Protect your home, food, and children from these destructive pests!
Carpenter Ants (black ants or black/red ants) can destroy the foundation of your home like termites if they are left untreated for too long. They like to nest in damaged and damp wood. Although they don’t eat wood as termites do, they hollow it out to build their colonies and may cause considerable damage.
Every ant species are attracted to food, water, warmth, and shelter. And will enter your home to find it. Because of this they can spoil your food or spoil your health if you have eaten this food. Fortunately, there are usually ants around contaminated foods but are you willing to take that chance?
The most common pests in households are ants. Household ants like to eat sugary foods like syrup, honey, and juice. They also like fats and meats as well. You will usually see a long line of ants from their nest to your food source.
Ants found in your yard are attracted to the honeydew that mealybugs and aphids produce. Honeydew is a source of sugar and other nutrients for them. Because of this ants will protect these bugs from their enemies.
OHA will take care of the three main issues when dealing with ant problems.
- Entry Point – Finding out where the ants are coming in and what attracted them into your home in the first place is our first priority.
- Cleanliness – What is inside your home that is attracting the ants? We can find out and help you address the problem so that it won’t happen again.
- Property Environment – OHA will find out what factors of your property is helping the ants. Weeds that provide coverage, bushes or trees touching the building will create access points to your home.
Call OHA today at (906) 346-1828 to send these ants packing and move elsewhere!