4 Things You’ll Wish You Knew Before Needing an Exterminator
In many cases, pest infestations can be avoided. Unfortunately, if you don’t work in pest control, you might not realize what is making you susceptible to a pest problem. If you’re hoping to avoid pest infestations, make sure to keep the following tips in mind! 1. Unsealed food invites all kinds of pests. While the […]
Why Does My Home Keep Getting Ants, Again and Again?
The only thing more frustrating than one ant invasion are multiple ant invasions that just keep coming back. To solve a recurring ant problem, you’ll first need to determine what is attracting ants to your home in the first place. What Attracts Ants to Homes? Ants are attracted to the two things essential to their […]
4 Essential Facts About Fire Ants
While a common black ant invasion can be a nuisance, a fire ant infestation is something more to be reckoned with. Fire ants behave aggressively if provoked, and their stings are excruciating–and sometimes fatal to those who are allergic. If you see large, reddish-brown ants with a dark abdomen on your property, there’s most likely […]
Ant Invaders: How Ants Launch Organized Home Infestations
The ants go marching one by one at first, but before you know it, those one or two ants become a whole line leading inside your kitchen pantry. Just how are ants able to invade a home in such short order, in such large numbers? The answer lies in how ants communicate with one another […]
Why Do Ants Love Sugar So Much?
Have you ever wondered why ants are so attracted to your old soda cans, while just about every other bug, except for roaches, doesn’t seem to have any taste for sugar at all? Actually a lot of different insects and other animals are attracted to sugar, and there are many logical reasons for these animals […]
Individual Ants Are Dumb, Ant Colonies Are Ingenious | Ant Control
As far as insects are concerned ants are clearly intelligent. Ants are capable of building complicated nests, and they can navigate their way through long stretches of terrain while still being able to find the quickest route back to their nests. Ants are known for being some of the most clever architects, engineers and warriors […]
How to Prevent Ants in Your Home
With summer here, we can expect the presence of ants in our kitchen. While they may still be expected, there is no reason why they should not be stopped from even entering our homes. So how do we stop ants from invading our kitchen? Here are some effective ways to stop them: Remove Their Food […]
Carpenter Ants vs Black Ants
How to Identify Carpenter Ants and their Difference with Black Ants A successful ant elimination does not just involve a simple spraying here and there or providing baits when they are seen. To eliminate the enemy it is also important to determine the species of the ant itself since their characteristic may help you understand […]
How Regular Ants and Carpenter Ants Differ
Ever wondered why there are so many ants crawling in your kitchen? And, why they are so different from each other? Most are even confused about the different types of ants they see and confuse whether it is a regular ant or a carpenter ant. Ants regardless of its species can still be disturbing. Well, […]
DIY Pest Control Tips for 8 Common Pests
There are numerous reasons why it is smart to learn do-it-yourself pest control methods even if you have an account with a professional. You never know when some of the pests featured here might bother you. Here are some simple ways to handle the following pests. Ants Ants are a common household pest and can […]