ANTS EXTERMINATION SERVICES

Why Choose Our Ant Extermination Service?

Do You Have an Ant Problem? Know the Signs

Ants are expert scavengers and builders. By the time you notice a few wandering on your floor, thousands more may be living inside your walls, under your foundation, or beneath your floors. Watch for these warning signs:

✔ Visible ant trails — continuous lines of ants moving to and from food sources or water.
✔ Small piles of dirt or debris — fine wood shavings or soil near baseboards which indicate carpenter ants or pavement ants.
✔ Hollow-sounding wood — a severe warning sign that carpenter ants are excavating the structural wood of your home.
✔ Rustling sounds in the walls — quiet, crinkling noises at night can indicate a large colony nesting inside wall voids.
✔ Discarded wings or swarming ants — flying ants appearing indoors nearby windows is a sign of a mature colony looking to expand.
✔ Stray scouts — seeing one or two ants frequently; these are scouts looking for food to report back to the colony.

How Ants Spread And Why Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Methods Rarely Works

Ant colonies operate as highly efficient teams. When a scout finds food, it leaves an invisible pheromone trail for thousands of workers to follow. DIY methods almost always fail for these reasons:

- Surface sprays only kill workers: Over-the-counter contact sprays kill the ants you see, but the queen remains safe in the nest and rapidly replacing the lost workers.
- Store-bought repellents cause splitting: Spraying repellents can panic certain species (like odorous house ants), causing the colony to "bud" or split into multiple new colonies around your house.
- Hidden nests: Ant colonies are often buried deep underground, beneath concrete slabs, or inside complex wall voids where commercial bug bombs cannot reach.

Professional-grade baits and non-repellent transfer chemicals are the only reliable solutions for total colony eradication.

Our Step by Step Ant Treatment Process

We follow a rigorous, proven protocol to eliminate ants completely from your property:

• 1. Inspection & Assessment: A certified technician visits your home to confirm the infestation, identify the affected areas, assess the severity, and create a customized treatment plan. We'll walk you through everything before we begin.
• 2. Pre-Treatment Preparation Guidance: We provide simple tasks to perform (such as cleaning up spills, putting away pet food, and clearing access to baseboards) to maximize the effectiveness of our baits and sprays.
• 3. Professional Chemical Treatment: Our licensed technicians apply specialized, slow-acting baits and gels in areas where ants are foraging. Foraging ants consume the bait or walk through the invisible treatment, carrying it back deep into the nest to infect the queen and the rest of the colony.
• 4. 30-Day Guarantee: If the ant population is growing within 30 days of your final treatment, we come back and treat again — free of charge. Your comfort and peace of mind are our priority.

What to Expect After an Ant Treatment

Understanding the post-treatment period will help set realistic expectations:

✔ Brief increase in activity — you may actually see more ants in the first 24-48 hours. This is good! It means they are actively taking our professional bait back to the nest.
✔ Do not use store-bought sprays — spraying the ants you see will kill them before they can carry the bait back to the queen. Let the ant poison do its job.
✔ Complete elimination takes time — it typically takes 7 to 14 days for the slow-acting treatment to spread completely through the colony and eliminate the queen.

Ants Pest Control Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How long does the treatment take?
A: Most interior and exterior ant treatments take 1–2 hours depending on the size of your home and the severity of the infestation.

Q: Is the treatment safe for my family and pets?
A: Yes. We use Health Canada-registered and approved products applied strategically in cracks, crevices, and bait stations. Once any liquid applications have dried (typically 1-2 hours), the areas are completely safe for children and pets.

Q: Will the ants come back?
A: Our treatment destroys the current colony entirely. However, outdoor ants can create new colonies in the future. We offer seasonal maintenance plans to keep a permanent protective barrier around your home's exterior.

Q: Why do I need a professional for just a few ants?
A: A "few" ants inside usually means thousands more are living nearby. Professionals have access to transfer-effect treatments that target the queen, whereas consumer products only manage the surface problem temporarily.

Q: How much does ant extermination cost?
A: Pricing depends on the ant species, the size of the infestation, and your property size (for example - carpenter ants require different techniques than standard pavement ants). We offer free, no-obligation, and transparent quotes.

Q: Do you service businesses and restaurants?
A: Absolutely. We work with homeowners, restaurants, property managers, and commercial building owners to ensure safe, pest-free environments.

Don't Let Ants Take Over Your Home

Every day you wait, the colony grows larger and more deeply entrenched. Contact Guard More Pest Control to inspect and exterminate your ant problem.