Keep House, Black, Pavement, Argentine, Field, Pharoah & Carpenter Ants Away from Your Deptford Township NJ Home this Summer; Prevention & Control Tips
It is the thick of spring and only warmer weather is ahead of us for the next few months. Warm weather provides us with enjoyable outdoor activities with the family, backyard parties and baseball games. Along with the warm weather and fun activities is a nuisance that we are faced to deal with each and every year, the ant. New Jersey is home to a variety of ant species that tend to annoy us and somehow find a way into our homes. Ants that are most common in New Jersey include the House Ant, Black Ant, Pavement Ant, Argentine Ant, Field Ant, Pharaoh Ant and Carpenter Ant. Ross Environmental Solutions will keep ants away from you and your family this summer.
How to Prevent Ants in Your Home
No matter what species of ant is near your home, they all have one common goal in mind, to eat your food and share that food with the thousands of other ants that are in their colony. It is extremely important to keep your home as clean as possible to deter ants from coming inside. All food should be tightly secured in pantry areas. Any crumbs that are left behind become a feast for the ants and you can be sure that they can smell that crumb from quite a distance away. Once an ant discovers a reliable food source, it leaves an invisible scented trail for the other ants in its colony to follow, so if you see one ant you are likely to see many more in the near future. Keeping your food tightly secured and your home clean will make it less attractive to ants.
How to Get Rid of Carpenter Ants this Summer
Out of all the different species of ants that occupy New Jersey there is one species that poses a bigger threat to your home than the others and that is the carpenter ant. Carpenter ants will not only eat crumbs found on your kitchen floor, but they will also eat your house. Carpenter ants are often mistaken as termites, but they are actually much larger than termites and will burrow through the wood and other materials that make up your home. Carpenter ants in New Jersey will decrease the value of your home by eating through what makes up its structural integrity. Expensive repairs are often required after a carpenter ant infestation has occurred.
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If you have discovered ants in or around your home, contact Ross Environmental Solutions today.