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Professional Ant Pest Control

Get rid of annoying ants with professional ant pest control from Go Pest

Ant Control Bendigo and Central Victoria

Get rid of annoying ants with a Professional Ant Pest Control Service from the experts at Go Pest Bendigo.

Ants are one of the most difficult pests to control. In many cases no matter what you do, they always seem to come back! To successfully control ants you need to kill the queen(s) in the nest, otherwise they can continue to produce eggs, the nest will recover and the ants will return.

Being able to kill the whole colony takes expertise and specialist ant products – you need to identify the ant, understand its behaviour and apply the correct products. In most cases this is a job for the professional ant exterminator!

To get lasting protection from invading ants call the experts at Go Pest

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Our Professional Ant Pest Control Treatments

Before deciding on the appropriate treatment it is important to carry out a thorough inspection to determine the ant species present, the level of infestation and if possible locate the nests.

This information is important and it determines which products we use, where to apply them and how much to apply. It will also allow us to understand whether the problem can be solved in a single visit or if an additional visit / treatment will be required.

Although there will be differences depending on the ant species involved, there are three types of ant treatment:

  1. Indoor ant treatments: Use of ant baits, dusts and sprays to areas of activity indoors. If the ants are coming in from outside, we will do an external perimeter spray.
  2. Outdoor ant treatments: In most situations we use specialist ant sprays to treat the external perimeter of the home and ant entry points, as well as ant infested outdoor areas. Occasionally we will use ant baits to treat ants in paved areas.
  3. Lawn treatments: For ants in the lawn we will often use ant baits or specialised ant sprays.

Depending on the nature of the problem and the products used, it may take between a couple of days and a couple of weeks to get on top of the problem. This is primarily due to the way ants baits work see below).

It’s also important to remember that for outdoor ant problems, it is quite likely that your neighbours are also suffering the same problem. As such, even if we eliminate ants from your yard, its will only be a matter of time before they re-invade from your neighbours’ yards. In such situations it may be necessary to have regular ant treatments to keep the ants at bay.

Ant baits are made up of an attractive food and slow acting insecticide.

Ants feed on the bait and take it back to the nest where it is fed to their nest mates including the queen.

It needs to be slow acting so that it can be spread around the whole colony before it starts to have an effect and the ants realise there is a problem.

As different ant species have different food preferences, it is important we choose the best bait for the ant species present.

The other challenge is to provide enough bait for the size of the colony. This is one reason why a second visit may sometimes be necessary.

Although the ant numbers will start to drop after 24 hours, baits will take between 3 days and 2 weeks to kill an ant colony depending on the species and size of the colony.

Go Pest - More than just Ant Exterminators!

Most customers just want to get rid of annoying ants, which in which is why some customers search for an ant exterminator. But ant extermination rather over simplifies the problem.

Success in ant control starts with the correct identification of the ant species present and also an in depth understanding of its nest structure and foraging behaviour. This allows us to design the optimal treatment for your situation. 

In most cases a treatment is more than a simple spray – you need to understand ant behaviour and utilise a range of products to eliminate the problem. The species of ant and their behaviours impact the products used. In particular, knowing their food preferences is important when choosing the correct ant bait. Sometimes with invasive ant species, which can re-invade from surrounding areas, ants will need ongoing management. Which is why at Go Pest we view ourselves as professional pest managers, rather than just exterminators.

To get lasting protection from invading ants call the experts at Go Pest

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How to Prevent an Ant Problem?

Ant problems are difficult to prevent. Outside there are just a lot of ants and stopping them coming inside is virtually impossible as they can squeeze through the smallest of gaps.

However, as ants come inside looking for food and moisture, there are a few things you can do to make the inside of your house less attractive to ants:

  • Clear up any spilled food
  • Clean down and under the oven / fridge regularly
  • Do not leave unwashed dishes out overnight
  • Do not leave pet food bowls out with food in or unwashed
  • Food should be stored in tight “ant proof” containers
  • Put rubbish into sealed bins and stack away from the house
  • Fix any leaking taps / pipework

Ant Control FAQ

Most homeowners struggle to eliminate ant problems, as it’s not that easy! Firstly, ant control takes quite a bit of knowledge and secondly homeowners just don’t have access to the specialist ant products in the supermarkets or hardware stores.

The main issue is that homeowners will often just spray the ants they see. This will certainly kill them, but this is only a fraction of the ants in the nest and so they will soon return. To provide lasting control from an ant problem it is necessary to kill the nest, in particular it is important to kill the queen or queens in the nest so that it cannot recover from a treatment. To do this, you do need to be an ant expert.

As with all ant problems is it important to identify the species present and work out where they are coming from. If they are nesting outside coming inside, the treatment is likely to be different to a situation where the ants are nesting inside the house (wall cavity or roof void). The type of ant will also impact the choice of products and treatment strategy. For nests inside the house, baiting will be a more important component to situations outside the house, where sprays will be more important.

Prevention tips: Ants are coming into the kitchen looking for food and water. Make sure you keep the kitchen clean and have opened food packets stored in sealed containers.

To deal with ants in the lawn, we can use sprays or baits. The most common lawn ant problem in central Victoria is the green-head ant which gives a painful and itchy sting (bite). Typically we use a specialised granular bait which eliminates all green-head ants in the lawn within 1-2 weeks. Over time new nests will move in, but baits will provide protection for several months.

Ant treatments outside typically use a combination of sprays and baits. Whereas eliminating the nests is ideal, ants can easily move in from surrounding areas and start new nests, which is why sprays are also important to keep ant numbers down. In locations which have persistent ant problems, it is necessary to have regular ant treatments due to the issue of re-invasive from surrounding areas.

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