Ant Control

Ants are among the most common pests found around Sacramento homes and businesses. Once they discover reliable sources of food, water, or shelter, they can establish trails and colonies that become increasingly difficult to manage. Small openings around a property can also provide easy access indoors.

Identifying the type of ant and understanding what is attracting it to your property are important first steps toward effective control. Professional pest management can address existing activity while also helping reduce the conditions that encourage ants to return.

Ant Exterminator in Sacramento

Ant infestations can quickly become frustrating when trails begin appearing throughout kitchens, bathrooms, walls, patios, and other areas of a property. Simply eliminating the ants you can see may not solve the underlying problem because a larger colony may remain hidden nearby.

A professional ant exterminator can inspect your property, determine which ant species is present, locate areas of activity, and recommend an appropriate treatment strategy. Addressing the colony itself can provide more effective control than repeatedly treating visible ants alone.

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Do you feel like you are constantly battling ants in your home? The longer an ant infestation goes unaddressed, the more difficult it is to get rid of the problem.

At Jones Bros Pest Control, Inc., we make ant control in Sacramento easy. We have over 40 years of pest control experience and a 99% success rate. If you need help you with your ant problem, call our office at 916-852-8800

Below, we put our many years of experience to work for you. We discuss what property owners need to know to confidently rid their home of ants.

Signs of an Ant Infestation

The clearest sign of an ant infestation is finding ants visible throughout your home. You may also find a leftover ant trail from ants entering and exiting your home.

Live ants near food sources

Ants often enter your home looking for food, so be sure to check your cupboards and any other exposed food sources, like fruit on the counter or leftover food particles on the stovetop. Ants could be near trash sites. They may also eat pet food, so check areas where you leave pet food and water.

Sometimes, ants can be difficult to identify when they infest your home. To identify an infestation, you may need to look closely. If you need help inspecting your home, our experts are happy to help you with an inspection. We have helped thousands of homeowners with ant control in Sacramento and the surrounding area.

Ants inside the walls

Ants will use electrical lines, plumbing lines and phone or ethernet lines inside your walls as a way to move around. In addition, look for wood piled near wooden structures. If you find wood, that could be a sign that ants are causing structural damage to your home.

Outdoor ant nests

If you notice an ant infestation in your yard, it could just be a matter of time before they enter your house in search of food, water or the next place to expand their colony.

Why Are Ants in My House?

Many ant species nest outside. While searching for a food or water source, they will travel long distances and may come inside your home. If they find a consistent food source in your home, they are likely to return to it.

Ants can communicate with each other through the different pheromones they produce. When they find a safe food source, they can release a pheromone trail that signals to other ants from the nest to follow it for food.

Though many ants will only enter your home to forage for food before going back outside to their nest, some ant species in California, like Argentine ants, may prefer to colonize inside your home rather than outside.

Common Household Ants

• Argentine ants. Argentine ants will colonize inside. They like moist, warm environments. When the California heat becomes too dry, they will work their way inside to find leaky pipes, rotting wood or other areas with condensation.
• Carpenter ants. Carpenter ants are not like termites. They do not eat wood. However, they can still cause extensive structural damage to your home. Carpenter ants like nesting in wet or rotting wood. If you have water damage or leaky pipes that have affected your home, they may excavate the wood to build a nest.

How to Get Rid of Ants?

Effective ant control requires more than removing the individual ants visible around your home. The colony and the conditions supporting its activity must also be addressed to achieve better long-term results.

Start by removing accessible food sources, wiping away spills and crumbs, keeping food in sealed containers, and maintaining clean kitchen and dining areas. Moisture problems should also be corrected wherever possible.

Use Ant Bait Stations

Ant bait can be useful because worker ants carry the bait back toward the colony. Proper placement near active trails can help treatment reach ants that remain hidden inside nesting areas.

Avoid unnecessarily disturbing active trails immediately after placing bait because workers need time to locate the bait and transport it back to the colony. Always follow the product instructions carefully.

Seal Ant Entry Points

Inspect your property for cracks and openings that ants may be using to enter. Areas around windows, doors, foundations, plumbing penetrations, utility lines, and exterior walls are common locations to check.

Sealing accessible entry points after addressing active ant problems can help make it more difficult for new ants to move indoors.

Get Help from Our Pest Control Experts

If you find that you need help with an ant infestation, there are benefits to enlisting the help of a pest control company. An ant pest control service will include a thorough inspection of your home. At Jones Bros Pest Control, Inc., our ant exterminators share findings with you and not only exterminate the pests, but also work to address how the pests are entering your home. Once we determine how the ants are entering, we will help you prevent future reentry. If you need help with ant control in Sacramento, we are here to help.

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At Jones Bros Pest Control, Inc., we provide ant control services to clients in the Sacramento Metro Area. Our service areas include El Dorado County, Placer County, Sacramento County, San Joaquin County, Solano County and Yolo County. We have a 99% success rate with our ant control and other extermination services. We also offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee because we are confident in our services and are determined to solve your ant infestation problems.