Ant Control

DO NOT USE AEROSOL SPRAY AS THIS WILL CAUSE THE ANTS TO SCATTER AND BUILD NEW NEST.

HEALTH AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS:

OUR TREATMENT METHODS ARE SAFE TO USE, AS WE FOLLOW LABEL DIRECTION OF PRODUCTS BEING APPLIED, RECOMMENDED BY MANUFACTURES.

•  EXTERIOR SPRAY TREATMENTS: THERE IS NO NEED FOR A STAND DOWN PERIOD WHEN USING BAIT SPRAY TREATMENTS TO THE EXTERIOR OF PROPERTY, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO VACATE THE HOUSE.
• INTERIOR SPRAY TREATMENT: TECHNICIAN WILL ADVISE IF THE PREMISE NEEDS TO BE VACATED. USUALLY UP TO THREE HOURS. ONLY IF INTERIOR SPOT TREATMENT IS BEING CARRIED OUT AS A PREVENTATIVE MEASURE IN LIVING AREAS.
• BAITS: WILL BE LAID DISCREETLY AS GEL SPOTS OR LIQUID IN BAIT STATIONS, WHERE ANTS ARE FOUND TRAILING.

COST:

Price starting from $99+GST. Additional cost depending on type of treatment, the level of infestation, problem areas and expected warranty. Every place is different we may treat your property once and you may have a very successful results or you might need ongoing maintenance for heavy infestation so please call to discuss levels of infestation and size of property.
For heavy infestations more than one treatment may be required have a look at our family package deals for ongoing maintenance or we can design a programme to suit the severity of infestation on yours and your neighboring properties. Persistence and patience is the key for effective ant control.

Common Ants Found in New Zealand Homes:

Argentine Ant - Linepithema humile, light to dark honey brown and 2-3mm long, trail many ants wide like a 'motorway' and lack of smell when squashed, up to six nests per square meter. 

Darwin Ant - Doleromyrma darwiniana, small (2-3mm) dark brown, pungent smell when squashed, single file trails.

White footed Ant - Technomyrmex jocosus, ants look similar to Argentine Ants and Darwin Ants to the naked eye but can be identified by the pale ends to their legs.

Pharaoh's Ant - Monomorium pharaonis, are very small 2mm long, light yellow bodies with red black markings on the abdomen, Love sweets, commonly occur in food service areas.
Ants may enter your house foraging for food, water or seeking shelter through the smallest openings. They are in search of either sweet based food or protein/grease based foods..


Inspection

• To get your Ant problem under control, inspection is an important first step.
• To find Ant nests, we will be using lures and following their trails.

Inside a house, inspect along the carpet edges, doors, windows, areas of the kitchen Ceiling, subfloor and basements the easiest way to find a trail to the nest is to watch where ants go after reaching the food source. Ants emerging from damaged wood inside the house or foraging outside in woodpiles, rotted or water-damaged wood, and tree stumps. .

Outside the house, inspect around foundation walls, areas of vegetation, and mulch. Any vegetation found near patios and walls may hide some ant nests or their trails. Check under items that are on the ground. Some ant nests are well hidden. .

Treatment

We treat the nest directly if possible, using bait sprays around the perimeter of the house and on the Ant trails. Ants are a social insect that live in colonies. Our Treatment plans include killing the entire colony. Just spraying an Ant with a typical Ant Spray, particularly a repellent spray will only kill a few at best. Non-repellent bait spray treatment are superior to repellent or residual spray treatment because the Ants do not detect them and can't avoid them, Bait sprays are designed for ants to take back to the nest and kill the Queen. Our Ant control strategy will depend on the type of infestation and the type of ant that is responsible.


There Are Two Common Ant Problem Sites:

1. Ants that live outside and forage in the home.

Ants that live outside will travel inside your home to search for food. Some species ultimately reside and actually nest inside houses. Caulk and seal cracks and crevices to eliminate passages into the home. Since Ants are extremely industrious in finding entry points, we may not be able to seal them all, and then spray bait around the perimeter, entry points and around the garden. Granules may be sprinkled onto soil and gravel surfaces where ants are travelling and then watered in to take the insecticide deep into the soil, forming a curtain barrier.


2. Ants that live (nest) inside your home.

There are some Ants that don't just enter and exit your home foraging for food, but actually establish a colony inside. Indoor colonization occurs year-round. Ant Baits are a very successful method of controlling Ants. By spot treatment using baits in the form of spray, gel or liquid bait in stations in Problem areas. The active ingredients in these baits may be sugar-based or protein/grease-based, to lure a variety of Ant species and target their dietary needs.

To Prevent Future Ant Infestations:

• Trim all trees and bushes so branches do not touch the house.
• Correct moisture problems such as leaky roofs and plumbing.
• Allow for Adequate ventilation in ceiling and basement.
• Paint and/or seal exposed wood construction before it becomes wet.
• Replace rotted, water-damaged, and previously Ant-infested wooden parts of the structure.
• Eliminate wood/soil contacts.
• Inside a house, inspect along the carpet edges, doors, windows, areas of the kitchen Ceiling, subfloor and basements the easiest way to find a trail to the nest is to watch where ants go after reaching the food source. Ants emerging from damaged wood inside the house or foraging outside in woodpiles, rotted or water-damaged wood, and tree stumps. .
  
  Outside the house, inspect around foundation walls, areas of vegetation, and mulch. Any vegetation found near patios and walls may hide some ant nests or their trails. Check under items that are on the ground. Some ant nests are well hidden. .
  
  Treatment
  
  We treat the nest directly if possible, using bait sprays around the perimeter of the house and on the Ant trails. Ants are a social insect that live in colonies. Our Treatment plans include killing the entire colony. Just spraying an Ant with a typical Ant Spray, particularly a repellent spray will only kill a few at best. Non-repellent bait spray treatment are superior to repellent or residual spray treatment because the Ants do not detect them and can't avoid them, Bait sprays are designed for ants to take back to the nest and kill the Queen. Our Ant control strategy will depend on the type of infestation and the type of ant that is responsible.
  
  
  There Are Two Common Ant Problem Sites:
  
  1. Ants that live outside and forage in the home.
  
  Ants that live outside will travel inside your home to search for food. Some species ultimately reside and actually nest inside houses. Caulk and seal cracks and crevices to eliminate passages into the home. Since Ants are extremely industrious in finding entry points, we may not be able to seal them all, and then spray bait around the perimeter, entry points and around the garden. Granules may be sprinkled onto soil and gravel surfaces where ants are travelling and then watered in to take the insecticide deep into the soil, forming a curtain barrier.
  
  
  2. Ants that live (nest) inside your home.
  
  There are some Ants that don't just enter and exit your home foraging for food, but actually establish a colony inside. Indoor colonization occurs year-round. Ant Baits are a very successful method of controlling Ants. By spot treatment using baits in the form of spray, gel or liquid bait in stations in Problem areas. The active ingredients in these baits may be sugar-based or protein/grease-based, to lure a variety of Ant species and target their dietary needs.
  
  To Prevent Future Ant Infestations:
  
  
• Trim all trees and bushes so branches do not touch the house.
• Correct moisture problems such as leaky roofs and plumbing.
• Allow for Adequate ventilation in ceiling and basement.
• Paint and/or seal exposed wood construction before it becomes wet.
• Replace rotted, water-damaged, and previously Ant-infested wooden parts of the structure.
• Eliminate wood/soil contacts.
• Remove dead stumps on the property and store firewood off the ground.