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Learning how to identify ant species in your home is important because then you would know their foraging (eating) habits, what time of the day they come out, and how to deal with its nests correctly. Mistakes are often made by Indonesia households in prevent ants in house when repellent insecticides are used on them. This makes the situation worse than ever before.
If you are still not sure on how to look at ants, you are now able to look at ants in your home in a different light with this easy guide on top 4 ant species in Indonesia homes today!
How it looks like: Dark head with translucent backside.
Does it bite or sting: No
What it eats: Super sweet food, sugar-based.
Favourite nest location: Found indoors especially moist environment like under kitchen sinks and in cabinets.
Why do they come knocking on your door? You may have poor housekeeping or eating habits in your home. Sweets, cookie crumbs and spilled sweet drinks that are not wiped up invites foraging worker ants to quickly establish an ant trail in your home.
TIP: Wipe down the kitchen with soapy water. Learn more about housekeeping tips here!
How it looks like: Yellow brownish in colour.
Does it bite or sting: May bite, rarely sting.
What it eats: Protein and oil-based food, forage actively after dark.
Favourite nest location: Pharaoh’s ants nest indoors almost anywhere; for example, behind a stack of newspapers.
Why do they come knocking on your door? You may have a clean home, yet this does not mean your home is pest-free. Many opportunities are present for foraging ants for example, if you have food containers which are not tightly sealed enough. Find out more here on the varying reasons why a clean home does not mean pest-free.
TIP: NEVER spray Pharaoh’s ants with repellent insecticide as it causes the colony to break up and make control even more difficult. Always seek professional help in dealing with Pharaoh’s ants in your home.
How it looks like: Black and long-legged; crawls erratically in all directions when disturbed.
Does it bite or sting: No
What it eats: Feeds on wide variety of food but prefers sugar-based.
Favourite nest location: Nest outdoors under flower pots, crawling around walkway, corridors of buildings.
Why do they come knocking on your door? Crazy ants enter your homes from outdoors to forage indoors for food. They can be found on walkway pavements, gardens and ponds. So commonly found in Indonesia, it can be quite challenging to keep them out once they manage to establish a food source in your home.
TIP: You should try to reduce entry for these outdoor ants by removing tree branches adjacent to the building. Pest-proof your home by sealing all gaps, cracks and crevices to shut out entry for these crazy ants.
How it looks like: Large in size up to 17mm, body colour is not a good character for identification.
Does it bite or sting: No
What it eats: Honeydew and dead insects.
Favourite nest location: Nest in trees and wood structures. As carpenter ants will bite through wood to hollow them out to build nest, and do not eat the wood. Thus, they are often mistaken for termites.
Why do they come knocking on your door? You may have a leaking pipe and/or attractive wood structures at home. Carpenter ants are attracted to areas with high moisture and they attack wood sculptures, landscapes to hollow out for a nest.
TIP: Fix all leaking pipes at home and learn how to differentiate between ants and termites.
Learning how to identify ant species is crucial for effective ant control. Especially when the level of infestation is high, all the more the correct species has to be identified and appropriate solutions be applied.
If you notice more serious signs of ants such as a never-ending ant trail, ants in your food or even getting painful ant bites at home, it is time to contact a professional pest control company in Indonesia.
Mengidentifikasi beberapa jenis semut yang biasa ada di rumah Anda merupakan langkah awal untuk dapat mengatasi semut di rumah dengan cara yang tepat.
Kesalahan yang paling umum dilakukan oleh banyak orang adalah ketika mencoba mengatasi semut di rumah sendiri dengan cara menyemprotkan cairan insektisida untuk setiap semut yang terlihat tanpa memahami dengan tepat jenis semut tersebut.
Selain tidak efektif untuk menghilangkan semut di rumah dalam jangka panjang, cara ini juga ternyata dapat memperburuk masalah semut yang sedang Anda miliki. Hal ini karena tidak semua jenis semut dapat diatasi dengan cara yang sama antara satu jenis semut dengan jenis yang lainnya.
Pelajari lebih lanjut mengenai informasi semut berdasarkan tampilan, lokasi tempat bersarang, makanan utama, alasan kenapa mereka datang ke rumah Anda serta tips cara mengatasi mereka dari rumah dibawah ini.
Meskipun secara umum semut terlihat tidak berbahaya, namun menemukan banyak semut di dalam maupun sekitar rumah tentu bukanlah suatu hal yang ingin dilihat oleh setiap pemilik rumah. Ini terlebih jika Anda menemukan masalah semut di rumah semakin parah atau kembali berulang, hingga mendapati gigitan semut yang menyakitkan di kulit.
Jangan buang waktu Anda, hubungi Rentokil untuk solusi profesional mengatasi masalah semut di rumah hari ini.