Ants can be a big nuisance when they get into your home and pest control isn’t always easy. You likely worry about them getting into your food or crawling all over you and your family members. When you see ants, you are likely also worried about them multiplying and taking over your home. Ants are definitely an unwanted guest in our home. But sometimes it can be challenging to find a way to effectively remove them from our homes. Often, it seems like nothing will help to rid our homes of those tiny, black insects. To help you the next time you have an ant problem, we’ll teach you three main ways you can get rid of ants that are infesting your home.
What brings ants indoors? Typically, ants will enter a home in search of food. If they can smell something delicious and are able to find an entry point into your home, they will come in to take the food out to share with the others in their nest. Sometimes, ants may decide that your home looks like a good location for them to move into. In these cases, instead of coming into your house for food and bringing it back outside to their nest, they will bring the other members of their colony into your home to make a new nest closer to the food source. When ants choose to build a nest in your home, their nest will often be located in a more hidden space. Some common areas include under large appliances, beneath the floors, or in door or window frames.