Australian black ants can be particularly annoying. With the average number of workers around 4-7 thousand and a queen that can live up to 30 years, you can have a severe infestation on your hands.
Black Ant swarms are common from June to September, during which time they forage in trails and are frequently seen along sidewalks.
These small ants feed on grease, oil, meats, fruits, and vegetables materials such as corn meal and sweets. The workers also feed on other insects, honeydew and plant secretions.
Black Ants are common in wooded areas. In yards, they nest under rocks, in rotting logs, and under piles of bricks or lumber. Indoors, nests are located in woodwork, wall cavities, masonry, kitchen cabinets, timber furniture, stored items and behind facades.
Do Not Use any type of spray whether aerosol or liquid as this will only delay or relocate the Ant problem
Call us today for a chat, regarding ant control, on 1300 262 966 (1300 AMAZON) and speak with one of our friendly team members who can answer any questions you may have, give you a free quote and arrange an Ant treatment suited to your situation.
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Carpenter ants are larger than your common Black and Coastal Brown Ants. They do not eat wood, they eat aphid and other sweet sugary excretions of insects. Aphids are their choice of food. Carpenter ants will care for, groom, raise and nurture aphids within their colony in special ‘aphid’ chambers; this is done to derive ‘honeydew’ from the aphids.
Carpenter ant species reside both outdoors and indoors in moist, decaying or hollow wood. They cut ‘galleries’ into the wood grain to provide passageways for movement from section to section of the nest. Certain parts of a house, such as around and under windows, roof eaves, decks and porches, are more likely to be infested by Carpenter Ants because these areas are most vulnerable to moisture.
Many carpenter ant infestations are made much worse with the random application of sprays purchased at hardware stores. Overly noxious chemicals repel carpenter ants and if you spray something in order to repel them they will simply avoid it and move away from it. Sometimes, the ants will actually ‘split’ their colony into several new colonies in order to survive. This is called ‘satelliting’ or ‘budding’. If not treated appropriately a carpenter ant infestation can become a much bigger problem.
Do Not Use any type of spray whether aerosol or liquid as this will only delay or relocate the Ant problem
Call us today for a chat, regarding ant control, on 1300 262 966 (1300 AMAZON) and speak with one of our friendly team members who can answer any questions you may have, give you a free quote and arrange an Ant treatment suited to your situation.
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The coastal brown ant can be found nesting in disturbed soils, lawns, flowerbeds, under objects, such as bricks, cement slabs, or flower pots, around trees or water pipes, along the base of structures, and walkways, where displaced soil is usually observed from the action of ants digging below the surface. Well cared for lawns may have coastal brown ant infestations that are less noticeable, except along the edges where lawns meet walkways where piles of soil are often deposited. Coastal brown ant populations expand into neighbouring areas by following along these lawn-walkway edges or roadways. Population movements into new areas to establish nests and subsequent displacement of other ant populations can be rapid.
Do Not Use any type of spray whether aerosol or liquid as this will only delay or relocate the Ant problem
Whatever the Ant situation at your place you can Call the Amazon Pest Control team and ask to speak to a senior technician for some free helpful tips and advice.
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If you are wondering how to get rid of ants in the house, or specifically how to get rid of ants in the kitchen, it is important to understand what attracts ants into a home in the first place, and how to minimise the attraction. The best way to get rid of ants is not to ask what kills ants, but rather by keeping your home in a state that does not entice them in the first place, and by keeping your yard in a manner that eliminates the need for ant removal from your garden.
To prevent ant intrusion in your property, there are a number of provisions you can take:
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