How to Keep Ants Out of Your Home
Summer isn’t just your kids favorite season, it’s also the prime time for ants. Over the last few years, more and more homes in Southern California are being taken over by the world’s most tenacious pest. They reproduce quickly and can invade property even faster. Here are a few ways you can stop an ant infestation from getting completely out of hand and how to solve the problem once and for all!
1. Keep your Kitchen Clean
This is the most obvious tip since gathering food is the primary concern for worker ants. They will scavenge your kitchen for everything that can get a hold of and once they find something, they’ll alert their colony that your home is a great place to grab a snack. This is why it is so important to clean up spills and crumbs immediately. Ants act fast, so you need to be faster. Try not to food on the countertops and refrigerate your fruits and veggies if possible.
2. Seal Off Entry Points
A daunting challenge to say the least, but finding possible entry points and closing them off is a good way to keep ants from entering your home. You’ll still have them in your yard, but at the very least, they’ll be limited to outside. Ants can crawl inside through incredibly small cracks, so this may take some time.
3. Keep Wood Away From Your House
Ants love to set up shop in firewood, lumber, or anything else they can make a nest inside of. Keeping these materials several feet away from your home’s structure can help stop ants from immediately spreading into your home.
Conclusion: how to get rid of ants completely!
These are just a few tips for keeping ants out of your house, but keep in mind these pests are tenacious and hard-working. If there is a way inside, they will find one. Treating the exterior of your property is crucial to avoid ant infestations and should be done as soon as the problem first presents itself. At UnBugMe Pest Control, we offer effective and affordable ant treatment services for home and business. Click the link below to schedule your service today or call (818) 510-0629 to speak to a pest control professional.
Clean up spills and crumbs immediately.
Find possible entry points and close them off.
Keep materials several feet away from your home’s structure.
Ants are one of the most common pests and once they get in, it's near impossible to get them out. They reproduce fast and can quickly turn an annoying inconvenience into a serious infestation inside and outside your home.
This service includes a detailed inspection of the property to identify problem areas and active infestations. A residual-type insecticide will be applied directly into cracks and crevices where pest activity has been observed, targeting hidden harborage points.
An exterior perimeter treatment (interior on request) will also be performed using a residual product on any identified infested areas. The application will vary depending on the type and structure of the property, ensuring effective coverage and protection.
The treatment is designed to control a wide range of general pests, including but not limited to:
Ants
Roaches
Spiders
Earwigs
Crickets
Beetles
This comprehensive service is formulated to eliminate current infestations and help prevent future pest activity around your home or business.
This service includes a 30-day control period. In that time frame, you must allow 2 week for the product to work at 100%. If you are still having problems after this time, we will send a licensed technician to service the property at no additional charge.
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