£220 for the house programme. But on a large garden the honest answer is usually that the ants are fine where they are.
Inspection inside and out, treatment of the trail and entry points, treatment of the nest where it can be located, and follow-up as needed.
Most ant enquiries do not need it. Black garden ants nesting outdoors damage nothing, and on a large plot there will be a great many nests you will never notice.
We publish an ant price because people search for one. On a large garden we are not going to pretend every nest is a problem.
Treating every ant nest in a large Stanmore garden would be like weeding a meadow. The question is only whether they are coming indoors.
| Stage | What happens |
|---|---|
| Follow the trail | Indoors, back to where it enters the building |
| Find the entry point | A gap at a threshold, an airbrick, a pipe penetration, a mortar crack |
| Trace it outside | Along a wall, across a patio, under a slab — to the nest where possible |
| Treat | Bait at the trail and entry points; nest treatment where it can be located |
| Advise | On what is attracting them and what to change |
| Follow up | As needed, within the same price |
We treat the nest that is causing the indoor problem, not the garden. That is the useful distinction on a large plot.
See our full ant control service and published prices — and our honest view on when you do not need us.
View Ant Control Stanmore →Small heaps of fine excavated soil between slabs are the give-away. Worth looking before we arrive — it saves time.
If you have small pale ants indoors in winter, tell us. Do not spray them.
Not structurally. Excavation can loosen sand between slabs over years, which is cosmetic, and lawn nests are unsightly rather than harmful.
A mating flight, one or two afternoons a year. Close the windows and wait.
Yes, and it happens more on ants than any other pest we deal with.
Flying insects that do need dealing with: wasp nests, £90 fixed cost in Stanmore, guaranteed for 30 days.
£220 for the house programme. A flat is £190.
No. A large garden will contain many nests and black garden ants damage nothing. The question is only whether they are coming indoors.
Not structurally. Excavation can loosen sand between slabs over years, which is cosmetic, and lawn nests are unsightly rather than harmful.
Following the trail, finding the entry point, tracing it outside, baiting the trail and entry points, treating the nest where it can be located, and follow-up as needed.
Under a patio slab, path, decking or doorstep, or in the soil against the house wall. Small heaps of fine excavated soil give it away.
A persistent indoor trail that returns after cleaning, ants in stored food repeatedly, or a nest inside the structure.
They are recruiting to the bait and carrying it back to the nest. Do not clean the trail up.
Possibly pharaoh ants, which nest inside the structure. Do not spray them — spraying splits the colony.
Tell us where they are. If they are in the garden minding their own business, we will say so.
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