Ants are a year-round nuisance in South Brisbane, but they get busiest in spring and after summer storms, when rain floods their nests and sends them indoors looking for dry ground and food. Most calls are about black house ants on kitchen benches, coastal brown ants lifting sand between pavers, or tiny ants in bathrooms and around power points.
Spraying the trail you can see rarely solves the problem, because the nest keeps sending out new workers. The crew we book looks for where the trail starts, which might be a crack in the slab, a gap under a window frame or a garden bed against the wall. They then use baits or treatments that ants carry back to the nest. A typical visit covers:
- Kitchen benches, splashbacks and pantry shelves
- Window frames, door sills and wall cracks
- Paving joints, garden edges and retaining walls
- Pot plants on balconies and courtyards
- Bathrooms and laundries where ants seek water
Before the visit, try not to spray ant trails with household sprays, as this can scatter the colony and make the nest harder to find. Wipe benches clean, keep sweet foods sealed and rinse recycling before it goes in the bin. Trimming plants back from the walls of your South Brisbane home removes the bridges ants use to get inside.
You get a price before the work starts, and the crew will tell you how long baits usually take to work through the nest. It is common to see more ants for a day or two as they collect the bait. To book ant control, call 07 3543 7772 and we will arrange a local team.
