NJ Pest Control Professionals Report That Rainy Days Are Sending Ants Indoors

New Jersey pest control professionals report that thanks to Hurricane Irene and the onslaught of summer tropical storms, ants are making their way indoors in mass droves.  On personal business this week, I witnessed massive amounts of ants descending upon the interior of a doctor’s office.  They entered through the front door, trailed throughout a pile of children’s toys, up on a table, down the table leg, across the carpet, onto variouschairs, across more carpet and then disappeared under a loveseat.  It was definitely not a place you would want to sit and hang out at!

Another location that I spotted ants trailing indoors was at a restaurant.  In both of these instances, the ants did not appear to be interested in any food substances that were present.  Then today, two of my children, whose bedrooms are on the bottom floor of our home, reported that there were tiny ants swarming their dressers, baseboards and walls.  In each of these instances, the home invading ants appeared to be on a mission to escape the never ending rain that was falling outside.

New Jersey pest control experts say that Argentine Ants typically build their nest hear the ground’s surface in loose soil, mulch, leaf litter or gravel because they are not able to tunnel deep underground like other ant species.  They often have multi-nest colonies that will contain many queens which enable their reproduction efforts to reach into the millions.  Argentine Ants are not harmful to humans, but the massive amounts of rain will drive the pesky creatures inside.  Indoors or outdoors, because of the overwhelming size of their nests, they are very difficult to eradicate.

Hiring a licensed New Jersey pest control expert is the key to ridding your home or business of all types of annoying ants.  Allison Pest Control provides quality service to Monmouth, Middlesex, and Ocean Counties, New Jersey.  Call us today for fast help!