Ants are one of the most common insects on our planet. And sometimes they can sneak into your living or work spaces. What to do when ants have filled the whole apartment or office, and the funds and traps from the store do not help? Is there an effective DIY trap? Let's deal with this issue.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Traps
Ant traps, like other preparations for fighting domestic insects, have certain advantages:
- High efficiency;
- Safety for people and their pets;
- Long-lasting result;
- Ease of use;
- Low price.
Falling into such a trap, the insect infects itself and brings poison to the nest, infecting its relatives
Important! For all their effectiveness, ant traps do not give quick results. Even with proper use, insects will disappear after only two weeks.
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These species of ants do not build anthills in the form in which we are used to seeing. They do not fall into winter hibernation, and live at temperatures above 10-15 degrees.
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Pest habits
Before choosing the means and methods of dealing with this creature, you need to study its rules of life. This species of insects lives in colonies-nests.
Their nests are arranged in hidden places - ceilings, ventilation compartments, under floors. In search of food, they make sorties from their shelters.
Their paths are laid inside tables, kitchen cabinets, near trash bins. It is easy to find them. The first place they visit is the sugar bowl.
The appearance of these insects speaks of sloppiness.
Dangerous cohabitation
In addition to the fact that these ubiquitous creatures cause disgust and are an indicator of slovenliness, they can be just as dangerous as fleas and bedbugs. The danger they pose is:
- the bite causes hives, Quincke's edema;
- if the bite is in the neck, then it can be deadly;
- ants are carriers of pathogenic microbes, bringing them from trash heaps and buckets.
Types of ant traps
Ant traps are divided into three subspecies:
- Glutinous ones are the cheapest tax, cost about 20 rubles and are sold at any hardware store. They look like a cardboard box with sticky walls. Once inside the trap, ants stick to it - as a rule, forever. Glue houses are best placed near a trash can. Unfortunately, this type of trap is not capable of destroying the uterus. This means that after a while, uninvited guests will reappear in your house.
- Electric - they act on ants with the strongest current discharge. The insect crawls inside the house, where it immediately dies. Most of these traps are mains powered. You only need to plug the device into the network and wait for the first results. The price of such models reaches 1000 rubles. Electrical devices also kill only workers and do not affect the main uterus in any way.
- Poisonous - refer to delayed-action drugs. Such traps are based on the most powerful insecticides - fipranil, imidaloprid and hydromethylnone. These chemicals completely destroy the insect's NS, cause paralysis and lead to rapid death.The effect occurs after a couple of days - at first the number of parasites will significantly decrease, and after 2 weeks they will disappear completely. Poisonous traps attract ants with their mouth-watering aroma. Having climbed inside the house, the insect is smeared in an insecticidal liquid or powder, after which it infects the rest of its fellows, including the uterus itself. Poisoned baits are completely safe for others, as they are in tight plastic containers. Only when a large amount of poison is eaten (more than 1 tsp), vomiting and skin rashes may appear. But none of the known traps contain this dose of insecticide.
Important! Poison traps are the most effective. Their main advantage is the fact that you don't have to look for an anthill. Its location does not matter at all - it is enough that it is known to the working ants, which will do all the work for you.
Recommendations for use
The manufacturer has provided a number of rules and recommendations for the operation of such a disinfectant as the Raptor aquafumigator against mosquitoes, ticks, flies and other insects.
One of the requirements of the operating instructions for the facility is to disable the fire safety sensors. It is also advisable to warn the neighbors about the upcoming disinsection of the premises so that none of them, seeing the smoke, call the fire department.
The next requirement, stipulated by the manufacturer, is to place the container in the center of the room on a flat, smooth surface. After that, the doors of all cabinets, cupboards or sideboards should be opened in order to allow the active substance in the form of steam to freely penetrate into the narrowest and most hidden spaces where pests like to hide.
Three weeks after the treatment of the room, it is necessary to perform a surface treatment of the room. This is due to the possibility of the appearance of insects from eggs previously left by pests.
It is necessary to calculate how many containers with the active substance will be needed in order to process the required quadrature at home. "Raptor" against ants, mosquitoes, ticks and other insects is designed to treat rooms up to 30 m2. If the room is larger, it is necessary to use two bottles of pest control at the same time.
How do I use traps?
When using traps from domestic ants, you must adhere to a few simple and important rules:
Rule 1. Choose the right location for the house. One trap, set where ants appear most often, will give a head start to ten baits scattered anywhere. The most profitable places to place ant traps in an apartment are:
- Tracks. Usually ants move along routes marked in advance by their scent, so it will be quite easy to notice the lined ranks of these insects. Place traps right on the trail or next to it - this will allow insects to smell the bait;
- Joints of the edges of the flooring and skirting boards, as well as of the floor and walls. As a rule, it is here that small holes and cracks are located, through which parasites penetrate into the room;
- Ventilation shafts;
- Rarely cleaned spaces behind the refrigerator and kitchen furniture;
- Storage rooms and balconies;
- Walls that border a garbage chute.
Each house is different, and therefore the paths and locations of ant nests can be unpredictable. Some found insects in outerwear pockets and computer systems. Use not only the advice of experts, but also your own observations.
But in the garden and in the summer cottage, houses for ants are absolutely useless. Even if you manage to destroy one nest with their help, a new one will immediately grow nearby.
Rule 2. Periodically check and empty or change traps.From some houses, insects can take out all the insecticide, in others the poisonous composition can dry out, and still others are filled with parasites so that they simply stop acting. An audit should be carried out at least once every 2 weeks.
Rule 3. Regularly carry out wet cleaning in the house. Insects do not like perfectly clean rooms.
To quickly get rid of ants, you need to regularly wet the kitchen in the kitchen, collecting food debris from the floor.
Rule 4. Do not leave food leftovers in the kitchen - this is the best way to attract crowds of parasites.
Important! Before using the traps, carefully read the instructions and the precautions indicated therein. They must be strictly observed. Also remember that chemical insecticides can accumulate in the human body, so it is absolutely impossible to overdose them.
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Ant hunting belts on fruit trees
Ants not only cause inconvenience to the owners of apartments and houses: these insects also bring great damage to gardeners. They harm fruit trees and shrubs by eating their leaves, shoots, inflorescences and even fruits. To avoid the raids of ants, gardeners have invented an effective tool - trapping belts, which everyone can easily make with their own hands.
Skirt
Tree traps that have a tapered appearance are called funnel or skirt. It is not difficult to make such a hunting belt, instructions for making:
- Wrap a tree trunk with cardboard or any thick paper, retreating from the bottom about fifty centimeters.
- The top of the paper should be pressed firmly against the wood and the bottom should be loose.
- Wrap the upper part with a rope or a tourniquet so that there are no cracks.
- The result should be a skirt-like cone that will prevent insects from climbing up the tree trunk.
Duct tape
Sticky tape will quickly get rid of annoying ants and save your crops. To make such a belt, you will need:
- Take paper tape or thick cloth that will wrap around the tree trunk.
- Lubricate the tape (fabric) with special glue, which can be purchased at any garden supply store.
- Attach the tape firmly to the tree trunk so as not to leave gaps.
- If there are gaps left, cover them with clay.
Popular brands of ant traps
Today there are a huge number of ant traps in the apartment - reliable and effective. Let's get acquainted with each of them.
Globol
The main active ingredient of the Globol bait is D-phenotrin 0.1%. The composition is active for about a month. Traps should be placed near ant paths at the rate of 1 per 15 sq. m.
Combat Superattack
A Korean-made drug that can cleanse the room from insects in about 3 months. The main advantage of "Combat Superattack" is complete safety for others. Due to the structure of the trap, its main active ingredient (hydromethylnone) cannot be reached either with the tongue or with the fingers. Combat traps are sold individually and in packs of 4.
Raptor
They are in great demand, they are considered the most advertised and effective remedy for domestic parasites. They are aimed at spreading the poison all the way to the anthill. Often, Raptor traps come complete with insecticidal gels and aerosols.
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It is odorless, but does not act as quickly as other analogues. The bait itself is in a plastic container that increases its safety.
Raid
Another popular remedy that is sold literally on every corner. Designed to fight not only ants, but also cockroaches. Raid is focused on destroying the parasite that has eaten the poisonous bait.
Dohlox
An effective device from a domestic manufacturer. This bait is based on fipronil, the concentration of which does not exceed 0.045%.One package contains 6 house ant traps.
Taracid
Houses for ants of Ukrainian production. They are based on boric acid, larkspur and hemlock, which kill insects very quickly. The Taracida package contains 6 baits.
Deadex
Russian-made devices. Their main active ingredient is DX, a patented insecticide. Each Deadex package contains 6 long-term traps.
Pic ant
Ant trap manufactured in the USA. Each pack contains 2 high-performance discs that do a great job. This company also produces glue traps.
BayerGarden
An effective ant control made in Germany. The active ingredient is imidacloprid. Bayer Garden traps are designed for long-term operation and can be used without replacement for 1 month. The package contains 2 baits.
The use of drugs
Aerosols are simply sprayed around the house. They treat ant paths, baseboards, areas behind window sills, ventilation ducts, places behind trash cans and water pipes, back of cabinets.
Before processing, all products are cleaned in a refrigerator or on a loggia so that no toxic substances get on them. After processing, it is necessary to thoroughly rinse the entire kitchen so that, again, there are no toxic substances left.
Traps are discs that hold the bait. They are attached with Velcro on the back. They can be attached vertically and horizontally - on the floor, pipes, cabinet surfaces. It is best to place traps on the back of cabinets, near trash cans and pipes, not far from ventilation. The package contains 4 trap discs. You need to use everything at once - it will be more reliable.
