Spring brings ant invasions to Oklahoma homes
By Jason Burger
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OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — As spring arrives, ant colonies are increasingly invading homes in search of food, prompting pest control experts to offer advice on prevention.
Zach Dillard from Blaze Pest Control explained their behavior this time of the year.
“They’re trying to find food, and trying to repopulate,” Dillard said.
Dillard advised homeowners to be vigilant about cleaning, as ants are attracted to certain foods left on floors or pantry shelves.
“Sugars, proteins — proteins are what help them repopulate and produce more of their eggs and stuff,” he said.
Ants tend to follow the same paths, which pest control experts use to track their movements and locate their mounds.
“They’ll follow the same path, so that’s what we’ll do, and we’ll watch them, and let’s say they’re in a kitchen or in a house somewhere, we’ll watch them and see where they’re coming in and out, to see where their mound is at,” Dillard said.
Ants can even invade cereal boxes, storing food from the pantry and bringing it back to their mounds.
“They were storing food from the pantry, they were going right into the kitchen through their windows — and they were getting sugary cereal, and bringing it back to their mounds,” Dillard said.
Widespread or severe ant infestations may require professional pest control experts.
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