Have you noticed pavement ants in or around your home? Pavement ants, sometimes called house ants, are common to all parts of United States and are named due to their tendency nest in grass, under pavement such as sidewalks and driveways, structure foundations, and rocks. Fortunately they are not destructive, just an annoyance when they decide to enter your home. If you have tried to eliminate them with limited success, perhaps it is time to a professional for Pavement Ant Control in St. Paul, MN.
The primary reason why pavement ants invade your home is to search for sources of food. Due to their tiny stature, they can enter buildings and homes through the tiniest of cracks, gaps, and crevices. It is common to find them in abundance in the winter as their food and water supplies dwindle. Workers ants leave the nest in search of new food sources to replenish exhausted supplies.
The best solution for an ant infestation is to Contact Be There Pest Control LLC. Only a professional exterminator can confirm the species of ants in order to best determine the method of eradication to be used. Quite often a two-phase approach is needed to control and eliminate the ants using both baiting and contact methods.
* Baiting – The baiting methods permit’s the ants to do the majority of the work. Using their own feeding habits against them, numerous baiting stations are placed around the foundation of the home. As the ants are foraging for food the take the poisoned food back into the colony where it is distributed. The type of bait commonly used for pavement ants is sugar based as they love sugar.
* Contact Insecticides – The insecticide that Pavement Ant Control in St. Paul comes as a granular, wettable powder or a concentrated liquid. Those with a long residual effect are more desirable to use.
Any of these forms will kill the ants that are foraging for food, however, the key to success is to eliminate the queen. This is why the two-phase method is needed, since the queen never leaves the nest, the baiting method brings the food to her.
Pest exterminators are dedicated to providing the best in pest control services possible. Most offer free consults and inspections. Contacting a qualified, professional exterminator is your solution to a pest free home. Many guarantee their work and will return free of charge should the pests come back.
