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Pest Control Chelmsford are committed to providing an Ant Control and prevention service in Chelmsford which is both efficient, reliable. We aim to provide a save working environment for our customers whilst complying with legislative requirements and audit requests.
We have gained many customers through recommendations over the years, both from the commercial and domestic market.
St George’s Pest Control Ltd is a member of the BPCA (British Pest Control Association) and has several accreditations including CHAS, Constructionline, Safecontractor, CSCS and have been approved by the Essex County Council – Buy with Confidence scheme.
For all your Ant Control Problems and for a Ant Control Quote please contact us on 01245 327 274
Garden Ant
Queen Ant– The queen ant is 6-9mm long, glossy black in colour with slight brown stripes on abdomen and elbowed antennae.
Worker Ants – Similar in appearance but smaller than the queen around 3-5mm
Drones – Drones are flying ants produced by queens when the nuptial flights are approaching, usually for a few days in July and August. They are 5-7mm long, have a dark glossy body with delicate wings and are a different shape to the workers
Life Cycle
After mating the queen ant will find a suitable place to dig a tunnel for a nest site. She digs a small chamber to lay eggs and feeds on her discarded wings whilst the eggs hatch and grow to maturity. The male drones die off within a day or two after the mating flights.
The garden ant has 4 stages of development from egg, larva, cocoon and adult. The eggs hatch into larva and resemble tiny maggots. The larva is fed by the queen and workers. As they feed the larva grow and shed their skin before spinning a cocoon around them. The metamorphosis into ant begins and once the process is complete, a worker ant will emerge.
The first worker ants that emerge are very small compared to later generations. The workers will immediately begin to expand the nest and look after the queen, before emerging from the nest and foraging above ground.
The queen stays in the nest and continues to lay eggs increasing the colony significantly. One nest produces hundreds of new queens each year which are seen as flying ants (along with the drones) on hot humid evenings during the months of July and August.
Garden Ants or Black Ants often make large nests with extensive tunnel connections
Treatment
Residual insecticide treatment applied to internal areas and immediate perimeter areas.
A summer’s guarantee is provided for internal areas.
