How Do I Get Rid Of Ants in My Home

An ant infestation is one of the most annoying and tricky things that you might find yourself up against when it comes to home ownership. For quick and safe service, call Identify pest control to take care of the problem completely, but there are all sorts of different ways that you can deal with ants on your own. Knowing how to get rid of ants in your home will save you time, money, and hassle in the future, so it’s definitely a skill worth investing in. Here is how you can take quickly and easily take care of an infestation of ants in your home.

Inspection

The first step of getting ants out of your home is to figure out where they are living and how they are moving through your house. You can do this by looking under and behind appliances and furniture for signs of a trail to the nest. Because ants tend to forage more at night, doing your inspection in the evening might give help if you aren’t seeing anything during the day. You can also leave food like syrup or peanut butter out in areas where you’ve seen ants, as these will leave a clearer trail. Most often, this trail will lead you outdoors. Check any debris, siding, decaying tree stumps, and other vegetation in your yard for nests and ant hills. Once you know where the problem is stemming from, you can start putting measures in place to keep them out.

Seal Entry Points

If you can figure out how the ants are getting into your home, you can quickly get rid of the problem by blocking their trails. Look for cracked windows, broken seals around windows and doors, and other gaps in the siding where ants could be sneaking through. Start by fixing as many of these as you can; not only will this keep ants from getting into your house, it will also prevent other insects, water, and cold air from getting inside as well. Once you have physically sealed these areas, reinforce the areas with ant repellent sprays. Try not to use ant repellents inside of your home as possible, as they can be toxic to kids and pets.

Non-Repellent Sprays

These are the most effective when it comes to battling ants in your home. How these work is that when ants walk through this kind of insecticide, it attaches to their feet and comes back to the nest with them. Once these chemicals are back in the ant nest, they will spread from one ant to the next until the entire colony is eventually killed off. You will want to use this kind of ant spray on the foundation of your home as well as entry points like doors and windows. If you have holes for cable and electrical lines that come into your house, put spray around these as well.

How to Prevent Ants

One of the easiest ways to keep ants from getting into your home is to keep your kitchen and bathroom areas as clean and sanitized as possible. If there is a steady supply of crumbs or food under your cabinets for ants to feast on, you will be a lot more likely to see them there than if you were to keep food mess to a minimum.

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