Ants are not an ideal pest to have. These pests do not just come into your home one at a time, they come into your home in droves, with thousands of ants in their colony, all to support their queen. These pests may be seen out and about, but the rest of the colony and the queen may be elsewhere in your home, so killing just the worker ants may not be enough. You have to exterminate the entire colony and the queen, not just the workers that you see. If you aren't even sure what is luring the ants to your home or how to exterminate them, read on for helpful information.

Why Are They In Your Home?

Ants are foraging pests. They are always on the lookout for food and water for their colony to survive. If they are finding these things in your home, they are going to be lured there. The worker ants are the ones that go out to find what is necessary and they bring it back for their queen and for their colony. If you have a leaky waterspout outside, or a leak beneath your sink, it could be a draw for ants, as they have easy access to water. If you have trash outside or even inside of your home that the ants can feed from, they will be lured to your home. If you are giving them easy access to food and water, they will be lured to your home.

What Can You Do About Them?

Ants that have found food and water may be residing in your home without you even realizing it. They could be in between your walls, in your crawl space, or even in other areas of your home without you detecting them. To get rid of them, there are several things you can do. First, you need to cut off their food and water supply. This means making any necessary repairs to your home to fix leaks that you may have. You'll also need to clean up your home and your yard. Remove all food sources, including dog food, fertilizer, bird seed, and any other feed you may have. Put your food in air-tight containers to prevent the ants from getting to it, and clean up spills, crumbs, and trash from around your home. Then exterminate them with poisonous baits and pesticides that you can spray throughout your home.

If you have ants in your home, there's a reason they are there — they are finding what they need to survive. Once you cut off their food and water source and begin exterminating them, you can be rid of the ants you have and prevent new ants from returning.

For more info about ant pest control, contact a local company. 

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