Pharaoh ants are infamous indoor pests, colonizing through a process called budding.
Budding allows for the insects to spread infestations rapidly and into nearly any area.
With pincer-like jaws, Pharaoh ants will bite leaving a painful welt that can last for hours, similar to a flea bite.
While Pharaoh ant bites are not poisonous, they can cause pain, transmit diseases and contaminate sterile materials, especially in health-care environments.
The Pharaoh ant carries and may transmit many diseases, such as salmonella, staphylococcus, and clostridium, which may cause botulism.
Pharaoh ants have become a serious pest in many types of buildings.
They can also contaminate equipment, materials, food and even wounds in flesh. Nests may be built in walls, between studs, or in insulation, causing limited structural damage.
Residents may have difficulty eliminating the ants without the aid of a pest control professional.
The process of controlling a pharaoh ant infestation may take several months and up to a year, due to the heavy network of nests.
Go Green Pest Control owner Randy Bilesky is a long-time South Delta resident. Trained and certified, Bilesky has first-hand knowledge of the pest problems that local homeowners and business owners encounter.
