Ants

Small Creatures with Big Ideas

Danger Signs

• Sighting of live/trailing ants
• Dead ants noted in windows and on shelving
• Small piles of dirt/sand/wood fragments indicating possible nesting

Potential Harm

• Potential for contamination of food products
• Mechanical transfer of bacteria and/or infestation of sterile areas in health care facilities
• Structural concerns, if wood-destroying ants

Business Consequences

• Liability concerns, potential for lawsuits
• Economic loss due to contaminated food products
• Aesthetics due to the presence of live ants
• Economic loss due to structural damage by wood-destroying ants

Steps To Take

• Identification of the species by a Presto-X Pest Control Service
• Technician or on-staff Board Certified Entomologist
• Determine ant nesting sites through inspection
• Explore non-chemical control methods (caulking, sanitation, etc)
• Last resort application of materials, including baiting and/or liquid treatments as applicable