Ants in a Mapperley villa or later home tend to come in via walls, vents and window frames. We trace the nest and explain what to seal.
Mapperley Park's Victorian villas have deep cellars, old brick and large gardens, and a long run of boundary walls where ants nest in the crumbling mortar. Later inter-war and post-war homes on the hill have more modest plots, but similar trails. Ants may use window frames and ventilation bricks to reach upper floors, so a line on a first-floor sill is not unusual.
We look up as well as down. If ants reach bedrooms or bathrooms, the route often follows a wall cavity or pipe run, and the nest could be a wall or the roof void. A free pest prevention survey is available with treatments, covering the gaps and habits that let ants in and what you can do about them.
Yes, some species nest in wall voids, particularly where it is warm or damp. We trace the trail to the entry point and judge from there.
Ants can follow pipes, cables or wall cavities to rooms above the ground. A sink or food in a bedroom may also draw them. We follow the trail to be sure.
Ants follow trails to food, so crumbs, spills and open food can attract them.
Ant Control across Nottinghamshire · Pest control in Mapperley
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Read the advice →A neat line of ants along a skirting board is a map to the nest, if you know how to read it. Here is how to follow the trail and what to do next.
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