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Ants in this area of Mumbai
Basic Ants Information
All of these ants species are in the Mumbai, navi Mumbai and Thane. An ant pest
control problem can be a serious health risk. If you see a couple in your home,
chances are good that there is more. You could have thousands of deadbeat
roommates that eat your food and don't pay rent! At the first sign of ants in
your home, a call to GD Pest Control Pvt.Ltd. would be a good idea. Ask for an
inspection and we will will inspect for everything. An inspection is usually
inexpensive, and often is free with any insecticide service. Ant pest control
problems are at the very least annoying and embarrassing, as well as costly in
repair. Some hidden costs are possible doctor bills and your grocery bill, no
one wants to eat food that ants, or any pests, were touching. A possible pest
control problem is no time for procrastination, often time is of the essence.
Ants don't take long to colonize, so in a matter of months you can go from just
a couple ants on your kitchen counter to a full blown infestation. Call GD Pest
Control Pvt.Ltd.
Pest Control Facts
GD pest control Pvt.Ltd. services all over Maharashtra.
Preventive measures you can take are :
- Do not leave piles of clothing, papers
or other miscellaneous things laying around
- Regular cleaning and maintenance of
your home or business
- When cleaning, check under carpet edges
and baseboards
- Do not have dirty dishes piled up and
sitting for long periods of time, especially not in old water
- Especially in hot weather, put your
food scraps in plastic before disposing of them
- Schedule regular pest control
maintenance
- If you see one pest or insect, chances are you are not
seeing rest. A call to GD Pest Control Pvt.Ltd. should be made to schedule an
appointment as soon as possible.
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Ants Pest Control Informational Page
Ants Basic Information
Ant Colonies
- Ant colonies can range from 300,000 to
500,000 in number
- Ants are adaptable and can colonize in
numerous environments
- Whole colonies can uproot and relocate
quickly if they are threatened.
- Worker ants may live up to 7 years and
queens can live up to 15 years
- Ants leave a pherenome scent trail when a food source is
found so others may follow it
Other Ant Facts
- Ants can enter through even the tiniest
cracks seeking sweet or greasy substances
- Ants can be found in every region
around the world except the polar caps
- Ants can nest almost anywhere in or around your house or
building, such as in lawns, walls, stumps, and even under foundations.
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Acrobat Ants Pest Control and Information
 Acrobat
Ants
(Crematogaster sp.)
Characteristics
- Acrobat ants are dark brown to brownish
black in color.
- Acrobat ant workers grow to be 1/8 to 1/4 inch long and have
2 nodes.
Habitat
- Dead or decaying wood, wood piles, under rocks, areas
previously damaged by termites or carpenter ants, styrofoam insulation
and building voids.
- Outside they will nest in soil, leaves or wood.
Diet
- Sweets and grease or protein.
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Ants Pest Control and Information
 Ants (Iridomyrmex Humilis)
Characteristics
- From light to dark brown, 1/10 inch
long.
- They have one node and their antenna has 12 segments.
Habitat
- ants are very adaptable and can nest
in any number of places.
- ant colonies are massive, they can
have hundreds of queens and one size worker.
- In winter, ants move indoors.
- Nests are usually located under stone, concrete slabs,
logs, buildings, along sidewalks, or within mulch or potted plants, and
any moist soil.
Diet
- ants are omnivorous, they can eat almost anything but
prefer sweets, fats and oils.
Eggs
- Eggs are white and laid in the summer.
- Larvae emerge after 28 days and adult
stage is reached after 72 days.
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Carpenter Ants Pest Control and Information
 Carpenter Ants (Camponotous)
Characteristics
- Among the largest of ants, from 1/4 to
3/8 inch long.
- Carpenter ants coloration can be tan,
red and black and have one node.
- Workers have large mandibles.
- Queens can live up to 25 years while workers can live up to
7 years.
Habitat
- When searching for their nests, sawdust
that they leave is a good clue.
- Any building is vulnerable to carpenter
ant infestation and damage
- Colonies can contain up to 50,000, and
they are very difficult to control.
- Inside they build colonies in wall
voids, foam insulation, eaves and crawl spaces.
- Outside, workers hollow out dead, moist wood in trees,
firewood, and fence posts to build nests, but they don't eat wood.
Diet
- Carpenter ants forage at night during
the summer months.
- Carpenter ants like sweets, but are
omnivorous.
- Feed on insects and insect secretions during the summer but
often invade structures during spring & fall to find alternate food sources.
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Odorous House Ants Pest Control and Information
Odorous House
Ants (Tapinoma Sessile)
Characteristics
- Dark reddish brown to black
- 1/10 of an inch long, antenna has 12
segments
- One node is hidden by abdomen
- Worker ants and females can live for
several years
- Odorous ants get their name because they secrete a rotten
coconut-like odor when crushed
Habitat
- Outside : mulch beds, in soil under
rocks, logs and debris
- Inside : In the walls or beneath the
floor
- They are most likely to invade during
rainy weather
- Travel in trails, foraging day and night
Diet
- In the wild, honeydew melon
- Prefer sweet things
Eggs
- Each female lays one egg a day
- Odorous ants reach adulthood in 24 days
Colonies
- Odorous ant colonies are very large
- Odorous ant colonies can be driven away by invading ants
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Pavement Ants Pest Control and Information
Pavement Ants Pest Control (Tetramorium Caespitum)
Characteristics
- Light brown to black with appendages
lighter than the rest of the body
- 1/10 inch long, antennae has 12
segments and Pavement ants have 2 nodes and small stingers
- Parallel lines on head and thorax
- All Pavement ants are one size
Habitat
- Outdoors : Under stones, along curbs or
in cracks, warm voids with easy access to moisture and along foundations
- Indoors : In debris and wall voids.
- These ants may throw soil out on top of
concrete slabs when inside a building
- Pavement ants swarm in buildings
Access
- Pavement ants often access buildings via plumbing pipes and
move to upper floors
Diet
- Pavement ants are omnivorous - they will eat anything but
prefer sweet and greasy foods, other insects and pet food
Eggs
- Queen produces 5 - 20 eggs per day
- Young pavement ants go through 3 stages and reach adulthood
in 40 days
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Pharoah Ants Pest Control and Information
Pharaoh Ants Pets Control (Monomorium
Pharaonis)
Characteristics
- 1/16 inch long
- Light yellow to red with black markings
on the abdomen
- 2 Nodes
Habitat
- Outdoors : Pharaoh ants will nest in
lawns or gardens
- Indoors : Pharaoh ants rely on
artificial heat to survive, and will nest in any well protected hidden areas
with easy access to moisture such as wall voids.
- Infestations are common in food service areas and hospitals
Diet
- Pharaoh ants like greasy foods, fats
and oils and sweets
- These ants also eat other insects
Eggs
- Females live up to 39 weeks and lay
about 400 eggs
- Workers live up to 10 weeks
- Grows from egg to adult in 45 days
Colonies
- The most persistent and difficult of
all commercially important ants to control
- Pharaoh ant colonies have several million workers and
thousands of queens
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Thief Ants Pest Control and Information
 Thief Ants Pest Control (Solenopsis
Molesta)
Characteristics
- One of the smallest ants, 1/32 - 1/16
of an inch long
- Thief ants are so small that they are
difficult to detect and control
- Antennae has 10 segments and have 2
nodes
- Thief ants range in color from yellowish to brown, and have
one size worker
Habitat
- Outdoors : Thief ants will nest in a
great variety of locations, especially under rocks
- Indoors : These ants will nest in cracks and cupboards, wall
voids and behind baseboards.
Diet
- Thief ants get their name because they will nest near other
colonies and steal food and larvae to feed their own colony.
- Thief ants primarily eat greasy or high
protein foods, such as cheese and animal matter
- They move in trails along baseboards
Eggs
- Queens lay 105 eggs per day which
incubate for 16-28 days
- Larvae stage can last for 21 days in the summer but can last
throughout the winter
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Ants Pest Control Conclusion
Now that you are better informed about the breeding and
colonization habbits of ants, you can see that it is imported to take care of a
potential problem before you have a full bllown an infestation in your home or
business. Regular pest control maintenance is imported to insure growth against
ant or other pest infestatia.
Location of nests and its destruction is very essentional for sucessful
ant control programme. Control method based on nesting habbits. Ants are useful
nests may be indore or outdoor and can be located bu folllowing ant-trails or
pest galleries
Control Programmes
1)Baits Containing insect Growth regulars are also used as they prevent
development and keep the ants in juvenile stage where thay can not reproduce.
2)Spray Wettable powder formulation(WB) or Emulsion formulation(EC)
with Residual pesticide are also useful.
3) Dust
Dust formulation of residual pesticides such as pyrethrum etc. can be used.
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