Ant Control

Conventional Treatment

Left Coast Pest Solutions Help resolve issues with many species of ants live in California. Ants get the wonderful distinction as being one of the top nuisance pests in Temecula Valley California. Ants can find their way onto and into your home or building through a variety of ways including “bridging” onto the home over plants, trees, and other objects left by and against a home or building. Ants are social insects that create, build and expand their colonies. Depending on the species and the maturity, an ant colony can be anywhere from several thousand ants to millions of ants.

Ant Control

In California, controlling ants is a constant battle because they are constantly migrating and creating new colonies. Left Coast Pest Solutions can help keep ants out of your home or building by inspecting and providing exclusion recommendations and through effective treatment approaches that are customized to meet your needs. Call Left Coast Pest Solutions 951-837-3257 now to schedule your appointment and get ants once and for all.

Cause of Ant Problems

The cause of most ant infestations is simple: food. Ants often invade homes and buildings because they often provide easy and enticing sources of food. Black ants are often attracted to sweet foods and pet food, and they make their way indoors through cracks and crevices during their relentless foraging. Crazy ants, pavement ants, big-headed ants, rover ants and other common ants that we find throughout Temecula Valley are attracted to various types of food based upon the ant species and the age of the colony whether it is a growing colony or mature colony.

Treatment

The first step in any treatment plan is finding what is attracting the ants and removing the food source or stopping access to the food source. Then we inspect to find where the ants are coming from. This is often done by following the ant “trails” that they often follow. These trails will lead to the surface opening to the colony. Our customers often help us find these entrances by simply telling us where they see the most ant activity. Once we locate the colony entrances, we often use baits, non-repellents or a combination of both.

• Baits: Baits use an attractant that ants think is food. Baits draw in foraging ants, which then take the bait back to the colony, where it is shared with the other ants. Baits often create more ant activity initially because the baits are attracting more ants. The bait’s active ingredient is untraceable and slow acting, giving the ants plenty of time to spread it throughout the colony – ultimately reaching the queen, which eliminates the colony.
• Non-repellents: Because ants can’t detect non-repellent treatments, applying the liquid at the colony entrances means the ants will pick up the product as they go out to forage and carry it back inside the colony when they return. The non-repellent product will eventually spread through the colony, eventually reaching – and eliminating – the queen.

Homeowners usually notice more ants after bait treatments, which can be disconcerting. However, the increase in ant activity is good because it means the treatment is working. More ants are being drawn in by the baits, which then take the bait back to the colony to share with the other ants and ultimately the queen. The products are designed to ensure the ants survive long enough to transport the bait back to the colony. As the colony begins to die off, homeowners will notice a drop in ant activity, usually within 10-14 days. Depending on the species and the situation, it may take several treatments to control the colony.