Watch out for Ants invading your home!

Posted on June 25, 2010 with 2 Comments

A few days ago, BusinessWire posted an article about ants invading homes.  Ants love to enter people’s homes, either for food, water, or shelter.   Ants are a very big nuisance to people and they are very hard to control since they are small and usually travel in large numbers.  People should be most concerned with these four types of ants:

Carpenter Ants: They tend to chew wood and cause destruction to your home.

Fire Ants: They tend to sting when their nest is disturbed and they will likely sting a few times rather than just one.  The sting is pretty painful to humans.

Odorous House Ants:  These ants give off a foul smell when squashed, so be careful which ants you want to step on!

Argentine Ants:  They are known to contaminate food that they come in contact with.

There are some precautions you can take to prevent ants including the following:

• Eliminate water, do not leave small puddles around
• Keep all food sealed
• Make sure tree branches aren’t close to your home
• Keep all firewood away from the home
• Seal all cracks

Ant control can be a real hassle. Here at JP McHale, we offer treatments to control your ant problems.  JP McHale is a Westchester Pest Control company.  We would love to help you with your pest problem! Contact us by phone 800-479-2284, email, live chat, twitter, or facebook.