3 ways to control ants inside the house
Ants are social insects like bees. These pests enter houses either to get food or to establish a colony. Tropical and warmer regions commonly face this problem. Thus, if you are facing this problem in your home, you need to come up with a plan to control ants indoors. You can craft this strategy by yourself or call for local pest control companies who perform professional examination services. An expert exterminator or supervisor will monitor the work.
Usually, indoor colonization happens throughout the year, especially for carpenter ants, tawny crazy ants, Argentine ants, odorous house ants, etc. Methods like ant-baits or non-repellent pesticide or insecticide are useful.
Here some methods that you can use in your plan to control ants in indoor spaces.
Place ant-baits
One of the most useful techniques for controlling ants indoors is the utilization of high-quality professional ant-baits. These baits are designed in such a way that the ants feed on those baits, and being a social insect, they carry a piece of this bait to the queen of the ant colony. This slow-acting yet toxic bait leads to the destruction of all the ants in your home.
Spray non-repellent insecticide in your home
You can use a non-repellent insecticide like PT® Phantom II Pressurized. It is an effective way to control the population of ants indoors. It is a better option than repellents as the latter can only scan the colony. On the other hand, ants can’t detect the non-repellent sprays and therefore, fall prey to it quickly.
Dusting the nests directly
If you want to treat the ant nests directly, then you can choose a highly effective insecticide dust like D-Fense® Dust. However, this option is difficult to use because finding the ant colony or nest isn’t easy. If you’re sure that the nest is situated just behind the wall, then you can drill tiny holes and use a special duster like B&G Bulb Duster to apply D-Fense® dust.