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Talking About Pest Control
4 Tips To Help You Better Control Ants
Carlos Douglas
This time of year, it's pretty common to find the occasional ant in your home. There is no reason to panic and assume you need to call the pest control company just yet. If you're only seeing a few ants, they are probably scouts coming in rather than ants that have actually established a colony in your home. If you follow the tips below, you should be able to get and keep them under control.
Keep the outside clean, too
When people start finding ants in their home, they often start cleaning furiously. There is nothing wrong with this. A clean home is certainly less appealing to ants. However, you also need to focus on the outside of your home. If ants are taking up residence in a trash bin or wood pile in your yard, then it won't be long before they work their way into your house as well. Hose out your trash bins, clean up any junk piles in your yard, and just do some general tidying up.
Use baits and traps
Instead of just using traps to catch the ants, use baits as well. Baits are little tubs filled with ant killers that have a delayed effect. The ant will go and grab the bait, carry it back to the nest, and share it with other ants. So no matter where the nest is, the bait will reach the ants. This approach is a lot easier than trying to track down the location of the nest.
Clean more often
When you first find out there are ants, you'll probably do a deep cleaning. This is important, but what's more important is that you keep up with the regular, daily cleaning so that crumbs and other debris don't stick around long enough for ants to find them. Set up a 10-minute morning cleaning routine and a 10-minute evening cleaning routine for yourself. Never leave dishes out overnight or put off vacuuming up some dropped crumbs.
Check your houseplants
Houseplants are an often-overlooked attractant for ants. The ants may feed on a component of the potting soil, and they may also thrive on the moisture. If you are noticing a lot of ants near and on your house plants, your best bet might be to get rid of the plants.
For more ant control tips and advice, reach out to a pest control service, such as Affordable Pest Control.
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