As temperatures rise and the warmer months approach, fly problems often become more noticeable — and more persistent. At Millennium Pest Control Limited, we see a clear spike in callouts from both homes and businesses dealing with unwanted fly activity. Whether it’s cluster flies gathering in loft spaces or house flies invading kitchens and work areas, these pests can quickly become a nuisance and a health concern.
Read More »Dealing with a cluster fly infestation can be a real nuisance for homeowners, especially as these pests often appear in large numbers during the cooler months.
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Ant Facts:
You will often find them in loose soil or at the base of structures like houses, green houses, and sheds.
Nests generally consist of worker ants and wingless females and you will often see the begins of nests at the start of May.
In July/August you regularly see flying ants. These are the winged males and females that fly out for mating which, after this ritual the males die.
The common Black Ant are omnivorous and will eat anything from other small insects to sugary substances such as fruit.
They are a metropolitan species and can thrive in urban and countryside areas.
The typical Black Ant Queen (Lasius Niger) can live up to 12 years and typically mate with a male in the summer months.
An Ant can typically carry something 50 times its own weight.
Millennium Pest Control Ltd offer ant treatments in the Suffolk, Norfolk, North Norfolk, Kings Lynn, Cambridge and Woodbridge areas. If you feel that you have an infestation of ants contact us and we can arrange a treatment moving forward.
Read More »The Black Garden Ant, Lasius Niger, is spread throughout the UK and beyond. The general size of nests when most mature can be up to 7,000 workers. There are numerous queens within colony’s and it is said that they can live up to 15 years with worker ants living 2-4 years dependant on the environment.
When queens and males leave the nest to mate you will see flying ants, this can be in some cases very concerning especially if the nest erupts within your house and causes thousands of ants to appear within minutes, we find this mainly in July and August but can run through to September dependant on good weather conditions. From our experience very hot days with an increase in temperature to the average or in turn an over cast day with a small drop in temperature can encourage this behaviour. Males don’t live long after the mating process with the female queens discarding their wings and looking for advantageous areas to set an overwinter home.
Once the nests are in full swing and the early emerging workers have accessed the nesting site and begun feeding the queen, the population can swell dramatically as all is asked of the queen is to feed and produce egg on egg that is then supported by hundreds of willing worker ants.
Black ants are known as more nuisance pests than disease carrying, however the threat of them foraging around any organic substance can end up with them transmitting it across your work surface at home or work. Generally the presence of the ants is not acceptable and therefore control measures are taken.
Black Garden Ants can be controlled in a variety of ways, initially we recommend removing any spillages or waste as this will be the attraction. It is always best to place gel based baits down for the workers to take back to the nests as this will have a better long term control effect. You can have ban spray treatments with toxic insecticides carried out to border areas and wall floor junctions to try and stop access and kill off worker ants but more and more commonly we try to now use organic products such as diatomaceous earth as this is kinder to the environment and will carry little if any risk to young children and pets. It’s also extremely effective with no known resistance.
Millennium Pest Control Ltd Ant Treatments:
With Spring on the way it is the time to keep an eye out for ant infestations at your property. Millennium Pest Control Ltd offer ant treatments in the Ipswich, Norwich, Cambridge, Kings Lynn, and Bury St Edmunds areas.
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If you have an ant issue or infestation and you require an ant treatment in the Ipswich, Norwich, Cambridge, Kings Lynn, and Bury St Edmunds area please feel free to contact Millennium Pest Control Ltd on 01379 890777 and we can book a treatment now.
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