Controlling Ants In Modesto, Oakdale, & Manteca Since 1998

There is no denying that they are regarded as a major pest that most home owners are anxious to control. Since every home at one time or another has found a trail of ants in their kitchen or bathroom, you need the services of our pest control company.

• Argentine Ants: The most common ant found in the Manteca, Modesto and Turlock area is the Argentine ant. Hitchhiking their way into the area during the early 20th century, they have exterminated nearly every other indigenous species of ant. They are a respector of their species, attacking all other colonies except another Argentine ant colony. For this reason, they can be very difficult to control.
• Odorous Ants: Also referred to as the “stinky” ant or coconut ant (because they smell like a rotten coconut when stepped on) this is one strain of ant that you want to get rid of by means other than stomping. The smell just might be more annoying than the ant.

Found both inside and outside your home, they are arguably the most common pest found in Stanislaus and San Joaquin Counties and the Central Valley in general. This is definitely a pest that you want to control early on, denying them access to your home as soon as they appear. If you suspect that the weather drives ants inside, you are right. Sudden change in temperature leads them searching for relief from the heat, cold and rain. The size of the insect makes it almost impossible to seal every entry point. Our company treats all varieties of ants both inside and outside your home. Ants can invade practically everything in your home, especially anything left out such as pet food, fresh fruit, cakes and pies. As with every infestation, it is better to deny them entrance to your home.

The ant is active year round both inside and outside. If you have not found any in your home yet, just wait, They are very patient and inventive insects.

Call (209) 600-0558 or contact us online today for a free estimate on our ant control services!

Comprehensive Ant Treatment Options

Treatment for ants can include both bait and insecticides. The best of all treatments includes locating the nest and destroying the queen. Most ant nests are located outside the home, and targeting their home is the most effective treatment. We use a material which is applied outside the perimeter of your home, creating a barrier of protection for your structure. This chemical agent attaches itself to the individual ants, who then carry it back to the colony. Ants frequently groom themselves or other ants, ingesting the pesticide and spreading it throughout the colony. It eventually reaches the queen, destroying the nest.

Our material is a professionally applied pesticide that is ant specific and highly effective in exterminating ants while destroying the nest. This pesticide is unusual in that it is not a repellent, which means it is not detected by the ant so that they will avoid it. Since it does not repel them, they interact with the pesticide and carry it home with them to the nest.

Home owners should be aware of the fact that treating ant infestations yourself could have a negative consequence. Most of the over-the-counter ant treatments can lead to a condition called budding, in which individual ants can become separated from their colony which leads them to create a new colony. Instead of eradicating your original colony, you might have created an additional one.