Ants in the house are the scourge of many people in summer months leaving many people to hate the summer and the annual flying ants invasion which they realise the summer will bring
Only the unfortunates who have suffered it will appreciate the true nature of flying ants in their homes.
Having an infestation of basic wingless ants is bad enough but when they go through their yearly mating phase the position can become unbearable.
Ants regularly form colonies in the sub-floor areas and in the wall cavities of our buildings and these colonies will survive for many years to come if left untreated becoming progressively more troublesome every year.
Our homes are warm and dry and provide the perfect places for a thriving ant colony; even solid hard floor is not a hindrance to ants.
Our house heating systems maintains their metabolism even in the depths of winter and my earliest ant treatment was on my birthday, in January!
Ants need a sandy soil and there are plenty areas in Lancashire, Cheshire and Manchester which tend to provide more ant infestations than others, Southport, Blackpool, Bolton, Sale & Altrincham come to mind as hot ant locations.
Unfortunately it is during their mating period that they are most troublesome. Here in Lancashire, Cheshire and Manchester this usually is pretty regularly around the third or fourth week in July.
Ants mate on the wing and around mid-summer the colony releases winged immature Queens and flying males which in nature would fly off and mate on the wing. Many thousands of these flying ants are produced per colony and nests tend to time their release in order to mate with ants from nearby colonies.
Normally this process starts after a couple of days of hot, dry weather and will usually last for about seven to ten although smaller releases will carry on throughout most of the summer months.
Unfortunately when the colony is located under the floor of the property the effects can be horrifying, literally thousands of winged ants are released into the lower rooms, aiming for windows as they make for the light.
This can be unbelievably distressing for some people leading to extreme emotional upset to the extent that people learn to fear the summertime and have actually left their house to avoid the plague of ants which they know will inevitably appear each summer.
The poor summers of the last three years has meant that ant jobs were reduced on previous years but ants seem to have a way of catching up and 2010 could possibly be a particularly troublesome year.
A lot of people who have this problem try for DIY solutions with products from local shops etc but mostly these efforts are doomed to failure as they are not getting to the heart of the problem which is the colony itself, securely hidding safely in the cavity wall or under the floor.
Luckily for many people help.
At Harrier Pest Control and Prevention (subject to site survey) we are able to remedy this problem and give an extendable 3 year guarantee.
The treatment which is done mainly from the exterior of the property, is totally safe for animals and children and produces no smell, involves drilling small holes into the cavity walls of the house, not unlike a damp-proof course injection and blowing a long lasting insecticide into the cavity wall under pressure.
This forms an impenetrable barrier through which the ants cannot cross and together with a precautionary internal spray treatment (if deemed necessary) will gradually bring the problem to its end.
The holes, which are only 8mm in diameter are left open so it is an easy matter of topping up the cavity walls every 3 to extend the life of the guarantee in 3 year periods.
This procedure is best done out in the early spring however it can be done at any time of year.
As a strictly limited time offer in our quiet period we are offering 25 percent off the usual cost until May 30 2010. Whilst we usually cover the whole of Lancashire, Cheshire and Greater Manchester, we are willing to venture further afield but this will be at extra cost.
For a chat or to arrange an appointment contact Harrier Pest Prevention on Free Phone 0800 019 8382 or 01257 230637
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