ant to start a colony. Nests are increasingly being found inside the walls of properties (cavity walls, for example). Once a colony develops it can be difficult to get rid of.
The ants found indoors are usually worker ants, which are foraging for food for the queen and the grubs. They have found that buildings inhabited by humans are a good source of provision, particularly sweet or sugary items. Athough it is unpleasant and a nuisance to find a large number of them in your home, black ants do not transmit any serious diseases.
Ants - Treatment
Ant Treatments are often quite straight forward. Residual insecticides, usually sprays and dusts are the normal treatment for ants. In houses we normally need to treat the kitchen and the garden areas where the ants may have originally found their way in.
As with all GHH Pest Control treatments, we will leave a report with you with details of any treatments and recommendations. If a follow up visit is likely to be needed, we will arrange a suitable date and time with you. Generally this will be about a week or two later and sometimes a second treatment is required, especially with ants.
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