Ant Expectations

HOMEOWNER EXPECTATIONS

YOU WILL CONTINUE TO SEE ANTS up to 30 days or more depending on the colony size & species. Ant populations and ant activity outside the home may have a direct impact on the ant activity inside the home. If there are satellite colonies, they can appear in other areas of your home after the first treatment is completed.
If you notice activity, and the ants are slow, disoriented or dead, the material is working.
Anytime an application of material is made, there will be increased activity (it can get worse before it gets better). The ants will be drawn to the materials applied. If we’ve used gel bait and you notice it has been eaten up but the ants are still in huge numbers after a couple weeks, call us for a refill.
Additional treatments within a 30 day period will not reduce ant populations any faster.
Please do not kill the ants, it is extremely important to allow the ants to ingest the material and take it back to the colony. Killing the ants will prolong the problem.
Inaccessible areas can contain ant colonies that can be difficult or impossible to control without making access available to those areas (under cabinets, wall voids, under bay windows etc.).

HOMEOWNER RECOMMENDATIONS

Your technician may recommend one or more of the items on this list after doing his/her initial inspection.

Check landscape for plant materials that may be in contact with home. Ants will travel from those limbs into your home. These should be cut back if possible.
Check your gutters for leaf build up. Ants can nest in the leaves and sediment of your gutters.
Check for moisture problems or water leaks around water and drain lines under sinks, moisture under your home, around windowsills, doorways, gutter work, roof lines and etc.
Please avoid using household cleaning materials or insecticides in the areas where material has been applied. Using such products could prolong or prevent ant elimination.
Competing Food Sources: We are using food related baits. It is important to remove any competing food sources (fruit, breads, sweets, dirty dishes, etc. left out on the counter or in the sink). Removing the other food sources will cause the ants to feed on our bait and speed up the elimination process.

After the 30 day initial elimination period, your technician will gladly make a follow up visit if it is needed. A charge may be assessed depending on the type service you have chosen. Please call and set a time that will be convenient with your schedule.

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