How to Prevent Ant Infestations?

So you’d like to know how to prevent ant infestations? As clever as ants are, we have a substantial to-do-list for you to help prevent this agile insect home invaders.

To-Do-List for Preventing Home Invasions of Ants

Discouraging ants from invading the home can be frustrating. Proper food storage and waste management will reduce the food that often attracts workers indoors. A few simple, non-chemical approaches to keeping ants from inside can be completed daily: Clean all kitchen counters and stove, vacuum daily, and rinse reusable containers before storage. Ant trails can be disrupted with a mild solution of vinegar and water. Caulking cracks that ants are using to enter the home and holes found in baseboards, under and around cabinets will help keep them at bay.

Black Harvester Ants seek out open areas free of vegetation – they have a very painful sting.

Cutting back vegetation can repel ants. By trimming trees, ivy, and shrubs away a few inches from the roof and sides will keep moisture from building on your home. Nothing says please come and nest in my home like moisture. Moisture is the home’s number one enemy, attracting insects and encouraging rot, not to mention trees touching the roof invite rats to climb on down and into the attic or walls of the home.

Trees and shrubs touch the home can bring in ants.

Got ants? Call today at 1-800-986-1006 for help with an ant infestation. You’re also welcome to complete the form below and a caring Hearts Pest Management representative will contact you shortly.

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Locations

City Services for Pest Control in Los Angeles

Los Angeles • 800-986-1006
Agoura Hills	North Hollywood
Alhambra	Northridge
Arcadia	Pacific Palisades
Beverly Hills	Palos Verdes Estates
Burbank	Pasadena
Calabasas	Pomona
Cerritos	Rancho Palos Verdes
City of Industry	Redondo Beach
City of Los Angeles	Reseda
Claremont	Rolling Hills Estates
Culver City	Santa Fe Springs
Cypress	Santa Monica
Diamond Bar	Sherman Oaks
El Monte	Sylmar
El Segundo	Tarzana
Encino	Temple City
Glendale	Toluca Lake
Granada Hills	Torrance
Hacienda Heights	Venice
Hidden Hills	Walnut
Hollywood	West Covina
La Verne	West Hollywood
Long Beach	West Los Angeles
Malibu	Westlake Village
Manhattan Beach	Whittier
Marina Del Rey	Woodland Hills

City Services for Pest Control in Orange County

Orange County • 800-986-1006
Aliso Viejo	Laguna Hills
Anaheim	Laguna Niguel
Brea	Lake Forest
Buena Park	Los Alamitos
Capistrano Beach	Mission Viejo
City of Orange	Newport Beach
Corona Del Mar	Orange
Costa Mesa	Rancho Santa Margarita
Dana Point	Rossmoor
Fountain Valley	San Clemente
Fullerton	San Juan Capistrano
Garden Grove	Santa Ana
Huntington Beach	Tustin
Irvine	Villa Park
La Habra	Westminster
Laguna Beach	Yorba Linda

City Services for Pest Control in San Diego

San Diego Inland • 858-486-1006
4S Ranch	Rancho Penasquitos
Poway	Scripps Ranch
Rancho Bernardo
Back Country • 760-789-4004
Descanso	Ramona
Julian	Santa Ysabel
Pine Valley
North Inland • 760-745-1331
Bonsall	Hidden Meadows
Escondido	Pauma Valley
Fallbrook	Valley Center
San Diego City • 619-440-6080
Carlsbad	Pacific Beach
Coronado	Point Loma
La Costa	San Ysidro
Mira Mesa	The City of San Diego
Otay Mesa
North Coastal • 760-753-8008
Cardiff By The Sea	Oceanside
Carmel Valley	Rancho Santa Fe
Del Mar	San Marcos
Encinitas	Solana Beach
La Jolla	Vista
South - East San Diego • 619-440-6080
Alpine	Imperial Beach
Bonita	Jamul
Chula Vista	La Mesa
East Lake Chula Vista	Lakeside
El Cajon	Santee

City Services for Pest Control in Ventura

Ventura • 800-986-1006
Camarillo	Oxnard
City of Ventura	Port Hueneme
Moorpark	Simi Valley
Ojai	Thousand Oaks

City Services for Pest Control in Riverside

Riverside • 951-693-5005
Canyon Lake	Norco
Chino Hills	Perris
Corona	Sun City
Eastvale	Temecula
Lake Elsinore	The City of Riverside
Menifee	Wildomar
Moreno Valley	Winchester
Murrieta