Flying Ants In Trafford & Manchester

Flying Ants Problems In Manchester, Trafford, Lancashire and Cheshire

Ants in the house are the dread of many houses in summer leaving many people to dread the summer and the annual flying ants invasion.

Only the unluck people who have suffered it will know the true nature of flying ants in their homes.

Having an infestation of plain old wingless ants is bad enough but when they enter their yearly mating phase the situation can become intolerable.

Ants will form colonies under the floors and in the wall cavities of our houses and these colonies will continue for many years if left untreated becoming progressively more persistent each year.

Our houses are warm and dry and provide the perfect places for a growing ant colony; even solid hard floor is not a problem to an ant.

Our central heating systems raises their metabolism even in the depths of winter and my earliest ant treatment was on my birthday, in January!

Ants prefer a sandy soil and there are many areas in Lancashire, Cheshire and Manchester which tend to provide more ant problems than other areas, Southport, Blackpool, Bolton, Sale & Altrincham come to mind as regular ant properties.

Unfortunately it is during their mating period that they are most annoying. Here in 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 nature would fly off and mate on the wing. Many thousands of these winged ants are produced per colony and nests tend to synchronise their release in order to mate with ants from other nearby.

Usually this process starts after a couple of days of hot, dry weather and will usually last for about acouple of weeks although smaller releases will carry on throughout most of the summermonths.

Unfortunately when the nest is built under the floor of the dwelling the results can be devastating, literally thousands of winged ants are produced into the lower rooms, collecting on windows as they make for the light.

This can be extremely upsetting for some people leading to extreme emotional trauma to the level that people learn to fear the summertime and have actually sold their homes to escape the plague of ants which they know will come each summer.

The poor summers of 2007, 2008 & 2009 have meant that ant infestations were down on earlier but ants appear to have a way of catching up and 2010 looks set to be a particularly troublesome year.

Most people who have this problem opt for DIY solutions with powders from hardware shops etc but mostly these efforts do not succeed as they are not getting to the heart of the problem which is the colony itself, tucked safely in the cavity wall or sub-floor area.

Fortunately for many people the answer.

At Harrier Pest Control (subject to site survey) we are able to curee this problem and give an extendable three year guarantee.

The treatment which is carried out mainly from the exterior of the home, is perfectly safe for animals and children and leaves no smell, involves drilling small holes into the cavity walls of the property, not unlike a damp-course injection and blowing an insecticidal powder into the cavity wall under pressure.

This forms an impenetrable barrier through which the ants cannot go and along with a precautionary internal spray treatment (if deemed necessary) will gradually bring the infestation under control.

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

This procedure is best carried out in the early spring however it can be done at any time of year.

As a limited time offer before our busy period begins we are offering 25% off the normal cost until May 30 2010. Whilst we normally cover the whole of Lancashire, Cheshire and Greater Manchester, we are able to travel further afield but this will be reflected in the cost.

For a chat or to arrange an appointment contact Harrier Pest Prevention on Free Phone 0800 019 8382 or 01257 230637

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