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Having an infestation of ordinary wingless ants is bad enough but when they enter their annual mating phase the situation can become dreadul.
Ants regularly form colonies under the floors and in the wall cavities of our houses and these colonies will live for many years if left untreated becoming progressively more troublesome every year.
Our houses are warm and dry and provide the perfect places for a thriving ant colony; even solid concrete floor is not a problem to and ant colony.
Our central heating systems raises their metabolism even in the depths of winter and my earliest ant treatment was on my birthday, in January!
Ants like a sandy soil and there are many areas in Lancashire, Cheshire and Manchester which tend to provide more ant problems than other areas, Southport, Blackpool, Bolton, Sale Altrincham come to mind as hot ant properties.
Unfortunately it is during their mating phase that they are most annoying. Here in Lancashire, Cheshire and Manchester this often is pretty often around the third or fourth week in July.
Ants mate on the wing and around mid-summer the colony produces winged immature Queens and winged males which in nature would fly off and mate whilst airborne. Many thousands of these winged ants are produced from each and nests tend to time their release in order to mate with ants from other nests.
Normally this process starts after a period of days of hot, dry weather and will typically last for about acouple of weeks although smaller releases will continue throughout most of June, July August.
Unfortunately when the nest is built under the floor of the property the results can be devastating, literally thousands of winged ants are produced into the lower rooms, collecting on windows as they make for the light.
This can be unbelievably upsetting for some people leading to extreme emotional distress to the degree that people learn to dread the summertime and have actually sold their homes to escape the plague of ants which they know comes each summer.
The wet summers of 2007, 2008 2009 have meant that ant infestations were down on earlier but ants appear to have a way of catching up and 2010 looks set to be a particularly troublesome year.
Most people who have this problem try for DIY solutions with powders from hardware shops etc but mostly these efforts do not work as they are not getting to the heart of the problem which is the colony itself, hidden away safely in the cavity wall or sub-floor area.
Fortunately for many people the answer.
At Harrier Pest Control (subject to site survey) we are able to solve this problem and give an extendable three year guarantee.
The process which is done mainly from the outside of the house, is perfectly safe for animals and children and produces no smell, involves drilling small holes into the cavity walls of the house, not unlike a damp-course injection and blowing an insecticidal powder into the cavity wall under pressure.
This forms an impenetrable barrier across which the ants cannot cross and along with a precautionary internal spray treatment (if deemed necessary) will gradually bring the infestation under control.
The holes, which are only 8mm in diameter remain open so it is a simply matter of topping up the cavity walls every three years to extend the effectiveness of the guarantee in three year terms.
This procedure is best done out in the early spring however it can be done at any time of year.
As a limited time offer before our busy period begins we are offering 25% off the normal cost until May 30 2010. Whilst we normally cover the whole of Lancashire, Cheshire and Greater Manchester, we are able to travel further afield but this will be reflected in the cost.
For a chat or to arrange an appointment contact Harrier Pest Prevention on Free Phone 0800 019 8382 or 01257 230637
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