ANTS PEST CONTROL MADE EASY BY GOLDEN LEAF PEST CONTROL
• If one notice line of ants making its way through the lawn and nearby building, observe it figure out its key point or starting point and nest. Ants may enter the building through window pane; crack on the flooring and even nearby ornamental plants, shrubs in the windows and balconies.
• Permanently seal the entry points by caulking windows and cracks.
• Keep food especially nuts and biscuits in tightly sealed containers. Nuts husk left anywhere else may attract more ants. Keep the waste disposal drum in urban area reasonable away from the building and house.
• If you want to prepare bait for the swarming ants so keep in mind that Ant food preferences may vary between fat, protein and Carbohydrates and also different species got distinct feeding habits. If one type of bait does not give reasonable control then switches on to the other available type. One should keep plan B intact (alternate food / second choice) while selecting food for bait station.
• Manage the swarming ants by vacuuming trails and along with some peanuts nuts or fresh biscuits. Ants can also be washed away with any detergent water (soapy water) and common disinfectant.
• Once the ants have been removed with soapy and warm water. Furthermore eliminate the scent of the flooring by washing the premises.
COMMON TIPS TO REPEL ANTS CONTROL IN HOUSES
Sticky taps
Use of sticky tap around the attractant ornamental plants and entry points to keep the ants away to reaches the targeted premises.
Use of Inorganic Solution
Borax powder in water mixed with sugar to be applied by the common buster to reach the targeted area, cracks and corners properly. Pesticide can be applied to the local nesting site in order to reduce use of chemical and less hazards to the un-targeted species and environment.
Black board chalk
Ants are highly repellent to calcium carbonate (lime/chalk). Draw lines at the entry points of your home or the premises you want to be safe against the ants’ invasion.
Use of flour
Use of common floor also avoided the entry of most of the species in t entry sites.
Use of lemon juices
Lemon juice mixed with water is fair ants repellent. You can use the mixture on to the nest or runways. Floor disinfectant with lemon scent proved to give some good result in ants repellent and management.
Pepper/ Table salt /Herbs spices
Use of pepper, table salt and herbs spices used as a natural repellent against the many species of ants in years ago, the idea still works and proved to be good IPM ants control strategies.
Use of Talcum powder
Talcum powder repels the ants to spreads around if applied near to the ant nest. If applied in the corner reduces the solo ants roaming indoor and also enhance the suction of vacuum cleaner to suck up the roaming insect with dust.
Use of Vinegar
Ant hates the smell of vinegar. Hence the application of vinegar to the shops entry points and homes, children playing area, restaurant reduces the population density of ants and hence reduce the use of toxic pest control chemical.
Prefer the use the non-chemical methods for the control of pest problem to save environment, if you still got the problem and you are unable to control then contact the expert in Golden Leaf Pest Control Dubai.