The Ants go marching one by one…

Look who is coming to Christmas dinner along with 2,000 of his closet friends!!!!  It’s that time of year and I don’t mean the holidays.  When the nights get cold or wet, the ants start heading indoors. The other thing that can attract them besides your cozy fire is the gingerbread cookie crumbs around the kitchen garbage can or that splash of eggnog that Uncle Charlie left on the counter.

Your best defense against an ant invasion is to clean up well and keep the inside garbage empty.  Also, keeping your pets food bowl elevated and putting an absorbent mat under their water dish will help eliminate some easily accessible food and water sources for the ant.

You can also check your house for cracks along walls or floors and use caulking to block access ways for the ants.  Weather stripping along the bottom of doors can also be helpful.  If you find that you have a real infestation going on, call your local pest control professional to perform and inside and outside treat and get it under control.  Many people use a regular monthly or bi-monthly pest control service to stay on top of ants and other pests like silverfish, fleas and even rodents.

So if you are sneaking Aunt Betsy’s fruit cake into the kitchen trash, remember to empty it daily to keep the ants from marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah! 

Happy pest free holidays to all!