Ant

Most homeowners do not find Ants to be harmful or to pose any danger to the premises. As surprising as it may be, some Ants have been proven dangerous to both your premises and your health. However, the majority of the damage they cause is hidden in walls, doors and windows, it gets difficult to detect if there's an infestation on your premises.

In addition, some Ants also impose health risks by biting. Therefore, frequent pest management can help in keeping Ants away from your premises and ensuring your health and hygiene.

Some common facts about Ants

• Carpenter Ants are known to build nests in decaying or moist woods or in soggy areas
• Ants are a viable food source for other insects like spiders, bats and more
• Some queen Ants have a long life span and reproduce millions of babies
• Ants do not have Eyes & Ears and they hear by feeling the vibrations in the ground through their feet.
• An Ant can lift 20 times its own body weight.
• When foraging, ants leave a pheromone trail so that they know where they’ve been.
• Queen ants have wings, which they shed when they start a new nest.
• Ants don’t have lungs. Oxygen enters through tiny holes all over the body and carbon dioxide leaves through the same holes.
• When the queen of the colony dies, the colony can only survive a few months.
• Queens are rarely replaced and the workers are not able to reproduce.

Some common signs of infestation

• Live Ants
• Ants nest
• Ants pathways
• Sawdust trails
• Wooden structures are crumbling
• Discarded wings
• Piles of soil or dirt
• Hollow sounds in wooden beams
• Rustling noises in your walls

Some common diseases spread / damage caused

• Carpenter ants are capable of causing serious damage to the structure of a home. They do not themselves cause diseases to human beings, however, they cause damage to your property.
• Ants can pose a serious problem if they get into food supplies, especially when they start to breed and multiply.
• Ant bites can be painful.
• Ants carry and can spread bacteria, including Salmonella.
• Ant infestations can quickly become a serious problem because ants are highly sophisticated insects.
• Fire Ants bites can lead to swelling, irritation, pain, redness, itchiness and life-threatening issues.