EXTERMINATION OF ANTS

Have you been annoyed by those fast and furious ants? If yes, then this for you! There is no specific place where ants live. In fact, they can live in every corner of the earth. Climate and environment hardly impact their survival. If you want an escape from those pesky nuisances forever then living inside the water is the only option.

Well, overall there is no way you can live on this planet without ants. However, there are several ways to prevent their entry and control their population. Let us see how you can do that. First of all look at some interesting facts about ants.

Ants are very fascinating

They love greenery. Yes! That is true your indoor plants and green lush garden can allure ants.

They always move in a row called scent trails, to save themselves from any danger.

The moist environment can home ants colonies. Your leaky pipe can be one of their homes.

- They release a chemical called pheromones that help them to communicate with each other.

How to get rid of ants?

There are many treatments available against ants. Although you can use several remedies to get rid of ants, that may not yield permanent results. You must have seen ants around food. That is actually true! ants can go anywhere where there is food available for them.

The issue with this is they carry germs and bacteria with them and can contaminate your food as soon as they touch it. Therefore it is very important to take some professional advice from Pest Control in Athelstone if there are ant infestations in your house. Let us see what steps professionals follow to eliminate ant infestations.

Inspect and Identify

As soon as pest control Athelstone arrives at your home, they inspect every corner of your house. It is very important to look for their nesting sites along with the species of ants. Identification makes the task to tackle ant infestations somewhat easier.

Evaluation

Once they are done with identification and inspection. They proceed to dig more about the type of infestation and also they take note of the client. It is necessary to know about clients before planning treatment against ant infestations. Some techniques can be harmful to kids and pets, therefore caution is important.

Treatment

Pest control services in Athelstone use organic insecticides against ants. Along with that, they prefer to use baits. Baits can be one of the most effective ways to treat ant infestations. In this technique, professionals keep baits at different locations of your house. Especially in and around areas where ant visits are very common. Once the worker ants feed on those poisoned baits, they spread the venom to their whole community. Eventually, they all die to the same fate.

Conclusion

Ants can be prevented if you keep your house clean. Especially your kitchen countertops should be wiped out, even a single food crumb that is left behind can invite the whole army of ants in no time. Along with cleaning you should also make sure that your food items are kept in tightly sealed jars. Kitchen and dining areas are not the only concerns but you can also get an ant attack if your plumbs and pipes are leaking.

If it is so, make sure you repair them as soon as possible. Prevention is always good in the case of ants because exterminating them can really be a very hassling process. Killing them may take days or weeks but preventing them from entering your house would hardly take a few hours.

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