Ant control

Rentokil Israel provides professional ant control and treatment for your home and business.  Ants are incredibly capable and intelligent creatures. Though harmless, they can be a nuisance when they get into your home or business premises. Their complex and cooperative societies allow them to survive and thrive in conditions that would be otherwise challenging to us.

Negative impacts of ants infestation

• Food poisoning – ants can contaminate food because you don’t know where they’ve been before crawling over your food.
• Nasty bites – ant bites - though harmless - can be itchy and cause discomfort.
• Reputation – having an ant infestation in your business premises can be unsightly to customers.
• Business losses – compromised health and hygiene can lead to lost trading revenue in food-related business.

How to prevent ants

Most ants come into your kitchen to look for food. They are attracted to anything sweet or sticky, which is why you will normally find ants in kitchen cupboards or areas where food is kept.

If you are worried that you might be at risk from an ant infestation, you can put some proactive ant deterrent measures in place.

The list below will help you minimise the risk of ant infestation in your home or business premises:

• Clear up - food and liquid spillages immediately
• Sweep up - any food crumbs from under your kitchen appliances and units
• Store your food - in airtight containers wherever possible
• Block off - the entry points for ants by sealing all cracks and crevices around your doors and window frames
• In the garden - keep your compost enclosed and make sure all rubbish bins have tightly sealed lids
• Cover all food - you don’t know where ants have been walking before they march across your food
• If you have a pet - clear away any food that isn’t eaten straight away

DID YOU KNOW: Once an ant has discovered a food source it leaves a pheromone trail. This chemical helps other ants from the colony to find the food too!