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3. It is never fun to find that you have an infestation of ants
around or in your home.

4. Ants are hard to get rid of.
They are very social beings.
They live in large nesting colonies.

5. Like bees, the colony has a queen and a lot of workers who
take care of her. She is the only one who lays eggs.

6. When the worker ants are foraging, they leave a pheromone
trail to alert their tribe that they have located a food source.

7. There are lots of things ants will eat, including wood,
human food, plants, and even animal matter.

8. What can you do when you find that you have a problem
with ants, especially inside your home?

9. LOCATE THE NEST

10. If you suspect that the ants are nesting somewhere inside
your home, you really need to find the nest and get rid of it.

11. If you see ants all year round foraging in your kitchen,
it is likely they are living inside. Ants will nest by
burrowing into wood.

12. The nest may be inside a wall or in an attic. If you can
find the nest, it is likely that you will have to use a
chemical pesticide to get rid of it.

13. SEAL OPENINGS

14. If the ants are coming inside during warmer weather,
it is a good measure to seal as many entry points as
possible on the exterior of your home.

15. Ants will tend to crawl in at the bottom of wall siding,
through pipe penetrations, and where cables enter the home.

16. They will also use plants to climb up to window sills.
Caulking and sealing any cracks and holes is a good idea.

17. BE SANITARY
AND CAUTIOUS

18. Cleanliness is one of your best defenses against ants.
 Wipe down countertops
 Clean up dirty dishes
 Keep garbage covered
 Don’t leave food out, especially sweet food.
 Place grains, other starches, sugar, and any
sweet syrup or honey in tightly sealed
containers.

19. DIATOMACEOUS EARTH

20. You can safely use powdered, food-grade diatomaceous earth
along the perimeter of your kitchen counters.

21. This literally rips through the exoskeletons of the ants and dries
them out. The ones who walk through it will eventually die.

22. This does not get rid of the queen who stays home all day.

23. USE BAIT

24. The queen must go. Otherwise, the workers are going to
keep feeding her and she will continue to lay eggs.

25. Store bought bait traps aren’t
really that effective.
There are sweet gel baits that
you can place drops of along
baseboards and in corners of
counters.

26. These drops will attract the
ants.
They will eat the bait and take
it back to their queen.

27. She will in turn eat it and, hopefully, that will put a stop to
the colony. You can also make your own bait.

28. BE DILIGENT

29. As mentioned above, ants are very hard to get rid of. You must
be diligent about keeping after the infestation.

30. In very bad cases, you may
need to hire a professional
exterminator.

31. It might get discouraging but
don’t give up because it will
only get worse if you do.

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has been in business since
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Phone: 602-956-3844
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