Several types of ant can be found in the UK:
Ants nests are found in flowerbeds, under paving and at the base of walls. Worker ants usually invade properties in search of sweet food substances during the spring and summer months. The Queen (winged) ants leave the nest to relocate during hot summer afternoons. This can cause huge amounts of concern when at anyone time thousands of flying ants can take to the air.
Slightly smaller than the common any Red Ant nests are commonly found in garden areas, typically under paving stones or slabs. The red ant can deliver a painful sting which is injected with formic acid. Each nest can last for many years with up to 1000 worker ants at any time with all eggs being laid by a single queen.
Indiginous to tropical regions the Argentine ant has readily taken up residence in the UK and across Europe favouring warm heated buildings. Measuring around 4mm long the ants are yellow in colour and quickly spread as they are continually foraging for both food and new nesting sites. Unlike most UK species these colonies are highly mobile with multiple queens within the same nest making treatment very difficult as traditional localised control methods does not kill all breeding sites and will cause the colony to scatter and form multiple new colonies making the problem worse.
Nest in soil can be far more extensive than the area around the surface and an effective treatment is professional spraying although where possible it is best to leave nest sites alone if they are not a hazard.
Within the house nest can prove far more of a problem and there are several products available from Millennium pest control that can help to eradicate nest sites or provide a barrier to insect entry.
Pharoah ants should be treated professionally with multiple methods employed to track and eradicate all queens within a building. Please phone our freephone contact number 0800 0854460 to arrange a survey and book a treatment.
MAR
22nd
As the warmer climate is now on the way we start to prepare ourselves for the problems about to arise, one problem becoming more common is the Garden Ant. Garden Ants usually start appearing in the early spring months and they are everywhere, they will appear in both homes and buildings usually in search of foods and materials to help build their colonies. Ants are attracted to any foods however they do seem to have a sweet tooth and will instantly flock to sugary items which have been left on surfaces so it is important not to leave anything lying around, ants will also be a pain for keen gardeners as they will eat ripe fruits, such as strawberries, which can be found in most allotments and gardens.
Ideal for use where the ant nest is not easily accessible.
Two ant bait traps which can be placed where you see foraging ants.
Contains 0.5% Fipronil.
A ready to use natural insecticide spray which is pesticide free.
Ideally suited to the control of crawling insects around the home and kitchen.
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