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Ants in the kitchen is one of the many common home complaints in Singapore. They come in troops, move in straight lines and persistent in their presence in your home. Rentokil Pest Control shares the complete guide on how to stop an ant infestation.
Complete guide agenda covers the following:
Interesting facts about ants
RED ANTS
BLACK ANTS
What attracts ants in a home? What do ants eat and feed on? Just like humans, pests such as ants require three basic survival elements, namely food, water and shelter. This also explains why the kitchen, living and dining room is ants’ favourite hangout. Here is a list of common causes of ants’ infestation.
A. When it rains, ants seek shelter and avoid trapping, drowning and flushing out from puddles and soil. They seek dry spaces for shelter, safety and hideout.
A. An ant life cycle depends on various factors. For example, a male ant can live for a few days whereas the queen can last for years. The type of species matter as well. Fire ant for instance can survive just a few weeks. Nonetheless, without food sources especially water, the life span of an ant would be shorten. Thus, it is important to understand the facts of ants to keep infestation at bay.
Small as it seems, it might seem impossible to spot these disruptive pests. Here are some tips on how to know if you have ants’ infestation.Small as it seems, it might seem impossible to spot these disruptive pests. Here are some tips on how to know if you have ants’ infestation.
A. The queen produced ant eggs within the nest and colony build by them, usually at basements, cupboards and cabinets.
Ants leverage on pheromones to communicate with one another. It emits a signal to the members to inform about food trails and availability or a danger sign.
Pests are unwanted home companion because of its harm it can cause to us. Some of the common risks includes the spread of diseases leading to food contamination by cockroaches, and the most feared Dengue fever by mosquitoes. Having said that, are ants poisonous? Generally, ants are not harmful; however, some ant species may bring more harm to other.
For example, red ants or fire ants bite and may cause stringing pain when bitten. Of course, by consuming contaminated food, regardless any species, they can cause health and safety risks such as food poisoning symptoms.
Identifying the type of pest bites is important, to help understand what kind of pest infestation in your home and to seek the right medical treatment. It is helpful to know how ant bites looks like to avoid confusing with other bites that could be fatal if left untreated. For instance, fire ant bites appears to be in small, swollen and red spots, but creates a painful, itchy and stinging feeling. Some would describe the bite that comes with hot or burning sensation.
What happens if you are bitten by ant? Do wash and keep the wound clean, topical treatments may be applied and ice the area if the stings are too painful. However, it is encouraged to seek medical treatment to avoid worsening of the wound or developing potential allergy.
Read here to find out more about the different kinds of bites that is bugging you.
One of the main reasons why do ants bite us is largely because of self-defense or thinks they are at threat by your provocation. One tip in dealing with pest infestation such as ants, or any other insects, is to leave them alone and seek professional help.
There are many do it yourself any treatment or remedy for ants at home options on the internet. Here is a list of common home remedies
Ants pest myth using chalk
Getting rid of ants may sound easy, since they are less harmful and complex, compared to termites or even mosquitoes. However, as easy it may sound, it is possible that your elimination methods will be ineffective. Here are some reasons why you fail to get rid of ants in your house.
Unfortunately, there is no best natural way to get rid of ants due to various factors that causes ants infestation. Ants control service in Singapore involves complete and comprehensive elements to control your ant problem. It typically consists of:
Is it necessary to spend on a professional pest control service and how much is pest control for ants? The cost of ants control in Singapore can be affordable and manageable. You may opt for a simple one time off job to resolve the existing problem, or a long-term contract with regular treatments and valued added pest control service. The cost is determined by
Read here to find out how to differentiate between termites and ants
The truth. We cannot get rid of ants permanently or apply the best home remedy to get rid of ants. Ants’ eradication involves both home users and pest control specialist to control ants challenge. Adopt some ants prevention tips to minimise your home risks of developing into an ants infestation, or worse of all, worsening the infestation level.
Ants prevention tips
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Sugar ants, are perhaps one of the common ants found in the kitchen because of their love for sugar, food debris and water they can find in the kitchen. Carpenter ants is another species found in the kitchen, not because of the delicious food they can find, but the furniture and frames within the kitchen that they dug their way into the wood. Pharaoh ants are another type of ant species found in kitchen, because of the grease and food crumbs left behind.
Besides maintaining diligent housekeeping, regular inspection and engage in ants control treatment, here are additional tips to maintain to help get rid of ants effectively