How to get rid ghost ants

00:46grow to about 1.5 millimeters in length

00:48the head and thorax of a worker Ghost

00:50ant are dark brown or black in color

00:52while the abdomen and all appendages are

00:55translucent or creamy white

00:57foreign

01:01is the next phase of any good Pest

01:03Control plan once you know what your

01:05pests look like check around your

01:06property to confirm their presence or

01:08find hot spots of activity ghost ants

01:10are known to establish large colonies in

01:12moist areas outdoors and indoors

01:14Outdoors you can find colonies in soil

01:17dead wood or piles of leaves and other

01:19plant litter indoors colonies can infest

01:22cracks crevices and wall voids flower

01:24pots cabinets baseboards and behind

01:28tiles they may also infest small

01:30containers like cardboard boxes or

01:32appliances indoor foraging can take

01:35place in any room but most foraging

01:37activity can be observed in the kitchen

01:38when Ghost ant activity is spotted

01:40follow the trails to find Nest locations

01:43or entry points take care not to crush

01:45any ants to avoid Colony budding and

01:47their foul odors

01:49foreign

01:51ifying your pests and inspecting for

01:54activity on your property it's time to

01:56start treatment before starting any

01:57treatment be sure to wear your personal

01:59protective equipment or PPE and remember

02:01to keep all people and pets off the

02:04treated areas until dry ghost and

02:06control starts with cleaning up indoors

02:08seal loose foods like cereal flour and

02:11Pet Food and airtight containers

02:13regularly take out the trash wipe down

02:15the countertops and mop or vacuum the

02:17floors it's important to get rid of any

02:19crumbs and food residue to get rid of

02:21any food sources that can attract ghost

02:22ants to your home once you've cleaned

02:24indoors you can start chemical treatment

02:26in addition to forged Foods ghost ants

02:29also feed on dead or alive insects and

02:31honeydew produced by aphids or scales

02:33for this reason we recommend you start

02:35treatment with a broad control

02:36insecticide like Supreme I.T Supreme it

02:39is made with 7.9 bifenthrin and will

02:42treat many pests including the ants

02:44themselves as well as the insects that

02:46serve as their food sources mix and

02:48apply this product at a rate of 0.5

02:50fluid ounces of product in one gallon of

02:52water to treat one thousand square feet

02:54with your solution drench any colonies

02:57you've found outside then conduct a

02:58barrier treatment by spraying along your

03:00home's Outer Perimeter by spraying three

03:02feet up the wall and three feet out be

03:04sure to also spray pest entry points

03:06like doors windows and Eaves next

03:10conduct a broadcast treatment over your

03:12lawn and spray any ornamental plants or

03:14Shrubbery be sure to cook the upper

03:16surface and underneath the leaves ants

03:19as well as the insects that serve as

03:20their food sources will die in several

03:22hours after being exposed to Supreme I.T

03:24or its residual effects once you've

03:27sprayed Outdoors you can treat indoor

03:28ant colonies by laying an ant bait like

03:31ant Trax antrax mimics forged food and

03:34contains attractants encouraging ants to

03:36spread the product throughout their

03:37nests antrex ant bait is made with 0.01

03:41amidacloprid apply pea sized drops on

03:43countertops near window frames in cracks

03:46and crevices and near baseboards where

03:49you've seen Ghost ant activity you'll

03:50also set bait near where you've seen

03:52ants emerge from their colonies space

03:55placements one foot apart and allow

03:56seven to ten days for the ants to

03:58consume the material and die out

04:03prevention is essential to keeping pests

04:05in check even after you've applied

04:07pesticides the best way to stop pest

04:09activity is to make sure it can't happen

04:11ghost ants are vulnerable to desiccation

04:13or being dried out so the first step to

04:16preventing ghost ants is to address any

04:18moisture issues such as plumbing leaks

04:20or dampness fix leaky pipes or faulty

04:23air conditioning inside of your home

04:24next be sure to maintain a regular

04:26cleaning schedule continue to reduce

04:28food sources vacuum or sweep often and

04:31wipe sinks dry after use finally keep up

04:34with quarterly applications of supreme

04:36I.T Supreme it will protect your

04:39property from ants and insects that

04:40serve as their food sources when applied

04:42properly this product leaves behind a

04:44residual that lasts up to 90 days under

04:46normal weather conditions make

04:48re-applications every three months to

04:50ensure protection year round

04:52ghost ants can infest homes and

04:55establish large colonies but there are

04:57ways to manage and control any pest

04:58infestation with these professional

05:00products and tips from solutions pest

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05:04invading your home and we offer fast and

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