Prevent ants from getting in the house Control Removal

 Ants attracted to moisture barrier that will hold moisture to decay to become a food source

Weeds around the foundation will hold moisture till it decays to attract ants

Excessive moisture in a wall will attract ants . Look closely you will see green in the wall

pavers that are not graveled will attract ants

Gravel the perimeter of the foundation to prevent moisture around the foundation attracting ants

How to prevent ants from getting in the house

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Avoid cable from going through vegetation as its easy access to the house

Raised bed attract ants, They are considered moisture barriers which attracts ants. A lining is needed to keep moisture from decaying in the perimeter of the bed 

Moisture Barriers attract ants

What to do if you find ants in your house

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Avoid vegetation contact on the building. 

Vegetation on the building and the foundation are moisture barrier which holds and decays the  moisture in turn attracting ants for a food source.

Seal cracks and crevices to avoid moisture collecting to attracts ants for a food source

Picture evidence of moisture barriers and cracks in pavers or walk way that attract ants. 

Raised beds are know to attract ants .

What do professional exterminators use to kill ants?

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Give the ants a chance to take the treatment back to their respective nests

Excesses moisture from the rain gets  in the threshold wall which attracts ants.

From the poor drainage( No downspout)

Avoid vegetation contact on the walls 

Ants on the wall from the vegetation contact

Avoid vegetation contact as it attracts ants

Avoid vegetation contact on the wall

Avoid vegetation contact on the wall 

Avoid vegetation contact on the wall

Avoid vegetation contact

Avoid the Excessive moisture in the door threshold by replacing the downsprout

Avoid Excessive moisture 

Avoid the excessive moisture and vegetation contact

Ants control: You fix the problems outside you won't have a problem inside

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PICTURES AND VIDEO OF WHAT CAUSES ANTS

These are areas we treat .Correcting  these conditions will keep ants away longer

Seal cracks and crevices in the pavements

Anything that traps moisture and let it decay should be graveled and slope away from the foundation being that the house was built in a hill.

Moisture barriers attracts ants

Cracks and crevices will nest ants

The door gets wet then the moisture stays long enough to attract ants

Avoid the door frame and wall from getting wet

Seal the cracks and crevice .

seal the cracks in the pavement or concrete

The videos shows garbage cans which is a moisture a barrier on top of a crack in the pavement . A perfect nest condition for the ants

The garbage can was damaged giving the ants alternative food source

Why do i have ants in my house?

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AVOID VEGETATION CONTACT ON THE BUILDING 

ANTS WILL ALWAYS BE IN THE TREES BECAUSE THEY FEED ON THE SWEET APHIDS

THOSE PLANTS/WEEDS GROWING IN THE WALL MEANS THERE IS EXCESSIVE MOISTURE IN THE WALL. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL THERE IS AN OPEN DOWN SPOUT POURING IN THE WALL

WHENEVER YOU SEE POWER LINES LEADING TO THE HOUSE GO THROUGH THE TREES THAT MEANS THE ANTS HAVE EASY ACCESS TO THE HOUSE

ANY TIME YOU HAVE ANTS GROW IN THE FOUNDATION OF THE HOUSE ITS CONSIDERED A MOISTURE BARRIER WHICH ATTACTS ANTS. THATS WHY MOST HOMES HAVE GRAVEL AROUND THE FOUNDATION

THOSE POTTED PLANTS ARE CONSIDERED A MOISTURE BARRIER. YOU WANNA HAVE THOSE POTS ON PEGS 

THE ROOF HAS MOSS ON IT WHICH MEANS THE MOISTURE IS STAYING ON THE FOR THE MOSS TO GROW. WHICH ATTACTS ANTS

DOWN SPOUT DRAINING IN THE FOUNDATON

POWER LINES GOING THROUGH TREES TO THE HOUSE . EASY ACCESS FOR THE ANTS TO THE HOUSE

AVOID VEGETATION CONTACT TO THE BUILDING

AVOID EARTH TO WOOD CONTACT AS IT ATTACTS ANTS

How do I get rid of lots of ants?

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Signs of ants activity in the house. 

This room shows signs of a roof leak

You wanna keep the vegetation way from the house as far back as you can

This vegetation is too close. when it touches the house its easy access to the house

This silver fish in the house way is a sign of excessive moisture in the structure of the house

Keep the vegetation as far back as far back as you can is recommended

Vegetation is too close. 

The room labeled with ants activity had a lot of ants behind and around the futon

The technician tried to show that there is a possibility of a roof leak as you can see from the video. Just a little tar in those corner will do it.

Its very possible that the big window is leaking. Sealing the window frame is recommended