Ants in the walls.
Fire ants on roof.
Following a heavy rain on sunday on monday your yard becomes a death zone dotted with little red clay volcanoes fire ant mounds teeming with satanic assassins just itching to sting you and any other animal they can find.
Food water and shelter is all pests need to survive.
A typical fire ant colony produces large mounds in open areas and feeds mostly on young plants and seeds.
Attics bathrooms and exterior walls are obvious candidates.
Ants can be a menace to deal with.
Be sure to fix leaks in your home especially in plumbing in the wall voids and make sure exterior faucets do not drip to avoid attracting fire ants.
The mistake that many pest control companies make is to spray for carpenter ants.
I see ants climbing the outside walls on my house and going into the vents on the house.
Ants generally prefer damp areas such as framing or flooring that s soft and spongy from a plumbing or roof leak.
If you suspect that you have ants entering your home via your roof or attic it s important to identify the source and stop the ants in their tracks.
How to get rid of ants begins by looking for areas with water damage.
A fire ant colony has taken up residence in the roof of our second storey porch and are digging out bits of urethane insulation and dropping them onto the porch from where they blow into the bedroom.
Al neely shows us in this particular spot provides them with at least 2 out of the 3 things.
Controlling fire ants what works what doesn t.
Is it possible the colony is in the attic.
It s a rule here in the south.
Why are ants all the way up here.
Is there a permie solution to fire ants living in the house.
I set off a few foggers in the attic put out terro and bait which killed many of them but not all.
Fire ants often attack small animals and can kill them.
Be certain that your roof drains properly.
But beyond that they can cause structural damage to your home and roof costing you money and causing major inconvenience.
If the ants are under the felt roofing base and therefore under the shingles getting rid of them without removing the felt and applying a thorough application of some pesticide such as termidor could be hard to do in this case the km ant pro liquid ant bait stations may be the only remedy.
Unlike many other ants which bite and then spray acid on the wound fire ants bite only to get a grip and then sting from the abdomen and inject a toxic alkaloid venom called solenopsin a compound from the class of piperidines.
