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Tired
off ants running your home call us for a free quote |
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We treat all areas Internal and External to rid your home of ants |
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We
only use safe pesticides in your home or work place |
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Inspections
for possible nesting sites in and around your home or work place |
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Major
Infest also incurs an extra charge due to callbacks to be carried
out |
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We
treat external entry points, guttering, down pipes, weep holes, cracks
and crevices, wheelie bins, letterboxes. We also treat Internal areas
of activity kitchen, lounge room etc. |
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For
most people ants only become a problem when they enter buildings in
search of food and water or when they build their nests in buildings
or gardens.
Ants can be attracted to a wide range of foods with different species
having preferences for sugars, proteins, fats and oils. During extended
dry periods they will also search for water. In many species once
an individual has found a desirable item it will return to the nest
and recruit nest mates to help gather the food. This can result in
large numbers of ants rapidly appearing around an item, sometimes
with long trails of ants between the nest and the item of interest.
Some ants will build nests in walls and foundations, indoor potted
plants, and small spaces between fittings and walls. In nearly all
cases, the ants are using pre-existing spaces or taking advantage
of existing deterioration. Ants generally do not cause structural
damage to buildings. A few species will occasionally attack electrical
wiring for unknown reasons, and in these situations extensive damage
can occur.
Outdoors, nesting can result in soil being deposited on gardens, around
pots and between tiles and brickwork resulting in a mess but little
damage. However, some species can form nests with large numbers of
chambers just below the soil surface causing the soil to become soft
and uneven. Undermining of retaining walls and interference with drainage
systems is also possible. Some seed harvesting ant species can be
a nuisance when attempting to grow plants by direct sowing of seeds.
Ants are sometimes confused with the unrelated Termites (Order Isoptera)
partly because the latter have the common name 'white ants'. Termites
have the ability to digest cellulose and will eat wood, which sometimes
results in damage to wooden structures. Ants that are found in wood
do not cause damage but are using pre-existing cavities |
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