Ants, pest control

19 years ago

Hi All,

We have put up with the ants in the house for 8 years but lately they are driving us nuts. We finally called a bug guy. He said we have ghost ants and fallow ants. The fallow ants like the potted plants. He said that my yard is a wonderful haven for ants since there are so many flowering plants. He charged $139 with a contract to come back every 2 months at $69 a pop. Is this high? Do they need to come that often?

Thanks for your insight.

Nanyc

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teka2rjleffel
Original Author
19 years ago
Sorry, I should be able to spell my own name. My fingers think faster than my brain.
Nancy
cindeea
19 years ago
Hey Nanyc-we knew who you were...lol

We have Centex Pest control. They charge about the same but only come once a quarter. They did the inside once and keep up the exterior each quarter, unless we have a specific problem inside. It's been about 4 years now and we've never had any interior problems. They also treat around the inside of the pool cage and lanai. They use only non toxic sprays.
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laura1
19 years ago
We had a bad ant problem...we were ready to pay almost anything. I used a company I had used before and knew that they knew about ANTS. It was $400 for the year and they come back when ever we need them. After the initial treatment I think we had them come back 3x in as many weeks but they did get rid of the ants! Although now, 7 months later, I'm seeing some in the yard. No ants in the house.
katkin_gw
19 years ago
We had a pest co but now we are trying it ourselves. We go to Lesco and get a product that treats the property for ants, fleas, mole crickets and grubs. It is a granular, so it doesn't bother my butterflies. Ralph puts a thick layer at the base of the house where he can (we don't do that where the dog can get to it). The inside we spray the base boards with Pest Defense we buy at HD. Comes in a spray container.
cindeea
19 years ago
Katkin-I forgot to mention that Dennis also treats our grounds with Lesco products. You can't beat them. As a matter of fact, our bug guy asked me one time what we were doing to help control everything because he had said our lawn was in great shape (Bug wise anyway). I opened the garage and he saw the Lesco bags. He said, "Gee, you are making my job easier. After the nasty 8-dogs people moved in behind us, he started a systematic treatment for fleas around our perimeter which seems to be working too.
teka2rjleffel
Original Author
19 years ago
Cindee, that is what I'd heard from others, once a quarter, so I was surprised when he said every 2 months. Both the salesman and the guy who actually came to do the work seemed to really know their stuff. So I guess we'll go with it for a year and see what's what. I think it's too often, but what do I know, can't even spell my own name, ha ha.
Nancy