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Top DIY Tips for Preventing Ants from Invading Your Home

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Ants infestation can be dealt with naturally. These methods can be deterrents whereby they deter the ants from coming to your house, which has shown to work well with mild ant problems, or a measure that kills the entire ant colony.

Ants enter houses seeking shelter or searching for food. They have a liking for protein, grease, and sweet based foods. Ants live in colonies and are tiny, giving them the advantage to enter through the smallest openings in the house. It is important that you study their behavior and understand them as this helps you get the correct procedure to put an end to what would be an ant colony in your house.

There are ants that live outside the house and forage inside and those that have already built a shelter inside the house. Your control method should depend on the ant type of infestation.

Ants living outside and foraging in the house

Ants that have their habitats outside go to houses in search for food. Some species may have built nests and reside in houses. Follow the below-listed steps to help in preventing either of the infestations:

  1. Caulk and close cracks or any openings to eliminate passages in the house. This may be a challenge as ants can be extremely industrious and might find other points, which means there are chances you could miss some passages.
  2. Clean entry points with detergents. This is for the chemical trail pheromone removal. You then spray a non-repellent insecticide around the entry points and perimeter.

Ants that reside and nest inside your house

There some ants that don’t enter your house just to forge for food, but also actually establish a colony inside. Indoor colonization occurs especially in warm climates. Some of these ants that live in houses include crazy ants, odorous house ants, thief ants, pavement ants and carpenter ants. All these also infest food products.

Ant baits are a successful method of controlling these ant infestations. The ant baits are not a threat to use around children or pets especially if you follow instructions. The baits come in granules, stations or gels. They contain active ingredients that are protein/grease-based or sugar based to lure a variety of the ant species and target their diet needs.

Considerations for the Carpenter Ant Species

Carpenter ants are mostly active in the evening when looking for food, both outside and inside the house. If you observe ants in the evenings and at night, you will get a good idea of where you should spray or place your baits. You should make it a point to treat the entire nest as the Carpenter ant is a stubborn species that will keep coming back.

To get rid of the Carpenter ant colony, place Carpenter recommended ant baits on the trails. You can also use non-repellent residues. These aerosols that are nonrepellent are used because the ants cannot detect them, unlike repellent aerosols.

Ants should no longer be a menace. Follow the steps in the article to rid yourself of the infestation. Also, ensure you trim trees and bushes, correct moisture problems, remove dead stumps in the house, eliminate soil or wood contacts, store firewood away from the ground and seal or paint exposed wood construction to prevent ant’s infestation. Contact All About Ants for more information today.