Ants are a year-round problem in Collingwood Park, but calls jump after summer storms. When heavy rain floods their nests, whole colonies move to higher, drier ground, and that often means your kitchen, bathroom or wall cavities. Black house ants, coastal brown ants and small sugar ants are the ones we hear about most. Coastal brown ants in particular leave small piles of soil along the edges of paths and floor tiles, and some ants nest inside wall cavities or around hot water systems, where they are hard to spot.
When you call, we ask where the trails are, whether you have seen mounds outside and whether the ants are biting. Then we give you upfront pricing and book a nearby independent crew. The crew we book tracks the trails back toward the nest where they can, because spraying only the ants you can see tends to push the colony somewhere else in the house.
An ant treatment may include:
- A non-repellent spray around the slab edge and outside perimeter
- Bait placed along active trails so worker ants carry it back to the nest
- Treatment of cracks in paths, driveways and tile joints
- Checks of garden beds, pot plants and mulch against the house
- Pointers on keeping food sealed and benches wiped down
It helps to leave the trails alone for a day before the visit, so the crew can see where the ants are travelling. Try not to hit them with a surface spray from the supermarket, as it can scatter the colony into new spots. The crew will tell you how long it usually takes for the trails to fade. For ant control in Collingwood Park and nearby suburbs, call 07 3543 7765 and we will book a local team.
