What pesticide is effective for killing ants
Ants are a common animal we see. Around the front and back of the house, as long as you look carefully, you can always find a few little ants crawling around on the ground, busily carrying bits of food scraps. Seeing one or two ants is very ordinary, but if a large group of ants gathers it can make your scalp tingle. So when there are too many ants, what pesticide should be used?
1. Pesticides for treating ants
There are many pesticides targeting ants, and they generally take effect quickly. Commonly used pesticides include cyhalothrin, deltamethrin, fenpropathrin, bifenthrin or cyfluthrin and other high-efficiency, low-toxicity pyrethroid pesticide sprays. They are highly lethal to ants, can kill ants completely, and their control period is also somewhat longer than other drugs. In addition, using these pyrethroid pesticide sprays causes little pollution and will not harm human health. Ants generally fall to the ground and die within 15-20 minutes after spraying.
The general reason ants appear indoors is that there is too much food residue indoors, causing ants to gather inside. If this continues for a long time, it may lead to ants building nests indoors. If it is still not dealt with, it can lead to an infestation, as they search for and feast on the food they like, and will shamelessly smuggle it back to the nest, contaminating food, contaminating cooking utensils, and so on, making the indoors uninhabitable. When ants appear indoors, it is best to deal with them promptly.
2. Preventive measures against ants
Ants are known to have first appeared in the Cretaceous period, and may have evolved from primitive wasps that appeared in the Jurassic period. Ants are social insects that live in colonies, and they have a strong attachment to their nests. When dealing with ants, be sure to deal with the nest along with them. Common preventive measures include:
1. Before home decoration, treat or clean the home decoration materials to avoid bringing ants indoors.
2. Put food away promptly and store it properly. Foods in the kitchen and storage room, especially sugar, honey and the like, should be kept covered, and the indoors should be kept clean.
3. Block various gaps and holes indoors to prevent ants from entering the house to build nests and breed.
4. Promptly clear away dead branches, fallen leaves, stones, tiles, weeds and so on around the house to reduce ant breeding.
Although the harm caused after ants enter the house can be relatively great, in fact ants also have strong medicinal value. Drinks made from ants and alcohol can have effects such as skin care, anti-inflammation, relieving asthma, sedation and pain relief. Some people even keep ants as pets to observe their social nature.
That is all for ants. After using ant pesticide to deal with ants, be sure to open the windows for ventilation and take relevant preventive measures to avoid pesticide poisoning or ants multiplying again.