Dealing with an ant infestation inside of your home is extremely frustrating.  Homes have many places for ants to hide and nest on the inside as well as on the outside of the home.  One particularly annoying ant is the odorous house ant.  This pesky ant is notoriously hard to treat throughout New Jersey as well as the entire United States.  It has earned its name well by the distinct sweet smelling rotten coconut stench that it emits when it is squished.

The odorous house ant nest is commonly found outdoors just below the soil surface, in mulch, under rock beds, in woodpiles, in flower pots, under siding, and under pavement stones.  Once they break away from their outdoor nesting site, homeowners often find them indoors occupying wall voids, under carpets or wood floors, in potted plants, and even in appliances.  Do-it-yourselfers beware, using a store-bought ant spray will cause these ants to scatter.  Once they scatter, the colony will relocate and often times disperse into satellite colonies thereby spreading the infestation.

Controlling odorous house ant infestations can be a difficult endeavor.  Heritage Pest Control’s technicians are trained to find ant nesting sites so that full eradication can be achieved.

The search for water and food is what usually leads them into your home. Awareness of this fact should have you be sure to keep the kitchen clean of food crumbs and to watch out for slow leaks in pipes that will invite them to drink and possibly stay.

Seeing ants in the home during the winter can indicate they are in a nest somewhere in the house that doesn’t offer much moisture. Behind walls nestled in insulation is one of those spots. These ants can be nesting behind bathroom walls that have some moisture being delivered through leaking tiles and cracked caulking. Their movement in the winter usually means they are very warm and not dormant so they need food.

If you see these ants in winter you should act quickly and call a New Jersey pest control expert. They have the experience to track down these damaging insects and the proper treatments to rid you of these pests. They can also repair areas that the ants have used to get in your house.