Species change the treatment
Coastal brown ant: small, two-tone, throws up piles of sand between pavers. Highly responsive to granular and gel baiting.
Black house ant: shiny black, the classic kitchen trail. Sweet-feeding, so it takes a sugar-based bait.
Argentine ant: forms supercolonies with multiple queens. Repellent sprays cause budding, where the colony splits and spreads. This one must be baited.
Green-head ant: metallic green head, delivers a genuinely painful sting. Nests in lawns.
How we treat
We identify the species and its food preference, then bait accordingly so the active ingredient is carried back to the queen. Perimeter treatment and nest dusting support the bait rather than replacing it.
