Every trail leads back to a nest, and until that nest is dealt with, the ants keep coming. Ant nest removal is about finding where the colony lives and treating it directly. In Sunnybank, that is often in a lawn, under paving, inside a wall cavity or in a garden bed hard up against the house.
Some nests are easy to find. You might see a mound in the lawn, sand pushed up between pavers or a crowd of ants around a crack in the slab. Others sit out of view, behind a skirting board, under a bathroom vanity, in a pot plant or inside a timber retaining wall. The crew we book uses the trail, the type of ant and the time of day they are active to narrow down the spot. Pot plants and planter boxes on balconies are worth mentioning when you call.
- Nests in lawns, garden beds and under trees
- Colonies under paving, driveways and slab edges
- Nests inside wall cavities and around window frames
- Ants living in pot plants and planter boxes
- Nests in timber retaining walls, sleepers and old stumps
Once a nest is found, the crew treats it with a dust, liquid or granule suited to the spot and the ant. For nests deep inside walls or under slabs, baits are used instead, since workers carry them back to the queen. It helps if you can point out any mounds or sand piles you have noticed around the yard before the crew arrives. Several small nests are common in larger yards, so the crew checks the whole block rather than stopping at the first one. To book ant nest removal in Sunnybank, call 07 3543 7770.
