Don't Let Ants Spoil Your Northern New Jersey Picnic!
When they pour out of a patio crack and head for the potato salad, ants are an unwelcome guest at northern New Jersey picnics. One of the most numerous species on the planet, ants account for nearly 25% of the Earth’s total animal biomass. That means that of all of the living beings on the planet, nearly a quarter of them are ants! Northern New Jersey homeowners who have suffered an invasion of these persistent insects can attest to their seemingly endless numbers.
More than 12,500 ant species of have been identified, although, fortunately, only a handful reside in northern New Jersey. Even so, their habit of living in massive colonies of thousands, even millions of individuals makes ant control and elimination a real headache if these tiny insects get a toehold in your home. Particularly attracted by sweets, ants will eat nearly anything humans consume. Their minute size allows ants to easily penetrate food boxes and containers, contaminating the food inside. Huge colonies can develop in relatively small spaces behind cabinetry, in wall voids, under countertops and behind baseboards. The only way to completely annihilate an ant colony is with professional pest control.
Professional northern New Jersey ant control experts use non-repellent insecticides to create a barrier of death. Ants walk through or feed on these products, transporting the poison back to the colony where it is spread during feeding and grooming, eventually killing the entire colony.