Why your house has an infestation of ants, and what you can do to get rid of them?
Ants usually come indoors in search of food or nesting habitat. Even small amounts of food, like pet food crumbs, can attract hordes of industrious ants. You’ve probably noticed ants more commonly come indoors in summer – that’s largely because most insects are more active in the warmer months. Ants occasionally come inside in search of water, particularly during dry periods. In this case you may see them in bathrooms or other humid parts of the house. Heavy rains can also cause ant nests to flood and force them to relocate to nearby buildings, such as your house. Ants control activity should be handle by professional people if there is involvement of chemicals.
How do I get rid of Ants?
The first step ant control in your house is ensuring they don’t have access to food. Seal all food in airtight containers and clean behind the fridge and in the toaster. Do not leave pet food out longer than necessary. Also, ensure your bins are tightly sealed, and generally make sure there is no food around to entice ants.
Surface spray
Ant killer sprays kill on contact, but only about 20 percent of an ant colony will venture outside. This leaves the vast majority of the colony intact. This means more frequent re-treatment will be need to fully eliminate an ant problem.
Ant bait
Bait to be use for ant control. This is because most of the ants of the colony, including the queen, never leave the nest. Workers ants are responsible for foraging and feed for them. A sugary carbohydrate and toxic materials mis up to make ants baits. A common example is sugar and boric acid (which is highly toxic to ants and harmless to humans and animals in small amounts).
Baits with a transference effect should be placed in areas of high ant traffic so the worker ants can access the bait and carry it back to the nest, slowly poisoning the entire colony.