The Fitness Adviser

Flying ants are the dread of numerous homes in summer leaving many people to dread the summertime and the annual flying ant intrusion.

Only the unfortunates who’ve suffered it will be aware of the true nature of flying ants inside their homes.

Getting an infestation of plain old wingless ants is bad enough however when they go through their yearly mating  phase the situation becomes intolerable.

Ants regularly form colonies below the floors also in the wall cavities of our houses and these colonies will survive for a few years if not treated becoming gradually more annoying each year.

Our houses are warm and dry and offer the perfect places for a thriving ant colony; even solid asphalt floor isn’t a hindrance to an ant.
Our central heating systems raises their metabolism even in winter and my earliest ant call-out was on my birthday, in January!

Ants and flying ants like a sandy soil and there are numerous areas in Lancashire, Cheshire and Manchester which are inclined to provide more ant problems than other areas, Southport, Blackpool, Bolton, Sale & Altrincham come to mind as regular ant spots.

Unfortunately during their mating period that they are most troublesome. Throughout Lancashire, Cheshire and Manchester this usually is pretty often  around the third or fourth week in July.
Ants mate on the wing and sometime around mid-summer the colony produces winged immature Queens and winged males which in the wild would fly off and mate in the air. Multitudes of such winged ants are generated by each and nests are likely to synchronise  their release so that they mate with ants from other nests.

often the process starts after a couple of days of hot, dry weather  and will often last for about acouple of weeks although smaller releases will carry on throughout most of the summermonths.
Unfortunately when the nest is built under a floor of the home the outcomes are generally devastating, huge amounts of winged ants are produced into the lower rooms, amassing on windows as they head for the light.

This can be extremely distressing for a lot of bringing about severe emotional upset to the extent that people learn to dread the summertime and have actually sold their homes to flee the plague of ants that they know will come each summer.

The colder summers of 2008, 2009  & 2010 has meant that ant jobs were down on the preceding but ants appear to have a method of making up ground and 2011 looks set to be a particularly difficult 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.
Luckily for many people the answer.

At Harrier Pest Control (governed by site survey) we’re able to solv  this problem and give an extendable three year guarantee.

The treatment which is done mainly from the exterior of the property, is perfectly safe for family pets and youngsters 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 go and plus a precautionary internal spray treatment (if thought necessary) will slowly but surely bring the infestation under control.

The holes, which are only 8mm in diameter remain open therefore it is a simply matter of topping up the cavity walls every few years to extend the effectiveness of the guarantee in three year terms.

This treatment is best done out in the early spring however it can be performed anytime of year.

As a a very special deal before our hectic period begins  we are offering to you 25% off the usual cost until May 30 2010. Whilst we normally cover the whole of Lancashire, Cheshire and Greater Manchester, we can easily travel further afield but this will be reflected within the cost.

For a chat and to arrange a scheduled visit contact Harrier Pest Prevention on Free Phone 0800 019 8382 or 01257 230637

Don’t put up with ant horrors, take action now!

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