Pharaohs Ant Pest Control

 

Whether in homes or commercial properties and pretty much regardless of the extent of the problem, these pests CANNOT be controlled by insecticidal sprays.

The reason for this is detailed in the biology section below.

Effective Pharaohs Ant control is carried out by feeding them a purpose made bait in multiple small enclosures placed along their usual trails.

Worker ants take the bait back to the nest for food which causes sterility in the queens so they can no longer reproduce.

This means that the death of the colony is inevitable although time consuming. Such a programme usually lasts 14-16 weeks as the life-span of a worker ant is 12-14 weeks, with the queens living slightly longer. A reduction in numbers is expected to be noticeable after about four weeks as ants die off naturally.

EBS have successfully controlled such infestations in properties ranging from small food outlets, right up to hundred plus room university Halls of Residence. Our Surveyor will always need to visit first to provide accurate cost and optimum treatment - Free of charge and without obligation to you.

Pharoahs Ant Outline Biology & Habits

The Pharaoh Ant originated in the tropics, and is now spread almost worldwide, even in cooler regions where the insect lives indoors taking advantage of our centrally heated buildings.

It prefers a high protein diet including cheese, milk nuts, dead insects, food grease and cooked or raw meat, but will eat many other foods including fruit juices and honey.  

They are a particular nuisence in hospitals where their small size allows them to get beneath medical dressings, IV drips. etc where they further spread infection.

To identify, worker ants are around 1.5-2mm long, yellow to golden brown in colour and darkening slightly at the hind quarters. They have no stings and colony sizes can range up to the low thousands. They follow constant trails between their nests and food sources identified by chemical scents left behind and prefer to nest in warm dark areas such as underfloor close to heating pipes and the like. 

A colony of Pharaohs Ants will have multiple queens. As they mature, they will set up a new nest, sometimes only a few metres away from the original which will develop seperately. This habit is known as ’budding’. Should a nest be disturbed, the workers and queens will take eggs and start new nests elsewhere.

This is the chief reason why insecticidal spray treatments against are not effective as the insects perceive the threat, run away and start the new nests. 

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