If you have seen an influx of ants enter into your house lately, you may have rushed off to get the sticky tape to stop them in their tracks. And while it was a good thought, the truth is, it might not be enough. When it comes to ants, there is often more than meets the eye – and it will likely take more than just some sticky tape to keep them out. Read on to learn more about how to get rid of ants in your home.
Debunking Ant Myths
One of the biggest hurdles getting in between you and the ants is the myths and misconceptions that you have heard about these tiny black creatures. Whether it’s about how they live or how to get rid of them, it’s important to know about these myths – and the alternative truth – in your quest for ant removal in your Etobicoke house. Let’s dig a little deeper.
Myth 1: Ants Don’t Cause any Damage
If you are only thinking about black pavement ants when the little critters pop into your head, it’s true, they don’t cause much harm, and are more of an annoyance than anything. But there are other types of ants. Carpenter ants
for example, survive by chewing through wood and digesting it into a pulp. Yes, that means the wood of your walls, ceiling, floorboards, and furniture, and you may not even seem them doing it. If left undetected, carpenter ants can be extremely destructive, so
the need to be eradicated as soon as possible.
Myth 2: If I Can’t See Them, I Don’t Have Them
A common assumption is that once you get rid of the ants visible to the eye – like the ones crawling on your counter and under your sink – then the problem is solved. Unfortunately, this isn’t necessarily the case. And in fact, this is exactly why ants seem to come back quickly even after you kill them all. Ants go back to their nest regularly, and you are only eliminating the ones that have left the nest and entered your home. Pretty soon, they’ll head out of the nest again and back to your house. In essence, the only way to eliminate the ants is to eliminate the nest using professional ant control methods.
Myth 3: DIY Ant Control Methods are the Best Solution
If you go online in your quest for eliminating your ant invasion, you will find many DIY solutions, including everything from boiling water, to drawing chalk lines, to feeding them oatmeal to make their stomach explode. While these may kill a few ants, the truth is, there is no consistent information to indicate that these are worthy solutions that will produce
long term results. Calling in the professionals is the best way to ensure you can be done with the pests once and for all.
How do ants get in my house?
Now that you know fact from fiction, you may be wondering, why did they invade my house, and how did they get in? Typically, ants come into your house for a few different reasons:
If you leave the door open, they’ll come in! A warm house, with endless food
and water supply is an ant’s paradise, so if they find access (such as through
a crack in your foundation, through the door seal or from the roof), they will
take the opportunity and invite themselves in!
They have either smelled food in your home and want to come get it, or they are
in search of food and have ended up in your house along the way.
You may notice when it is particularly dry outside that you have an increased
number of ants in your house, and this may be because they are following a water
source, which is a necessity to their survival.
Because ants are so small, no entry is off limits when they want to get in. Ants will often enter in through loose seals around your doors and windows, holes in your window screens, or through a crack in your walls and foundation. If you see ants regularly hanging out near your door or in your yard, it is easy for them to attach onto your shoes and have a free ride right into your house. Once inside, they have everything they need to stay a while!
Understanding how they get in, and the potential magnitude of the problem, you are now likely well aware that you have an ant infestation on your hands, and despite your best efforts, the sneaky devils seem to keep showing up. It’s time to learn about suitable
ant control solutions.
How to get rid of ants in your house
DIY
Many people
initially assume that eliminating an ant problem is easily done with an off the
shelf selection from their local hardware store. After all, they are just these little tiny
things, so how hard can it be? Hard, maybe not, but frustrating and relentless,
absolutely. Ants are so small and quick that they can squeeze between many
surfaces and wiggle in through any cracks, making it difficult to eliminate all
of them successfully. Leaving just a few behind is enough to start up a new
crew and continue the problem.
If you only have
a small invasion, a DIY method may bring you success. Select an insecticide
liquid that you can place in the area where they congregate and be sure to
monitor the area to apply new doses as necessary. But a larger influx of little
black critters isn’t something you should tackle on your own. This is the time
to call in your Etobicoke ant exterminationservice.
Extermination
Unlike at home
methods, an exterminator can much more efficiently and effectively focus on ant removal in your
home. When you hire a professional ant extermination service,
like Power Pest, you get
someone who cares specifically about your case and your infestation. When we
come to your house to help you remove the ants, we pay a lot of attention to
catering our treatment plan specifically to your problem. We will come and do an assessment of your
situation and ask you a series of questions before settling on a practical and
timely solution that is suitable for you and best for eliminating the problem.
The difference when you choose an extermination service is that you get the right care for your specific problem. Don’t wait and let the ants move in. Reach out to us to begin the fight against ants in your home.
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