When ants invade your business it can become a nuisance in an office, a bad reputation in a hotel, and disastrous in a restaurant.
You may want to attack the line of ants with some insecticides but that will not solve the problem. You will have to attack the ants at the source. Also, not all ants are the same. While some treatments will work with one type of ant they may not work on another type of ant. In fact, it may even make your ant problem worse.
That is why OHA must identify the type of ant problem that you have. With our knowledge of different types of ants, we can put together a plan of attack to attach the colony and take care of the conditions that attracted them in the first place.
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 at that entry point in the first place is our first priority.
- Cleanliness – What inside your business is attracting the ants? Food, Water, Warmth, Shelter? We can find that 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, like weeds that provide coverage, bushes or trees touching the building that create access points to their entry, and types of plants nearby that attract the ants.
Call OHA today at (906) 346-1828 to send these ants packing and move elsewhere!
Ant Facts and How to Control Them
What leads to the success of ants is that they are capable of complex colonies. Depending upon what type of ant problem you have they may be attracted to only one type of tree or they may be very adaptable and are attracted to multiple types of foliage and food sources that are where identification is important.
Motels and any other business will have to be on the lookout for carpenter ants that can do damage to the structure of your business.
If you are a medical facility or a restaurant then you will not want Pharaoh Ants which can carry diseases and spread them.
A Fire Ant’s sting can threaten a person’s health which is bad for any kind of business.
How We Kill Ants
The first thing that has to be done is to identify what kind of ants are invading your business. That will determine what type of treatment that you will need.
The next step we do is a thorough investigation to find their paths and entry points to help find the colony and then treat the colony directly if possible.
The final step is to make recommendations to help deter them from returning by examining the surrounding area and making not of how they got easy access and what attracted them in the first place.
Tips on Finding and Controlling Ants
In motels, it is important for you to inspect your carpeting. Ants like to travel under the edge of carpeting to get to their destination. The best place to inspect carpet edges is by access points such as doors, windows, and fireplaces. If you are lucky enough maybe you can follow the line of ants back to the colony.
For all businesses, you can check the foundation of your building for any entry points, and if you see any inside the exterior walls of your business look for ant colonies living in the dirt close to where you discover them. If you have anything lying on the ground near the walls lift them up to see if you can find a colony under the items.
Mulch, vegetation, and other natural environmental issues can be a home to ant colonies as well. If you find any ant colonies in any of these areas you can call OHA to come and identify the species and we can come up with the correct solution for you to get rid of the specific ant species problem you have.
Why is it important to call OHA for the specific solution to your problem? Because not all ants are attracted and killed by the same thing so buying an ant trap or killing solution from the store may not do the job and in some cases just make it worse.
If you have any questions feel free to contact us.