In Florida, ants can be a year-round pest that can cause problems both inside and outside your home. Because of all the varying species, different treatments are required to do the job correctly. Using the wrong treatment could cause colonies to split and spread around your home, exacerbating the problem.
Inside the home, the most difficult ants homeowners seem to have trouble with are Ghost Ants and Pharaoh Ants. These ants are usually found in the kitchen and bathrooms.
Ghost Ants and Pharoah Ants are colonial ants that send workers out to forage for food to bring back to the rest of the colony. Ants like these use pheromones to navigate, and they lay food trails in order to find their way back to the colony.
Treating these ants with sprays and harsh cleaners could cause the colony to sense danger and spread to different parts of your home, so the correct treatment is a priority.
When solving this problem in our customers' homes, Fraleigh uses bait systems. The ants forage around and find the bait, leaving pheromones in their wake that make it easy for other ants to find their way along the trail to the nest. The ants then bring the bait back to the colony. At this time it is important that you leave them alone, and allow the bait to do its job of ridding your home of pesky ants.
If you feel comfortable identifying ant species and behavior in order to deliver the right treatment, it's important to follow the directions for placing baits carefully so as not to endanger your family, food, or pets.
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