{"id":4656,"date":"2020-10-14T22:52:53","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T17:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.groupesurprenant.com\/8-way-to-prevent-ants-in-your-home\/"},"modified":"2023-04-20T00:09:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T19:09:52","slug":"8-way-to-prevent-ants-in-your-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.groupesurprenant.com\/en\/8-way-to-prevent-ants-in-your-home\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Ways to Prevent Ants in Your Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summer now truly here, we notice the presence of insects around us. Indeed, the warm weather suits them well and they reproduce at a crazy rate. This can be a problem, especially when they invade our <\/span>home<\/span>. A<\/span>nts<\/span> are among the most common insects that can give us a bad surprise when they’re in our home. Here are 8 ways to prevent their presence!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Notice scout ants<\/strong><\/h2>\n

These <\/span>ants<\/span> are tasked with finding food for the colony by exploring around the nest. If you find one in your <\/span>house<\/span>, it’s time to take action.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Keep your surfaces clean<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Dirty dishes sitting for long periods of time, meal crumbs on tables or sticky messes left forgotten are all sources of food for <\/span>ants<\/span>, to which they are attracted. Keep it clean!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Store food in sealed containers<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Useful not only against <\/span>ants, <\/span>but also against any pest searching for food, preventing access to your food will force them to look elsewhere.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Seal all cracks and any other entry point in your house<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Walk around your <\/span>house <\/span>and think like an <\/span>ant <\/span>by looking at any possible and imaginable entry point in your <\/span>house<\/span>, and seal them!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Eliminate ant trails<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A<\/span>nts<\/span> leave scents behind for their brothers and sisters, and it’s these scents that form the trails that they use. Find these trails and spray them with a mix of water and vinegar to eliminate the scents. They will be forced to look elsewhere.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Set up ant traps<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If you saw <\/span>scout ants,<\/span> set up ant <\/span>traps<\/span> at appropriate locations. They attract them and their toxic substance kills the colony from the inside.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Control colonies outside your property<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If you have a multitude of colonies outside your property, chances that <\/span>ants <\/span>find their way inside your <\/span>house <\/span>are quite high.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hire pest control professionals<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The tips above are useful for prevention and for minor problems. However, if you have a persistent problem, hiring pest control professionals is a must. <\/span>Groupe Surprenant<\/span><\/a> has been in the game for more than 30 years and can help you find peace of mind back! Whether it be in the <\/span>residential<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>commercial<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>industrial<\/span><\/a>, agri-<\/a><\/span>food<\/span> or <\/span>pharmaceutical<\/a> sector<\/span>, our teams of professionals will take care of your problem effectively. <\/span>Get in touch with us<\/span><\/a> right now!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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