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Flying Ants Infestations Cured Manchester

Flying Ants Infestations Cured Manchester –

Do you dread the start of spring when the ants start to wake up?

Garden ants (Lasius niger) are a troublesome pest when they enter properties and can make your life a nightmare year after year, especially in the summer in  the ‘flying ant’ season.

Putting down countless tubes of ‘Ant Powder’ has no effect and the ants crawl over your kitchen surfaces etc. spreading disease and dirt.

Are we ringing any bells?

Well now you can cure the problem by having the property professionally treated with a three-year extendable guarantee.

The treatment involves drilling small holes into the cavity walls of the property from the outside, (a little like putting in a damp proof course) and injecting an insecticidal powder into the cavity under pressure.

This puts a barrier around the house which the ants cannot cross. No more ants can enter the property and those already inside cannot get out to feed and the colony dies off.

The treatment which leaves no smell or mess and is perfectly safe for children and pets.

At the end of the three-year period it is a fairly simple and inexpensive matter to ‘top up’ the powder and extend the guarantee for a further 3 years and so on.

Cavity wall insulation does not affect the effectiveness of the treatment.

It is not possible to give an exact price without seeing your property but costs involved are generally in the range of £75.00 – £275 depending on size of property and number of walls needing to be treated etc.

Get Rid Of Ants In Your House Permanently – Spring Special Offer

Get Rid Of Ants In Your House Permanently – spring is here and with it comes the annual scourge of ants which for many people can be nothing short of a nightmare.

In North West England the summers of 2007 & 2008 were very poor and the ants did not thrive, a respite for those who suffer ants in the house on an annual basis but already 2009 looks like it will be the summer of the ant as calls are being received already.

Those that suffer know that flying ants in the house can be a nightmare, almost impossible to cure as the nests are hidden in cavity walls and beneath floors, and the only way to destroy the nest is to kill the queen. This is all but impossible using powders and potions from hardware stores.

There are a variety of new techniques available to pest controllers now which are highly effective in dealing with ant infestations.

These range from using micro-encapsulated insecticides which stick to the worker ants’ bodies and are taken back into the nest and a special technique which effectively puts an impenetrable barrier around the house which the ants cannot cross.

This involved drilling tiny holes into the cavity walls from the outside of the property and blowing in an insecticidal powder under pressure which forms a barrier that the ants cannot cross.

This will effectively prevent the ants inside from foraging outside and dooms the colony.

We are able to give a three year guarantee which is then extendable indefinitely in periods of three years by topping up the powder.

Flying Ant Problems in Lancashire, Cheshire & Manchester

Only people who have experienced it will know the true horror of flying ants in the home.

Having an infestation of normal wingless ants is bad enough but when they go through their annual mating ritual the situation can become unbearable.

Ants often build colonies under the floors and in the cavity walls of our homes and this colonies will continue for many years if left untreated getting progressively worse each year.

Ants love a sandy soil and there are many places in Lancashire, Cheshire and Manchester which tend to produce more ant problems than others, Southport, Blackpool, Bolton, Sale & Altrincham spring  to mind as hot ant properties.

Unfortunately it is during their mating phase that they are most troublesome. Here in Lancashire, Cheshire and Manchester this tends to be fairly regularly around the third or fourth week in July.

Ants mate on the wing and around mid-summer they produce winged immature Queens and winged males which in nature would fly off and mate on the wing. Many thousands of these winged ants are produced per nests and nests tend to synchronise their release so that they mate with ants form other nests.

Invariably this process commences after a couple of days of very hot, dry weather  and will usually last for about a week although isolated releases will occur throughout most of June, July & August.

Unfortunately when the nest is under the floor of the house the results can be catastrophic, literally thousands of flying ants emerge into the lower rooms, collecting on windows as they head for the light.

How To Get Rid Of Ants In The Home Safely (Ken Chadwick)

How To Get Rid Of Ants In The Home Safely – Black or Garden Ants (Lasius niger)

Ants in your home can be a horrible experience but they can be cured permanently with professional help

Black ants are commonly found throughout the UK, and although they nest outdoors, they are often found inside houses, causing a nuisance more than anything.

They are social creatures, and live in colonies containing workers (infertile females), males, queens and grubs (larvae). Ants mate on the wing, so the “flying ants” are either males or immature queens.

Where do they come from?

You will find ants nests in dry earth around plant roots, with sandy soil in particular attracting colonies.

The sand used in house foundations, garden paths and patios forms a good site for the queen ant to start a colony. Nests are increasingly being found inside the walls of properties (cavity walls, for example). Once a colony develops it can be difficult to get rid of.

Why do ants come indoors?

The ants found indoors are usually worker ants, which are foraging for food for the queen and the grubs. They have found that buildings inhabited by humans are a good source of provision, particularly sweet or sugary items, and a good dry harbourage.

Do black ants just live on human food?

No, the worker ants are scavengers and collect seeds, nectar, and even dead insects as well to take back to the nest. They also prey on greenfly, blackfly and other small insects, so cannot be considered to be all bad.

Do black ants do any harm?