When it comes to infestations, sugar ants aren’t all that high on the list of least possible pests. Still, they can be a pain, getting into virtually all your foodstuff and constantly being squished underfoot and of course once that happens there is that awful supplementary smell.
According to Pest Control Perth experts dealing with sugar ants, as with most ants, the key to success comes in locating or penetrating the colony. Let’s look at some of the slightest toxic ways of wiping out that queen and thus bringing the colony’s life, and that of the infestation, to an end.
Use Ant Traps:
At traps are probably the most toxic of the solutions we are going to discuss here, but talk them over with your local pest control company. Experts in the field will let you know about the active ingredients in ant traps; many times it will be boric acid. This substance is extremely good in dealing with many types of insects, although once in a while it’s hit and miss with sugar ants; these little survivors have been known to actually thrive on a steady supply of borax! If you use this method you don’t have to worry about finding the nest sites, which can make the job a lot easier. On the other hand, you want to be sure that you place the traps where your kids and pest can’t get at them.
Locating the Nests:
For most of the other methods and solutions to get rid of those ants that we talk about, you are going to have to locate the nest. It’s not too hard to do, as ants will always go in a thick double line from a food source to the crack that leads into the nest.
Caulk:
Once you find where the ants are coming from, seal the crack with some caulk. This won’t kill the ants for sure, but at worst it will force them to go outside to find new sources of food.
Barriers:
There are a couple of barriers that ants typically won’t, or can’t, cross to get food. Putting a bowl of water right under the crack is sometimes helpful, as ants don’t swim over to their food. You can also try sticky tape or commercial blockers to get them stuck on their way through the problem is that the second the dead ants start to pile up, you’ll have to replace the sticky barrier as there is now a natural bridge for the rest of the ants. Horrifying!
Pyrethrin Insecticides:
Insecticides made from natural ingredients can work wonders and pose hardly any toxic threat and pyrethrins is derived from chrysanthemums. Some people may have light allergies, but as far as chemical treatments go it’s harmless and effective.
