The red ants which appeared in kitchen are capable to cause not only fastidiousness in members of household, but also to do serious harm. Besides, their emergence in the house bears danger and a pet.
To support colony, workers ants daily care for search of the power supply. Having found it, they leave imperceptible to a human eye a mark on which later behind provisions other inhabitants of an ant hill come back. Sometimes this road is so big that can last to several floors of the high house. And the nest is frequent ants create absolutely near human kitchen – directly in the house.
History of resettlement
Red ants belong to a type of faraonovy. Such name to them was given by the Swedish scientist Karl Linney who by mistake considered that the homeland of ants – Egypt.
Actually their resettlement began in India in XVI. Crossing with dealers on sailing vessels to other countries and continents, ants captivated the whole world. In Europe the ants appeared at the end of the 19th century and in the forties finally won all earth.
What are red ants dangerous by?
So, the ant becomes the frequent guest in kitchen and with pleasure eats the remains of products and the found remains of other insects. The nest at the same time can be quietly located as under the next plinth, and is far on the street outside the room. Migrating between a garbage can and a sugar bowl, the red ant becomes the carrier of microbes, eggs of worms and causative agents of dangerous infectious diseases.
Fight against red ants
It is necessary to get rid of ants as soon as possible until on a trace of the first intelligence agents to the house tens and hundreds of their fellows ran. It is desirable to find and destroy a nest if it is hidden in borders of the house. Disposal of old things, maintenance of an order and a frequent renovation or survey increase chances not to obtain in neighbors of dangerous red ants. The main way to destroy insects is an application of special chemistry: traps, baits, pencils and pastes. Such means are safe for the person and a pet, but leave no chance for ants on survival. Also you should not forget about efficiency of boric acid: this poison works slowly, and usually insects manage to carry it to the nest. Still ants do not love pungent smells of vegetable oil, elder, mint, a wormwood and garlic. The danger, except red ants, can be expected from six species of these insects. Their winged females of black color get into the house, for example, through windows or the basement and can be carriers of salmonellosis, dysentery, typhus and eggs of worms.