Ant Facts:
You will often find them in loose soil or at the base of structures like houses, green houses, and sheds.
Nests generally consist of worker ants and wingless females and you will often see the begins of nests at the start of May.
In July/August you regularly see flying ants. These are the winged males and females that fly out for mating which, after this ritual the males die.
The common Black Ant are omnivorous and will eat anything from other small insects to sugary substances such as fruit.
They are a metropolitan species and can thrive in urban and countryside areas.
The typical Black Ant Queen (Lasius Niger) can live up to 12 years and typically mate with a male in the summer months.
An Ant can typically carry something 50 times its own weight.
Millennium Pest Control Ltd offer ant treatments in the Suffolk, Norfolk, North Norfolk, Kings Lynn, Cambridge and Woodbridge areas. If you feel that you have an infestation of ants contact us and we can arrange a treatment moving forward.
Read More »The Black Garden Ant, Lasius Niger, is spread throughout the UK and beyond. The general size of nests when most mature can be up to 7,000 workers. There are numerous queens within colony’s and it is said that they can live up to 15 years with worker ants living 2-4 years dependant on the environment.
When queens and males leave the nest to mate you will see flying ants, this can be in some cases very concerning especially if the nest erupts within your house and causes thousands of ants to appear within minutes, we find this mainly in July and August but can run through to September dependant on good weather conditions. From our experience very hot days with an increase in temperature to the average or in turn an over cast day with a small drop in temperature can encourage this behaviour. Males don’t live long after the mating process with the female queens discarding their wings and looking for advantageous areas to set an overwinter home.
Once the nests are in full swing and the early emerging workers have accessed the nesting site and begun feeding the queen, the population can swell dramatically as all is asked of the queen is to feed and produce egg on egg that is then supported by hundreds of willing worker ants.
Black ants are known as more nuisance pests than disease carrying, however the threat of them foraging around any organic substance can end up with them transmitting it across your work surface at home or work. Generally the presence of the ants is not acceptable and therefore control measures are taken.
Black Garden Ants can be controlled in a variety of ways, initially we recommend removing any spillages or waste as this will be the attraction. It is always best to place gel based baits down for the workers to take back to the nests as this will have a better long term control effect. You can have ban spray treatments with toxic insecticides carried out to border areas and wall floor junctions to try and stop access and kill off worker ants but more and more commonly we try to now use organic products such as diatomaceous earth as this is kinder to the environment and will carry little if any risk to young children and pets. It’s also extremely effective with no known resistance.
Millennium Pest Control Ltd Ant Treatments:
With Spring on the way it is the time to keep an eye out for ant infestations at your property. Millennium Pest Control Ltd offer ant treatments in the Ipswich, Norwich, Cambridge, Kings Lynn, and Bury St Edmunds areas.
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If you have an ant issue or infestation and you require an ant treatment in the Ipswich, Norwich, Cambridge, Kings Lynn, and Bury St Edmunds area please feel free to contact Millennium Pest Control Ltd on 01379 890777 and we can book a treatment now.
Read More »As the warmer weather creeps in we have noticed a high volume of call outs for Ants. Our technician Steve recently took these photos when attending a site after application of the gel, this is placed in tamper proof bait stations, so is perfectly safe to use within homes as well as commercial properties.
The gel can be used both internally and externally enabling it to be fully effective on a variety of sites. The formulation quickly attracts the ants, even when surrounded with other food sources.
The gel takes time to have full effect allowing the contaminated Ant to return back to the nest and share the bait with other members of the colony and in turn the Queen Ant. This results in significant reductions in infestation levels and allows for full eradication even if a nest cannot be directly located.
We often use our Gel along side Insecticide Spray and in high infestations will return for a second treatment if required. 
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Amazing Facts about Ants:
Ants are extremely strong, they can carry up to 50 times their own body weight which is unrivalled in the insect world.
Incredibly the fact that Ants are so strong is due to them being so small? Makes no sense but their muscles are so big in comparison for their body that it enables them to produce improbable force.
Ants do not have respiratory systems, instead they in take and ex hail oxygen and carbon dioxide via spiracles along the sides of their bodies (or in simple terms, tiny holes connected to all the cells in the body)
Ants use vibration to locate food sources, this is common in the natural world and can be found in bats and moles to name just a few.
There are a million ants to every one human being on earth, so we are lead to believe, but I'm not sure who has spent time counting them!!
Ants are 130 million years old and have out lived the dinosaurs and come through the Ice Age.
Why should we control them:
Unfortunately despite the impressive facts about Ants there are a few reasons why we have to control them around the home.
Ants can crawl over many different obstacles while venturing into properties, this may include blood, animal waste and faeces. Obviously they will then forage for food often leading to walking across food preparation surfaces and spreading unwanted germs.
Ant nesting sites are usually resident year on year and can be located in many areas of your property. There on going digging and building over a period of time can cause fatal structural damage and cost thousands to replace/repair.
During late summer or when temperatures fluctuate Queen Ants will leave the nesting sites in their thousands, this can happen when we least expect it and it can be frightening to a home owner to come back and see walls black with Ants trying to escape the building.
Our services:
Here at Millennium our skilled technicians are able to help eradicate Ants within your home, we use a combination of Insecticide sprays and Gel based bait stations. The Ants can carry the gel back to the nests ensuring complete destruction of the nest which can quite often be impossible to access yourself.
We can also use an organic powder which is free from pesticide called Diatomaceous Earth, this natural material cuts through the cuticle of the Ants bodies, which in turn dehydrates them.
Prices start from just £95+vat for professional treatment.
DIY Products:
If homeowners wish to take to the task themselves we also supply a range of Amateur use products.
Smite:
This Organic Pesticide free product can safely be placed around the home and outside of the property.
Maxforce Ant Stations:
Maxforce Gel Based Bait stations - the ideal way to ensure the Ants carry the bait back to the main nest.
Insectaclear Strong:
Insectaclear strong is the best Amatuer use insecticide spray on the market, ideal for quick eradication.
Call our office team on 0800 085 4460 to book or order products today.
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