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How to Get Rid of Ants in Your Home/House in Winter

Ants in your home/house in winter

That’s right ants in your home in winter. Ants will get into your home in the winter. Even if you think they are dormant, ants will find their way to your house. Having ants in your house in winter is when they are looking for food or trying to find warmth.

You may not know this but Albuquerque and Rio Rancho have ants in the winter and usually they show up in the kitchen or bathroom.

Reasons for ants in your home in the winter

If you have radiant floor heating they could spring up all most any where in the structure. Understand this, just like everything (or should I say, most everything) living things like to be warm. And the thing is ants are no different. They are going to try to be warm to. So where is the most likely place they will show up, right in your home.

Food / Crumbs left out means ants in your home

Just like any time of year, don’t go and leave any food laying around. Ants and other insects are going to find it. Does not matter if it is the winter, these little critters can hunt it down, locate it and start to eat. So make sure that you clean up after yourself. Don’t leave dirty dishes laying around either. Clean them when you are done eating. This just makes good house keeping sense. We don’t want any ants in your house in winter, or any time of year for that matter.

Ants will strike quickly if the conditions are right. What you do in the rest of the warmer months won’t bring ants but since they have a harder time existing out doors they will find your home now most hospitable. Don’t let your home become a motel for ants in the winter months. They are dirty and can spread disease as well.

Call for discounted winter rates…. 505-293-7378 (PEST)

Area’s that we can provide service to are: Albuquerque, Bernalillo 87004, Belen 87002, Placitas 87043, Rio Rancho 87124/87144, Tijeras 87059, Chilili, Sedillo, Escobosa, Los lunas 87031, Peralta/ Bosque Farms 87042, Edgwood 87015, Moriarty 87035, Corrales 87048

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Getting rid of ants in the home – Part 2

Get rid of ants in the home

Ants happen to be hardworking bugs but the last thing you want would be to get them invade the house, savoring your food as well as sugar. There are a few beneficial hints to getting rid of ants in the home.

First of all and most importantly would be to be sure that your home is always unpolluted. A dirty kitchen together with food crumbs all over the kitchen counter is definitely an invitation to party for the ants. It is easy to keep the house tidy by sweeping floors after meals or snacks and whenever you’re feeling that the home needs some scrubbing.

Wipe down counter tops immediately after eating and also make certain plates, dishes as well as cups are cleaned soon after eating. Please don’t leave dirty dishes inside the sink following eating. This can be a great invitation for a ant celebration.

Remember the less food you leave around the floors or tables, the least likely the ants will come. It’s also a good practice to sweep at night before you hit the sack to ensure that the house is clean as ants love to scout when the lights are out.

When mopping the floors, you might want to use a solution of ¼ cup bleach to 2 cups water as this solution is very handy in deterring future visits from ants.

Here are other methods of getting rid of ants in the home

• White vinegar - You only need to spread white vinegar in ants-affected areas and in just minutes, you’ll be able to eradicate the ants.

• taste of cucumber – consider placing small slices or pieces of cucumbers in the affected areas as that will definitely get them to leave your home.

• Spraying soapy water – on entry points of the ants or cabinets will also effectively get rid of the ants.

• Crush dried mint leaves into powder (use mint tea bags) – spread them in areas that are prone to ants

• cayenne pepper powder – Other spices that might also work to repel ants

• chili pepper powder – Other spices that might also work to repel ants

• laurel leaves – Other spices that might also work to repel ants

• extracts of citrus fruits – Other spices that might also work to repel ants

• Strongly aromatic spices such as cinnamon or clove – useful repellents but are not as common

• use boiling water – to wash ants off your kitchen sink and counter tops or you can also pour water over any ant mounds discovered in your yard.

If you have a garden with trees, an added advice to avoid ants would be to trim the branches and ensure that these branches grow away from the house as ants sometimes gain access to your homes by crawling across the branches of trees.

However, if keeping your home spotless and making use of all these organic repellent methods can not perform the job, then you definately may have to take more stronger activity against the ‘army’. Phone the ant exterminator. Insecticides could be really the only method out although it is intoxicating. Patriot Pest Control Albuquerque deals with ant extermination. Take the time to call them at 505-892-(PEST)

Well, you need to absolutely get away from the house while the exterminator is doing their spraying job as it calls for potent chemical compounds in the course of elimination. You might want to allocate additional time immediately after the spraying to provide the fresh air to ventilate your home so that you can decrease the inhalation of the chemicals.

The ant exterminator will most likely provide you additional details as well as guidance to stop ants from visiting so be certain you comply with them since that may be the last touch that will result in your victory in the war with the ants. Ants may be strong in an army however they can be defeated when you perform your part. Aside from these you can get many more procedures to getting rid of ants in the house.