Ants are literally everywhere on the globe. There are so many different types, and as a rule, they aren’t harmful to your home, but that doesn’t mean you want to share your home with them, right? There are some ants that will eat insulation off of electrical wires, which could cause short-circuits and fires, but that is fairly rare. More common is to have ants crawling on your walls looking for a good place to live.
Ants are very opportunistic, usually, a single scout will be the first one to find his way into your home, and if he finds what they need (food and water) he will report back and bring his friends.
Ants love anything sweet, so it is important to seal up sweet things in air-tight containers to prevent the ants from finding them. Even your recyclables could be a problem if you have soda cans with some liquid left behind.
Fortunately, there is an abundance of ant traps that work very well for discouraging ants, but often these will need to be maintained to remain effective.
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