Ants can be very annoying guests especially when they decide to share your house with you. While most ants are fairly harmless, some can bite and some can cause property damage. The tasteless black ant or sugar ant is relatively inoffensive while Carpenter ants can do similar structural damage to a construction like a termite can. Regardless of which type of ant you have invading your home; we will go over some surefire ways to eliminate them for good.
If ants have invaded your home the first step is to decide what type of ant it is and where they are hiding. If you are dealing with a typical sugar ant then you don't have to worry about them damaging the wood buildings of your home, you just need to locate the nest and fabricate a solid game plan for wiping them out.
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A good way to locate the nest is to keep an eye out for "scout" ants. These are the lone rangers sent from the colony to find food and anything they can use to build their colony. See where he goes and what he does, maybe even throw him a small crumb so he can head back to camp which will lead you right to the nest. Once you've discovered the nest it's time to setup some bait traps to get rid of them once and for all.
Now that you've discovered the ant's kingdom, it's time to decide on which extermination recipe is going to work best for your situation. The most favorite recipe is using gel or liquid baits that you set colse to their home. What happens is the ants will come out and feed on the baits and take it back into their colony where the rest of the ants will also feed. The ant you want to kill most is the queen. The queen is responsible for production more ants and killing her will put an end to the increase of the colony and all that's left is letting the rest of the employee ants eat the bait. Within a few days, the ants will be dead and your ant infestation should be taken care of. Regularly the queen is deep down within the colon however you will spot her by noticing her much larger size than the rest of the other ants. If you see her, eliminate her immediately to avoid the colony doubling.
You are now ant free but what's stopping more ants from sharp themselves in later? This is where you need to take a good look at the perimeter of your home to see where the ants are able to get in. Seal up any cracks in the foundation or in window seals with a silicon caulk. If you would like more data on how to get rid of ants, you should read my bio below.
How to Get Rid of Ants For Good
