Garden ants control

Reliable treatment for ants in London

In a commercial environment, garden ants are more than just a problem pest. If ants are seen by your customers then this can cost you money and damage your reputation. This is particularly true in places that handle food or need to keep areas sterile. Premises like bakeries & restaurants, clinics, offices, hotels, and warehouses that process food and water need to make sure they have the highest standards of hygiene and that means being ant-free.

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About garden ants

Facts about garden ants

Garden ants can easily access your business through the tiniest of gaps and holes. Outside, they will normally be found nesting under patios or near shrubs, so watch out for those ant trails.

Garden ants are normally a pest in the warmer months of the year, but mild winters can often see them emerging earlier.

They are considered a commercial pest as they can contaminate food and surfaces they come in contact with, so getting professional garden ant control carried out should be a priority.

The queen ant can live up to 15 years and in some cases, it has been claimed that they have lived to 30 years.

Common during the summer months in the UK, and often a nuisance in bakeries and restaurants where they forage for sweet foods.

The worst time of the year is during the mating season in July, dependent on the weather, when there are literally thousands flying around.

If we have mild winters, they can often appear earlier indoors so it is important to make sure hygiene conditions are optimum.

Garden Ant (Lasius Niger)

Size: Male: 0.5 – 0.7 cm (Drones)
Female: 0.3 – 0.5 cm (Workers)

Appearance: Black, brown, or sometimes red.

Breeding: The entire cycle takes approximately two months from egg to adult.

In the UK, indigenous species often nest outdoors, but are likely to enter properties looking for food. The common black ant (Lasius Niger) which is the main one we deal with in the Summer, is an active insect. It nests outside in grass, walls and, under paving and it will forage widely in search of food, which is how it comes to enter premises.

Significance

Foraging worker ants can cause a nuisance as they are willing to travel in search of food, following scented trails and clustering around the food source. Sweet foods are preferred, but depending on the time of the year they will also devour proteins in abundance. They can be an unpleasant sight and may damage food used for human consumption, hence the reason they need to be controlled.

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How do I get rid of ants in a business?

Hygiene is the key here as ants are constantly foraging for sugary or protein based foods, so make sure these are out of reach.

Identify the type of ant you have. During the summer months the most common type of ants are garden ants.

You have two choices: a DIY solution, or calling the professionals depending on the level of infestation and the location.

If you deal with the public and are worried about your reputation, or customers seeing ants in your business premises, then you will need to call in the experts.

If you run a business and require professional treatment against ants, then give The Pied Piper a call and we will do the rest.

About our garden ant treatment

1 Initial Visit

Before a treatment is carried out, it is important for our technician to identify the ant species, as this will provide details of the biology, life cycle, and habits of the ant.
Once we have this information, we can exploit it in the control programme.
Once established, we will be able to carry the appropriate treatment to the relevant areas and our technician will carry out a thorough inspection in order to try and locate the nest.
Our technician will treat the areas using a combination of highly effective insecticides which will eradicate the ants.
Once the first visit is complete our technician will complete a detailed inspection report explaining what he has done and leave you with a contactless digital copy.

2 Follow Up Visit

This visit will be carried out as a preventative treatment and to eliminate any other problem areas.
These areas will be treated using a combination of highly effective insecticides which will eradicate the ants.
The premises should normally be clear at this point and this treatment will prevent any future infestation for the current year.
Our technician will complete a detailed inspection report explaining what he has done and leave you with a contactless digital copy.

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