Have you spotted ants on your kitchen counter or elsewhere in your kitchen? Though the occasional ant that rears its ugly head is not a major problem, the presence of sugar ants on your kitchen counter is certainly cause for concern. Here’s an inside look at sugar ants and why they are a significant problem for homeowners and business owners.
How to Identify Sugar Ants
If you spot small black ants on your kitchen counter, there is a good chance they are sugar ants. These diminutive little buggers are about the same size as a pepper flake. Though sugar ants usually do not bite people, spotting them on your kitchen counter is certainly unnerving. Sadly, you can keep your kitchen counters completely spotless and sugar ants still might find their way into your kitchen.
Sugar ants are drawn toward sugar and other forms of food so families with kids in the home are that much more likely to have this problem. As we all know, kids have a habit of spilling sugary substances and not telling mom and dad about it. It simply is not possible to clean up every single spill throughout the home immediately after it occurs.
Sugar ants will gladly eat up anything sweet, potentially forming nests in areas of the home where sustenance is nearby. The ants’ willingness and ability to nest inside of a home or even crevices around the property makes controlling them that much more difficult.
You are not Powerless Against Sugar Ants
Sugar ants will linger at your property until you proactively eliminate them. Though you won’t be able to eradicate the entirety of the sugar ants at your property on your own with a DIY (do it yourself) pest control effort, the assistance of our professionals will certainly help. We have helped countless local homeowners and business owners eliminate sugar ants and other infestations.
If you spot even a single sugar ant on your kitchen counters or another part of your home, reach out to our team for assistance. You can also do a couple things on your own to minimize the extent of the infestation such as performing a deep-cleaning of your kitchen’s nooks and crannies. It will also help to apply caulk to seal cracks and other openings where sugar ants might be making their way into your home.
Sugar Ants are a Problem Beyond the Kitchen
Though sugar ants often gravitate toward the kitchen as this is the part of the home where sugar and other tasty delights are stored, spilled and left out in the open, these little creatures will also invade other parts of your home. The bottom line is if you leave food out, even if it is a couple crumbs from a snack, sugar ants and other critters will be drawn toward its scent.
Texas A-1 Pest Control Will Take Care of Your Sugar Ant Problem
If you have sugar ants or other pests in your home, business or other building, don’t spend one more day living with the problem. Instead, be proactive by contacting Texas A-1 Pest Control. We will analyze your sugar ant problem, determine the best approach for elimination and eradicate them from your property, restoring peace and harmony to your living or working space. Give us a call today at
(713) 464-5219 to find out more about our pest control service.
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