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Six Reasons to Choose Pestend Pest Control Mississauga
We implement ant control procedures that effectively eliminate ants, the most prevalent species in Mississauga. While doing so, we do not harm the environment or put your health at risk.
We provide high-end ant control services at just the right price and accommodate all budgets. We offer a price match guarantee for ant control in Mississauga.
We are based locally and know the issues of the community. We can address emergencies efficiently and are flexible and willing to accommodate your crammed schedule.
We employ government-licensed ant experts with a wealth of experience and training on exterminating ants.
We operate 24/7/365 and respond to emergency calls instantly while respecting your privacy.
We offer unmarked and fully-equipped pest control trucks for those looking for a discreet service that neighbors will not notice.
Proud Member of Leading Pest Control Organizations
PESTEND IS A CERTIFIED MEMBER OF LEADING PEST CONTROL ASSOCIATIONS
NPMA
The NPMA supports members in being professional, knowledgeable, and profitable through education, industry leadership, and more.
CPMA-ACGP
The Canadian Pest Management Association’s mission is to be the leading voice in Canada’s structural pest management industry.
SPMAO
The SPMAO is Ontario’s largest and oldest professional Structural Pest Management industry Association in Ontario.
100% Satisfaction-Guaranteed Ant Extermination
At Pestend Pest Control Mississauga, we mean what we say. A 100% satisfaction guarantee means that if you are not happy with the quality of our service, we will repeat the service until you are completely satisfied.
We come to your property, residential or commercial, to exterminate all ants, and if the problem persists, we will come again and repeat the ant control treatment.
How to Kill Ants in Mississauga?
If you have tried getting rid of ants yourself, you probably know that it is not an easy task. The question is often not how to kill ants but how to get rid of them once and for all. Many property owners in Mississauga wonder why their ant extermination efforts are futile.
Homemade ant killers can appear to destroy the ant infestation at your home or business. However, the results are short-lived.
You may try to ward off the ant trails with insecticides. However, even if you kill thousands of ants, thousands will remain in the colony. Worse still, there could be several colonies across your premise, and identifying each one can prove to be impossible.
If you are not an experienced ant killer, the battle can be endless. Moreover, there are numerous different types of ants, and each requires a slightly different extermination treatment and approach. This is why you need the help of a professional ant exterminator in Mississauga, who will use the most natural ant killers available and will place the ant traps at strategic locations to wipe out entire colonies. It is the only guaranteed way to overcome ant infestations permanently.
We’re Mississauga Ant Control Experts
Pestend Pest Control Mississauga has been servicing the city of Mississauga for over a decade with extremely high ant extermination success rates.
We continue to strive to deliver the best and most economical ant eradication services for all inhabitants (both commercial and residential) of Mississauga so that they can have a happy, stress-free life.
Did you Know?
Most ant issues and infestations in Mississauga involve only four types of ants:
- Carpenter ants
- Fire ants
- Pavement Ants
- Pharaoh ants
However, other less common species include black ants, sugar ants, and red ants. Though these ants are not common, at Pestend Pest Control Mississauga, we still have a lot of experience dealing with them.
We know exactly how to get rid of them at the lowest price available in Mississauga.
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Photos of Ant Infestations
Over the years, we have taken some interesting photos of ants, and we’d like to share them with you below. Please click on each of the thumbnails to see a larger image. If you have a similar ant problem, call us today, and we will get rid of them.
Different Types of Ants we Deal With In Mississauga
We have experience dealing with different ants and can remedy your ant situation effectively and cost-efficiently.
Carpenter Ants
Carpenter ants range from 3.4 mm to 13 mm long and are usually black, although some may have a yellowish or reddish colouration. You can spot a worker by its large mandible. Unlike termites, carpenter ants do not eat wood. Instead, they remove wood and make piles of debris outside their nests.
Behaviour & Diet
You can find carpenter ants both indoors and outdoors near decaying wood. They form their nests by cutting galleries into the wood, building passageways so that they can move from one section to another. It is an activity that produces lots of wood shavings, a clear indication of where a nest is.
Carpenter ants feed on several foods that people eat, but they have a particular preference for meats and sweets. They also feed on other insects.
Reproduction & Signs of Carpenter Ant Infestation
The queen lives up to 25 years and lays 9-12 eggs the first year. In about three months or less, the eggs complete their life cycle and offer their services to the colony. Most homeowners observe the swarmers (ants with wings) produced when the colony has matured and is about to break off into new colonies and the workers as they forage for food.
So, if you see these winged insects, you know that you probably have a well-established colony on your property, and an army of ants is ready to move on to the next colony somewhere else in your home or office! You also know that you have a carpenter ant infestation if you notice sawdust-like debris (dead ants mixed with wood shavings) produced from tunnelling in the wood. And, if you hear rustling sounds, you can be sure that carpenter ants are digging in the home’s wood.
Pavement Ants
Pavement ants are about 2.5 mm-3 mm long. They nest under sidewalks or in cracks in driveways. You may also find them on the underside of stones, bricks, logs, patio blocks, under mulching soil, and even indoors (i.e. within walls, inside insulation, under floors). They are light brown or black, and you can distinguish them from their lighter appendages (compared to the rest of their body) and the parallel lines on the thorax and head.
Diet & Behaviour
Pavement ants invade buildings seeking. They feed on various foods, such as insects (dead and alive), grease, meats, honeydew from aphids and seeds. Their favourite kind of food, though, is greasy food.
Pavement ants usually set up trails to and from their nests to all sorts of food sources they find and forage for supplies. Since they come in large groups, they become a significant nuisance when they infest a garden patio or kitchen. It should be noted that they possess the ability to sting and bite, but they are not aggressive most of the time.
Reproduction & Signs of Pavement Ant Infestation
Reproduction season is June and July. The swarming of winged females and males is an indication. After mating, the females become the queens of new colonies and begin laying eggs. Pavement ants go through a complete transformation from the egg to the larval and pupal stages before reaching maturity. A colony usually has many queens and thousands of workers.
The presence of small piles of excavated materials is a solid indicator that you have intruders on your property. It is tough to locate the nests of pavement ants, so integrated pest management is paramount.
Fire Ants
Fire ants are about 1.6 mm to 5 mm long and are identified by their body colouration, ranging from reddish black to reddish-brown and their stinger that injects venom into their prey.
Diet & Behaviour
The fire ants’ nests are in the ground and sometimes appear as mounds of 18 cm high and 61 cm in width. They love sunny and warm conditions, which is why you won’t find them in shady or wet areas. Fire ants are very aggressive and active and form colonies of more than 250,000 workers. They sting when they feel threatened.
Fire ants are omnivorous, meaning they feed on vegetable and animal food sources. Their ‘menu’ features sweets, greasy foods, and meats, as well as seeds, earthworms, insects, spiders, honeydew, ticks, and more. They also eat dead vertebrates, such as rodents, birds, calves and other dead animals.
Reproduction & Signs of Fire Ant Infestation
It takes approximately 30 days for an egg to become an adult fire ant. However, workers can live up to six months while queens can live on for two to six years and lay thousands of eggs annually.
We usually know we have fire ants on a property when there have been complaints about people being stung by ants, when we see swarmer ants and workers, or sandy mounds, especially after a rainfall.
Fire ant stings cause much pain and can even lead to death among those allergic to their venom. So, if you are stung by one (or more) and experience a severe reaction such as excessive itching, nausea, and sweating, it is highly recommended to seek emergency medical services.
Pharaoh Ants
Pharaoh ants range from 1.5 mm to 2 mm for the average worker ant and approximately 4 mm for queen ants. They have a translucent yellow to light brown colour with a dark lower abdomen. This is a problematic indoor pest to control due to its translucent colouration, small size and large colony populations.
Diet & Behaviour
Pharaoh ants are commonly found in bathrooms, kitchens, and other home areas near water sources. They inhabit places where they can hide from humans, such as wall voids, wall outlets, under appliances, the carpet or floor, and usually near a food source.
One colony can quickly divide into several other settlements, potentially having several thousand members per colony. Pharaoh ants eat various foods, particularly those high in sugar, fats and oils such as cookies, jam, peanut butter and honey.
Reproduction & Signs of Pharaoh Ant Infestation
Unlike most ant species, pharaoh ants mate year-round with males that are usually from a different colony to create genetic diversity. There can be several queens per colony, each of which can lay up to 400 eggs after mating. It takes approximately 40-45 days for a freshly laid egg to develop into an adult pharaoh ant.
The most obvious sign of a pharaoh ant infestation is seeing them in your home picking away at food scraps. You can usually find a trail of them that leads back to their colony, typically in a wall void. If you see this, you can be sure that there are more hiding somewhere out of sight.
You must contact your local pest control expert to manage ant infestations and secure your property against indoor invasions for all the reasons mentioned above.
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Ant Control Throughout Mississauga
At Pestend Pest Control Mississauga, we have successfully resolved thousands of ant problems in both residential and commercial properties across Mississauga. If you have an ant infestation and are looking for an effective exterminator to get rid of them, look no further.
Pestend is your trusted, local Canadian ant exterminator in Mississauga. We guarantee that we will get rid of your ant problem for good!
Frequently Asked Questions About Ant Control In Mississauga
How many ant species are found in Mississauga homes?
In Mississauga there are 4 species of ants that are known to infest residential and commercial properties:
- Carpenter ants
- Pharaoh ants
- Pavement ants
- Fire ants
What are the risks associated with an ant infestation in my home or business?
The risks involved with having an ant infestation in your home depends on the ant species that has invaded.
Carpenter ants can cause structural damage by digging tunnels through wood to create their nests. If a carpenter ant infestation is not treated in a timely manner the structural damage can become significant.
Pharaoh ants and pavement ants are attracted to different types of food that can be found in most kitchens. As a result, they can contaminate food if they can find a way in.
Fire ants are very aggressive and will sting when they feel threatened. The sting of a fire ant can be quite painful and can even be life threatening in people who are severely allergic to the venom.
What do ants like to eat?
Each ant specie likes to eat different types of food, most of which can be found in Mississauga homes. Here is the preferred diet of each ant species found in Mississauga:
- Carpenter ants prefer to eat meats, sweet foods and other insects
- Pharaoh ants eat many different types of foods, preferring those high in fats, oils and sugar
- Pavement ants are not very picky and are often found eating other insects, greasy foods, seeds, sweets and meat
- Fire ants eat a wide variety of both vegetable and animal food sources including other insects, dead animals, sweet food, seeds and much more
What can I do to prevent an ant infestation in my home?
Most ants invade homes in search for an easily accessible food source. Since they like a lot of the foods that humans eat, keeping your house clean of food debris, cleaning up immediately after eating and storing food in airtight containers are three things you can do to make your home less attractive to them.
Ants can enter your home through any small opening in your home. Sealing as many potential entry points as possible with caulking is a great way to block their entry into your home.
What are the common signs of an ant infestation in Mississauga?
Each ant specie exhibit different behaviours, causing varying warning signs of an infestation.
Carpenter ants dig tunnels in wood to create their nests. This can make it very difficult to find the nest but if you notice small piles of wood shavings in your home or rustling sounds behind your walls you may have a carpenter ant infestation.
If there are Pharaoh ants in your home and you leave any food out, you will surely see them picking away at the food, with a clear trail of more ants from the food back to the nest. Their nests are usually hidden in wall voids where there will be many more ants hiding.
The most obvious sign of pavement ants in your home is to actually see them picking away at different types of food. Sometimes you may also find small piles of excavated materials, which is a result of building tunnels to the nest.
Since fire ants are aggressive and pack a painful sting, the most obvious sign of fire ants on your property is getting stung by them.
How can I get rid of an ant infestation in my home?
Anyone who has tried getting rid of ants on their own probably knows how difficult it can be. Even if you manage to kill a lot of them, the hard part is to find the nest and destroy it so that they are removed from your house for good. Our pest control professionals are trained to identify the different types of ant species, locate their nests and destroy them once-and-for-all. If we don’t deliver what we promise, you get your money back.
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