05/20/2026
ANT FACTS:
Ant control can be difficult, but there are some things you should know about how ants’ behavior can lead to big headaches for you and your home:
1. Ants can enter through even the tiniest cracks. 2. Ants leave an invisible chemical trail which contains pheromones for others to follow once they locate the food source. 3. Ants can nest about anywhere in and around your house; in lawns, walls, stumps, even under foundations 4. Colony Lifetime: A colony can live a relatively long lifetime. Worker ants may live seven years, and the queen may live as long as 15 years 5. Most do-it-yourself ant control approaches kill only the ants you see. Some truly effective treatments can pe*****te and destroy nests to help prevent these pests from returning. Also, home remedies don’t account for the fact that different kinds of ant infestations require different treatments.