Ant Problems in Rochdale, Oldham and Bury.

Ants in the house are the dread of many houses in summer leaving many people to hate the summer and the annual flying ants invasion which they expect the summer will bring

Only the unfortunate people who have suffered it will appreciate the true horror of flying ants in their homes.

Having an infestation of basic wingless ants is bad enough but when they go through their yearly mating phase the position can become unbearable.

Ants regularly form colonies in the sub-floor areas and in the wall cavities of our buildings and these colonies will continue for many years to come if left untreated and become progressively more troublesome every year.

Our homes are warm and dry and make the ideal places for a thriving ant colony; even solid concrete floor is not a problem to and ant colony.

Our home heating systems maintains their metabolism even in the winter months and my earliest ant treatment was on my birthday, which is in January!

Ants prefer a sandy soil and there are plenty areas in Lancashire, Cheshire and Manchester which produce more ant callouts than others, Southport, Blackpool, Bolton, Sale & Altrincham come to mind as regular ant areas.

Unfortunately it is when they are in their mating period that they are most troublesome. Here in Lancashire, Cheshire and Manchester this tends to be pretty regularly around the middle of July.

Ants mate in flight and around mid-summer the colony produces flying 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 time their production so that they mate with ants from neighbouring colonies.

Normally this process starts after a couple of days of hot, dry weather and will often continue for about a week or so although smaller releases will extend throughout most of June, July & August.

Unfortunately when the colony is under the floor of the dwelling the effects can be devastating, literally thousands of flying are released into the lower rooms, collecting on windows as they head for the light.

This can be unbelievably upsetting for some people leading to severe emotional distress to the extent that people learn to hate the summertime and have actually left their house to escape the plague of ants which they know will inevitably appear each summer.

The poor summers of recent years have meant that ant call-outs were down on earlier but ants seem to have a way of catching up and 2010 could possibly be a particularly troublesome year.

Many people who have this problem try for DIY solutions with potions from local outlets etc but mostly these efforts are doomed to failure as they are not getting to the heart of the problem which is the nest itself, securely hidding safely in the cavity wall or sub-floor area.

Fortunately for a lot of people the solution is at hand.

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

The treatment which is carried out mostly from the outside of the home, is perfectly safe for animals and children and leaves no smell, involves drilling small holes into the cavity walls of the house, not unlike a damp-proof course injection and blowing a long lasting insecticide into the cavity wall under pressure.

This forms an uncrossable barrier through which the ants cannot cross and along with a precautionary spray of the inside (if deemed necessary) will slowly bring the problem under control.

The holes, which are only 8mm in diameter stay open so it is simply a matter of topping up the wall cavities every three years to extend the effectiveness of the guarantee in three year blocks.

This treatment is best carried out in the early spring however it can be done all year round.

As a strictly limited time offer in our quiet period we are offering 25 percent off the usual cost until May 30 2010. Whilst we normally cover the whole of Lancashire, Cheshire and Greater Manchester, we are willing to venture further afield but this will be at extra cost.

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

Ant Pest Control ? Don’t suffer flying ant horrors, call the professionals!