Signs of Ants

Have you been seeing ants in your kitchen or pantry area frequently? If yes, there might be ant infestation in your property? The ants in your kitchen even leave pheromone trails that lead more ants to the food source. Without professional ant treatment service, it has been proven hard for the effective removal of ants from your property. But, first here are the signs that you should look for before confirming you have a full outbreak of ants in your property.

• Once you start to see large black ants inside your living spaces. These are popularly known as carpenter ants. They often send out scouts in search of food. If you see one or two of these, then your house might be already infested with thousands or more of these carpenter ants, just disappearing inside your walls.
• If you see sawdust accumulating in certain areas of your home randomly, there might be ants digging through your walls. This sawdust is known as frass, but this frass might be out of your sight sometimes inside your false ceilings. 
• There might be traces of the remains of the wings shed by flying ants in your window sills or wall voids. This means that your house might be infested with large flying ants. It’s time to get your property checked for possible infestation.

If you see any signs mentioned above, then contact Tiptop Services for one of the best ant treatment services in Melbourne. We give a free quote after inspection of your property. 

Consequences of Ants

Even though ants do not transmit diseases, they can cause cross-contamination. By moving from dirty surfaces to food, they quickly spread germs and dirt. Even though ants are not necessarily dangerous, they are a nuisance and you will be bothered by their presence in your property. These are some major consequences you might face by their infestation.

• Ants pose the risk of contamination and can make spaces unhygienic. They infest spaces in search of food and getting rid of them can often be challenging.
• Ants travel long distances and leave behind trails. This makes ant infestation troublesome for both businesses and households alike. 
• Carpenter ants are known to cause the same effect as termites which is significant damage to your valuable wood structures over time.
• Ants are feasible food for other pests like spiders and some kinds of bats, so they might enter your home and remain there for as long as the ants are present. This means you possibly have another infestation at hand.

Don’t worry, you don’t have to face these consequences once you contact one of the leading pest control agencies in Melbourne, Tiptop Services, for the removal of ants from your property.