PEST CONTROL OF ODOROUS HOUSE ANTS FOR LONG TERM CONTROL IN SPRINGFIELD MO

Pest control of ants can be very effective in preventing a full-on home invasion of these irritating pests. Ants typically emerge early in the spring. They are excellent scavengers and will seek out every tiny crack or gap in the foundation, walls, windows and vents to get inside. The most common house ants in Springfield MO are the very tiny odorous house ants – when you crush them they emit a bitter-sweet odor, hence the name. These tiny creatures find their way into your home in search of a warm place that has food – typically your kitchen.  

Also called sweet ants, or sugar ants, they have an extremely strong sense of smell and can sniff out food – especially sugary, sweet foods – from a great distance. They nest in a wide variety of locations, both inside and outside. If you don’t find and eliminate the ants early in the season, you will continue to have ant problems through the spring, summer, and fall.

 

Effective pest control may involve multiple techniques, and the first step to treating odorous house ants is to find where they’re entering. But even if you can’t locate the colony, there are still effective treatments for pest control of odorous house ants. The key is to use a pest control product that ants can transfer by touching or feeding other ants. This will create the greatest reduction in ant pressure on and around the structure which will keep them out of the inside of your home.

At Expert Pest Solutions, we use professional-grade pest control products that have long residual affects and once dried adhere to the surface and last through rain.  We use products that are effective on all kinds of ants including odorous house ants, carpenter ants, acrobat ants, pavement ants, Pharaoh ants, as well as other pests like cockroaches, spiders and more.

If you see ants anywhere around your home, you need to find where they are gaining access. Ants travel in numbers and they tend to stay out in the open so it should be fairly easy to spot them. Take a look inside and outside your home. Look for trails of tiny ants moving in a long line. Keep in mind that their reddish-brown to black color may help them blend into their surroundings.

Also, keep a lookout for their nest – some will be flush with the ground, but others can be mounded a bit on top of the ground. Ants like moisture and can find it around outside water spigots or drain spouts or any place where the structure or siding has been damaged and exposed. Inside your home, check the basement, under kitchen and bathroom sinks and around the water heater.

If you find ants in your home or a colony outside, call Expert Pest Solutions in Springfield MO for long term control. We can eliminate your ant infestation with our highly effective pest control methods. We typically use products that are highly transferable and undetectable to ants on the foundation and around the entry points of your home. For small pockets we use a variety of liquid, gel and granular baits for the ants to take back to the colony which will continue to eliminate the ants for several months in between treatments.

Expert Pest Solutions serves the Springfield, Missouri area for pest control ants. We offer competitive rates and top-notch service.

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