ANTS: Pest Guide
Ant Infestation: Ant Control and Ant Treatment by Debug Pest Control Services
Argentine Ant Colonies
The Argentine Ants colonies can grow into a monumental size and colony borders cover their entire habitat region. The worker ant size for worker ants is about one-sixteenth of an inch, whereas queen ants are about one-eighth to one-quarter of an inch.
Habits
The Argentine Ants tend to cover larger distances than other ants in search of food and continuously leave trails along the path. These ant trails can be used to locate their nests. The ants generally prefer to eat sweets, but they eat anything such as meat, eggs, and fats.
Habitat
The Argentine Ants colonies generally tend to shift near wet environments in search of a food source. They live under soil, underwood, logs, debris, or mulch. It is important to inspect these areas properly to discover hidden ant nests and trails. These nests can be extensive ant colonies. The ants also tend to rest in the cavities at the base of trees and shrubs.
Threats
Argentine Ants do not cause any serious threat to one’s health and well-being.
Prevention:
The Argentine Ants are generally adapted to conditions that have sufficient presence of moisture. Therefore, it is extremely important to eliminate any standing water within our premises. The pests also tend to use tree branches to enter one’s home. Therefore tree branches must be kept away from homes. Also, one must ensure that firewood and other building materials are kept away from one’s home as pests tend to build their nests in such stacks of wood. Locating and eliminating the ant colony nests is crucial to prevent the growth of ant colonies.
Carpenter Ants
Carpenter Ants are large black-colored ants that are commonly found in woods. These ants tend to live in old wooden logs and timber. Some species of carpenter ants also tend to live in trees or hollow stems of weed. They got their unique name due to their ability to excavate wooden pieces to build their nest.
Habits
The Carpenter Ants are generally nocturnal and prefer to hollow out their nest in softened wood or partially decayed wood. Their nests are called galleries. These galleries tend to have a cleaner and sandpaper-like appearance. The ants usually try to come into buildings through cracks near doors, windows, and holes or wires. Using specific, ant prevention and control methods is crucial to manage Carpenter Ant infestations effectively.
Habitat
Carpenter Ants tend to build their nests outdoors in remote locations such as tree stumps, tree bark, etc. They tend to enter the home through wet and damaged wood.
Threats
The Carpenter Ants tend to damage wood and thereby cause significant damage to the property. Carpenter Ant infestations can cause significant damage to wooden structures.
Prevention:
Carpenter Ants tend to grow near water sources, areas with moisture, and standing water. Such areas need to be identified and eliminated at the earliest to prevent carpenter ants accumulation. The Carpenter Ants also tend to grow under little cracks and openings around the house, and the house owner must verify that no such issues have developed. Professional ant treatment is necessary to effectively eliminate Carpenter Ant colonies and prevent future infestations.
Odorous House Ants
Odorous House Ants live both outdoors and indoors. As the ants lent out a strong smell when crushed, it is known as Odorous House Ants.
Habits
The Odorous Ants tend to eat sweets and regularly forage in search of food particles. They usually tend to move along a fixed path in pursuit of food. Odorous House Ants can be controlled using specific ant baits placed along their trails.
Habitat
The Odorous Ants tend to live in both indoor as well as outdoor conditions. The Ants tend to live in shallow soils below stones, boards, and debris and invade houses and buildings during the rainy season. Various ant species, such as carpenter ants, Argentine ants, and pavement ants, can be found in similar habitats. Identifying the specific species is crucial for effective pest control.
Threats
Though it does not cause much harm health-wise, they tend to contaminate food and must be kept away from kitchen rooms.
Prevention:
Since Odorous Ants enter the house using branches and shrubs, it is important that one must keep the shrub away from entry points the house. In addition, one must also clear out any grease or crumbs present on the kitchen floor, which helps prevent odorous ants from entering our homes. Using appropriate methods to kill ants is essential to prevent them from contaminating food.
Pavement Ants
As these ants build their homes near or under the cracks in the pavement, they are known as pavement ants. It is also known by Sugar Ant and is native to Europe and parts of North America.
Habits
The Pavement Ants, common ants tend to eat everything such as cheese, insects, seeds, meats, nuts, etc. Pavement Ants form large ant colonies that can be difficult to control.
Habitat
The Pavement Ants usually prefer to build their homes with minimal vegetation, mostly in urban areas and settlements.
Threats
The Pavement Ants tend to contaminate food particles and pose a serious threat to the person’s health. Effective ant control is crucial to prevent Pavement Ants from contaminating food.
Prevention:
To prevent Pavement Ants from coming into your homes, one must clean the kitchen floor to remove any grease, sugar, or crumbs. It is also quite important to seal up the cracks and crevices around your home’s windows, doors, and foundation. Specific methods to get rid of ants inside can include sealing cracks and using ant baits.
Red Imported Fire Ants
The Red Imported Fire Ants are likely the few ants only to be found in sandy regions and are most prevalent in Central South America. They tend to build fire ants nests in soil and can infest garages.
Habits
These ants tend to build large mound nests in sandy areas and bite human beings who come closer to their abode. Red Imported Fire Ants can cause severe ant infestations that require targeted pest control services.
Habitat
Red Imported Fire Ants tend to build their nest outdoors and in landscape areas and near a structural foundation.. Ant nest nests can be found deep inside the ground or in outdoor landscape timbers, and eliminating them completely can be challenging.
Threats
These ants tend to bite human beings when in close contact, which can sometimes cause excruciating pain. In addition, persons who are allergic to the sting tend to have a severe reaction to crazy ants.
Prevention:
As Red Imported Fire Ants tend to build their nests in sandy areas, such areas should be avoided, and one must exert better caution while visiting such places. In addition, the Internal cracks and crevices must be sealed to prevent entry. It is crucial to eliminate the ant problems entire colony to prevent the ants from relocating and causing further infestations.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions About Ant Control Services.
We handle various ant species including carpenter ants, pavement ants, odorous house ants, fire ants, pharaoh ants, and other ants. If you have a specific type of ant problem, please Debug Pest Control Services handle it. We have the right ant control solutions for your ant problems. Instead of DIY ant control methods, you can get rid of ants permanently.
Our treatment methods include a thorough inspection to identify the ant species and nest locations. It is crucial to search for ant nests around foundation walls, areas of vegetation, and mulch to discover hidden nests and trails. Ants are also known to have satellite colonies. Followed by targeted treatments using baits, sprays, and other control products, entire nest will be removed. We use environmentally friendly and safe methods whenever possible, and this is effective for common ant species.
Yes, the products we use for ant control treatment are safe for pets and children. We take extra precautions to apply treatments in a manner that minimizes exposure to humans and animals.
The duration of the treatment can vary depending on the extent of the infestation. Most treatments can be completed within a few hours, but some severe infestations may require multiple visits.
In most cases, you will not need to leave your home during treatment to kill ants. However, if a particularly strong ant control methods are needed, we may recommend that you, your family, and pets leave the premises for a few hours.
You may start seeing results within a few hours of treatment. However, it can take a few days to a couple of weeks for the infestation to be completely controlled, depending on the severity and species of ants. Different ant control methods take different duration to kill ants and show result.
