| There are two categories of ants, one that lives | | | | completely eliminate their nests as the colonies |
| inside the house and the ones that make their | | | | outside the house are linked with the colonies |
| nests outside the house. Ant control is a difficult | | | | inside the house. Few ants left untouched inside |
| process and different strategies are used for | | | | the house will send scent trails for replacement of |
| different types of ants. Effective controlling of | | | | new ants. Identification of their nests can be |
| ants starts with the identification of their nests. | | | | accomplished by following the trail of the worker |
| This also helps to know whether the ants are | | | | ants back from the food source. After successful |
| coming from inside the house or out side. | | | | identification of colonies of ants, baits and |
| Spraying ants on sighting them may prove | | | | pesticides can be used to destroy their nests. |
| useless as the ants sprayed will be only a part of | | | | Baits are placed in the area where the worker |
| the colony. The entire colony with the queen and | | | | ants generally feed and collect food for their |
| the eggs are generally hidden. Eliminating the | | | | colonies. They collect and take the bait back to |
| queens and the eggs in their nest is an effective | | | | their nest and feed it to the queen and other |
| remedy of getting rid of ants. | | | | colony members. Baiting may take 2-3 weeks to |
| Ants that live outside the house generally come | | | | show results but can wipe off large colonies. |
| into the house in search of food. To control the | | | | Insecticides and pesticides can also be sprayed to |
| ants, the cracks and crevices in the corner and | | | | kill all the ants including the queen ant and the |
| edges of walls have to be sealed properly so that | | | | colony. |
| the ants are unable to come inside the house. The | | | | Once the control is effectively done, it is |
| walls should be wiped properly with an insecticide | | | | recommended to continue the treatment outside |
| to scrub off any chemical left by ants. | | | | the house also to ensure that there are none left |
| The ants that nest inside the house are present | | | | to come into the house again. |
| all round the year. It is very important to | | | | |