As the name makes it quite clear, fire ants have a very painful sting that is combined with a toxic alkaloid venom. To some people, it could be even deadly as the ants often use the venom to kill small animals. They can be 3 to 6mm in length and usually have a black tone in the rear and reddish on the front.
Even though they are mostly found near riverbanks, pond edges, and watered lawns, they can easily infiltrate into human settlements too. Mostly, it is SolenopsisInvicta, a red-coloured species that have migrated to many parts of the world successfully.
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Reasons That Make Red Ants Worrisome for Every Home
Fewer Predators- The increasing human settlements have limited the number of predators who could hunt these ants. As a result, the ants get closer to your homes without facing challenges.
Rains & Floods- The heavy rains can bring these ants closer to your homes. After the rainy season, the encounters of humans with red ants is increased every year. They emerge from the soil and float in the water easily.
Lack of Measures- While we all ensure that big animals and humans can’t trespass into our property, we often fail to make our home impervious to fire ants. The measures include checking of clay mounds around your home, regular cleaning and ensuring that no waste is littering around.
Overgrown Grass- The mounds of the ants can get easily hidden by the overgrown grass at your home. Therefore, regular cutting of the grass should be done and you should avoid visiting these areas in the summer and rainy seasons.
Animal Carcass- Ants flourish when getting food to sustain themselves. Most often they feed on dead rats, birds, squirrels, and insects. You need to ensure that if such an animal has died in your home premises, it does lie and rot there. It becomes a healthy food for the ants.
Way To Prevent Red Ants To Invade Your Home
Keep It Clean- As mentioned above, dead animals and other similar items become a source of food for red ants. Thus, it is the best practice to keep the homestead clean. Make sure there are no dead animals or waste lying around.
Cut Grass Regularly- As discussed above, overgrown grass results in the hiding of ant mounds and using the vegetation, they can easily around and inside the home. Thus, you must mow the grass on a regular basis.
Use Insect Repellants- There are many insect repellants that keep the fire ants at bay. You should use such products on shoes and other places from where red ants can get into your home.
Educate Kids- You curious munchkins may find the ant mounds amusing and get themselves in harm accidentally. It is a must that you tell your kids about red ants and shows the pictures of their mounds too.
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