随着天气变冷, 蚂蚁需要一个温暖和安全的地方,这样他们就可以在一个舒适的避风港度过冬天. 大多数情况下,这里恰好就是你的家.
蚂蚁泛滥几乎能使任何人发疯, 努力跟上问题的发展, 结果发现他们几个小时后就回来了,这可能会让任何人感到沮丧. 蚂蚁是一个很常见的现象 拉斯维加斯和亨德森 areas and although some homeowners may never experience an ant infestation, others can constantly be plagued by these little nuisance pests.
有气味的房子蚂蚁 阿根廷蚂蚁往往在春天开始出现, 一旦温度达到三位数, they often march inside homes in search of food 和水 sources. 没有人愿意邀请它们到家里来养活自己的蚂蚁大家庭.
而不同的物种有不同的要求, 它们有三个共同点:对食物的需求, 避难所, 和水. 控制这三个要求对防止蚂蚁侵扰至关重要,厨房被认为是蚂蚁最喜欢的地方也就不足为奇了. 下面是一些让蚂蚁远离厨房的小窍门:
打扫干净,不要把盘子放在水槽里过夜
The first, and perhaps easiest measure to take, is to keep a clean 厨房. 蚂蚁会寻找最微小的食物颗粒,确保剩菜不被放在外面过夜是不够的. 柜台和盘子应尽快擦拭干净,溅出的东西应尽快用肥皂水擦拭干净. 除了为人类保持环境清洁, this also ensures that any pheromone trails laid by 蚂蚁 will be washed away.
清扫和拖把你的厨房地板
蚂蚁会留下信息素的痕迹. Just mopping or sweeping your floor won’t eliminate the ant trail; it needs to be cleared away with some disinfecting cleanser. Try mixing a solution of ½ vinegar and ½ water in a spray bottle, 并在拖地前涂抹在厨房地板上. Make sure to target ant areas where you have witnessed ant activity.
拿起宠物食碗
Your pets may not be the only ones eating from their dishes. 蚂蚁经常在食物和水碗里群居,因为它们需要水,喜欢宠物食品中的蛋白质. When feeding, try to place the bowls away from foundation walls. It’s very easy for 蚂蚁 to trail in from outside and find Fido’s food. 如果可以的话,把宠物盘子稍微抬高一点, and pick up and discard any uneaten food every night before you go to bed
将食物存放在密封的容器中
蚂蚁 are in search of sugar-based foods and protein-based foods. Be sure to store all open food in containers with tight fitting lids. Glass and plastic containers come in a variety of shapes and sizes. 如果你觉得蚂蚁能吃到某种食物, 把它放在一个密封的容器里,以防被人发现.
扔掉垃圾
蚁群会把你的垃圾当成珍宝. Food items should never be left in the garbage pail to sit for days, 所以垃圾应该经常拿出来. Make sure all perishables are bagged well before throwing them away. 随着垃圾分解, 它散发出更强烈的气味, 所以,把你的户外垃圾桶放在离你家越远越好,并经常用肥皂和水清洗.
如果你应用这些方法,仍然遇到蚂蚁问题,西方灭虫者汇编了 蚂蚁资源中心 to help you not only identify what types of 蚂蚁 you’re dealing with, 但要帮你把问题控制住. 我们还提供专业的解决方案,以帮助我们的客户保持他们的家庭和企业蚂蚁自由. 给我们打电话 如果你决定你需要帮助来对抗这些入侵者.