Once a few ants get a whiff of something sweet in your kitchen, they will likely try to find a way into your home. Ants are experts at finding the sugary cereal that spilled between your counter and oven or the drop of honey you left on your countertop. If a nearby ant colony believes that your home will provide them with food or even water during a hot summer, you may have a difficult time convincing them to stop coming inside. In Rancho Cucamonga, CA, the best ant exterminators will eliminate the colony at the source so the ants do not come back.
Why are ants hard to get rid of?
Ants are difficult to eradicate because of their persistent nature. Not only can each ant carry between 10-50 times their own body weight, they are dedicated to their jobs. For worker ants, gathering food is the name of the game and they march off to bring the goods back to the colony every day no matter what.
Ants are able to detect the scent of food with their antennae. If they find the food they are looking for, they will leave a trail of pheromones that their fellow colony mates will follow to come back to the food source.
If you see a trail of ants in your home, your first instinct may want to wipe them up with a wet rag. But this will only scatter the ants. To eliminate the trail, you will first have to get rid of the scent trail the ants are following. Mixing white vinegar with water in a spray bottle will help you clean up the trail of ants and destroy the pheromone trail.
Ant control
But if you want to be sure you never open your pantry to find that ants are having a heyday in your sugar bowl or box of cookies, calling in a professional ant control service is the way to go. In Rancho Cucamonga, CA, the best ant exterminators can be found at Bug Baron Exterminator. Our team will exterminate the infestation in your home so you won’t be finding these tiny, marching insects around your kitchen or bathroom.
After the current invasion is completely eliminated, our technicians will search for the ant mound outside your home. By treating the source of the ants where they live, your home will stay free from ants who may want to go inside for a drink of water or to find food.
Prevention
While our team at Bug Baron Exterminator will get rid of your ant problem, it is always a good idea to keep dry food in airtight containers, do not leave food out on the counter, clean up after meals, and always take the trash out when it is full to prevent a new ant mound from wanting to come into your home.
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