{"id":27586,"date":"2025-04-23T14:24:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T11:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apolymansi.gr\/why-do-we-have-ants-in-my-house-and-how-to-effectively-get-rid-of-them\/"},"modified":"2025-04-23T14:29:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T11:29:45","slug":"why-do-we-have-ants-in-my-house-and-how-to-effectively-get-rid-of-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apolymansi.gr\/en\/why-do-we-have-ants-in-my-house-and-how-to-effectively-get-rid-of-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do we Have Ants in My House and How to Effectively Get Rid of Them"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27586\" class=\"elementor elementor-27586 elementor-27570\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38dd3502 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38dd3502\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1933ab5\" data-id=\"1933ab5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bce5fa5 color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bce5fa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ants are among the most annoying insects that can appear in a home. Although they are not dangerous to health, their presence \u2013 especially in the kitchen and areas where food is stored \u2013 can cause significant disturbance. In this article, we\u2019ll explore why they appear, what attracts them, which species are most common, and what are the most effective ways to deal with them, such as a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apolymansi.gr\/en\/product-category\/products\/insects\/insecticides\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">strong ant insecticide<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apolymansi.gr\/en\/product-category\/products\/insects\/traps\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ant traps<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-863b71d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"863b71d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-074976f\" data-id=\"074976f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-761236f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"761236f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Ants Appear in the House<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6eeb5c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6eeb5c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d49b65\" data-id=\"1d49b65\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7fcd72 color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7fcd72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ants are mainly attracted by food, moisture, and warm, safe places to nest. They can enter through even the tiniest cracks, and their colonies often develop in hidden areas.<\/span><br><ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They like warmth and humidity<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They\u2019re attracted to sweets, greasy foods, and water<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They leave pheromones, creating \u201ctrails\u201d that other ants follow<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colonies can reach up to 500,000 worker ants<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The queen ant can live up to 15 years, constantly producing new generations<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul><br><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Immediate action is necessary, as the longer the problem is left untreated, the more it spreads.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20e8eb0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20e8eb0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d6ce5c\" data-id=\"2d6ce5c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51ce78b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51ce78b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Common Types of Ants Found in Homes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b15093 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b15093\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-816169c\" data-id=\"816169c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c94b97a color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c94b97a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not all ants are the same. Some species are more persistent and harder to eliminate. Below are the most common types found in residences:<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4695029 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4695029\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ab5287\" data-id=\"7ab5287\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9410135 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9410135\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Small Brown Ants (Monomorium pharaonis)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0be91b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0be91b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-622af03\" data-id=\"622af03\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7094f7 color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7094f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also known as Pharaoh ants, they have a brown or yellowish color. Often found in kitchens, bathrooms, and other warm, humid places. They reproduce quickly and form large colonies.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\r\n<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bf8884 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bf8884\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04568ce\" data-id=\"04568ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce862d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce862d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Black Ants (Lasius niger):<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8e788e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8e788e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2e60ff\" data-id=\"d2e60ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8397151 color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8397151\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Common outdoors but enter homes through small cracks. They\u2019re black and search for food remnants, mainly sweets.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\r\n<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f0f0fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f0f0fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11bc7e8\" data-id=\"11bc7e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3754c8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3754c8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Large Black Ant (Camponotus spp.):<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7ec52f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7ec52f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f01a2c\" data-id=\"1f01a2c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3b8425 color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3b8425\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Bigger in size and cause damage to wooden structures, as they nest in floors and walls. If you spot these ants, immediate professional help is needed.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1535995 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1535995\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-022fbc4\" data-id=\"022fbc4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ac1113 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ac1113\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Deal With an Ant Problem<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be86fc6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be86fc6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b992ec\" data-id=\"2b992ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15a4610 color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15a4610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ant control can be done in various ways \u2013 from natural remedies to professional ant insecticides and traps.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84a55e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84a55e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10eeb8f\" data-id=\"10eeb8f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-780befd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"780befd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ant Insecticide<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6544e62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6544e62\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-060e4f5\" data-id=\"060e4f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49b517f color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49b517f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The right product should be chosen by a pest control company licensed by the Ministry of Rural Development and Food.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\r\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It\u2019s applied directly in areas with ant activity, such as tiles, baseboards, corners, and under cabinets.<\/span><br><br><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The kitchen is the most likely place for ants due to food and moisture. Special gel formulations, suitable for use near food, offer a safe and effective solution.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f501429 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f501429\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-683bb49\" data-id=\"683bb49\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0d14eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0d14eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ant Traps<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67dcd41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67dcd41\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2aaf45e\" data-id=\"2aaf45e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7b04f5 color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7b04f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bait traps are among the safest and most long-lasting solutions. Ants carry the insecticide back to the nest, feed it to the queen, and eliminate the colony.<\/span><br><ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose low-toxicity traps like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DOBOL for ants<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/i><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Place them near ant trails<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul><br><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leave them for a few days to take full effect<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\r\n<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b85065 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b85065\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11e7d01\" data-id=\"11e7d01\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30c1fe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30c1fe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Natural Ways to Deal With Ants<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a03c152 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a03c152\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1abfb7\" data-id=\"f1abfb7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0872d2b color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0872d2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you prefer natural methods, there are simple but effective solutions with materials you already have at home:<\/span><br><ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vinegar and water:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Spray on surfaces, windows, and corners to disrupt pheromone trails<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/li><br> \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cinnamon or mint:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Acts as a natural repellent; place in corners, baseboards, and around windows<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/li><br> \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Baking soda and sugar:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Create a DIY bait trap<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/li><br> \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lemon or lemon essential oil:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ants dislike the citrus scent. Spray at entry points and corners<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/li><br> \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Coffee grounds or used filters:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Place them where ants gather<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/li><br><\/ul><br><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the ants persist, you may need stronger measures or professional intervention.<\/span><br><br>&nbsp;<br><br><b>NOVA Pest Control<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has years of experience and expertise in effectively <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apolymansi.gr\/en\/disinfection\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">treating spaces for ants and other pests<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. We use safe, odorless, and approved methods by the Ministry of Rural Development.<\/span><br><ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We apply specialized formulations in gel, spray, or coating form<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We ensure permanent colony elimination<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We customize solutions to each client\u2019s needs<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\r\n<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul><br><a href=\"https:\/\/apolymansi.gr\/en\/contact\/\"><b>Call us today<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for immediate and guaranteed ant control.<\/span><br><br><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want a clean, safe home without ants? <\/span><b>Trust the experts at <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/apolymansi.gr\/en\/\"><b>NOVA Pest Control<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ants are among the most annoying insects that can appear in a home. 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