{"id":1359,"date":"2025-09-10T09:21:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T09:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thermo-bug.de\/bed-bugs-and-more\/ants\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T11:35:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T11:35:19","slug":"ants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thermo-bug.de\/en\/bed-bugs-and-more\/ants\/","title":{"rendered":"Ants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Ants<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

What to do? Tips for effective control <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ant trails in the kit\u00adchen or living room? Learn how to iden\u00adti\u00adfy, effec\u00adtively con\u00adtrol, and per\u00adma\u00adnent\u00adly get rid of an ant infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What are ants?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How do ants spread in the house\u00adhold?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How to reco\u00adgni\u00adze an ant infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Whe\u00adre do ants hide?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What are the con\u00adse\u00adquen\u00adces of an ant infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How to pre\u00advent ants?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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When is an ant infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon repor\u00adta\u00adble?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How to con\u00adtrol ants?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Effec\u00adtively con\u00adtrol ants with Ther\u00admo-bug\u00ae<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fre\u00adquent\u00adly Asked Ques\u00adti\u00adons (FAQs)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What are ants?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ants (For\u00admici\u00addae) are social insects that live in lar\u00adge colo\u00adnies and are cha\u00adrac\u00adte\u00adri\u00adzed by their orga\u00adni\u00adzed way of life. In Ger\u00adma\u00adny, the black gar\u00adden ant (Lasi\u00adus niger) and the pha\u00adraoh ant (Mono\u00adm\u00adori\u00adum pha\u00adrao\u00adnis) are par\u00adti\u00adcu\u00adlar\u00adly well-known. Alt\u00adhough they are useful in natu\u00adre, they can beco\u00adme a nui\u00adsance in the house, espe\u00adci\u00adal\u00adly when they are loo\u00adking for food. Once an ant trail is dis\u00adco\u00adver\u00aded, the infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon can spread quick\u00adly and beco\u00adme a per\u00adsis\u00adtent pro\u00adblem. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How do ants spread in the household?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ants get into the house in various ways and spread the\u00adre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Food search<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ants are attrac\u00adted to open food and sweet sub\u00ads\u00adtances.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Scent trails<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They lea\u00adve phe\u00adro\u00admo\u00adne trails that other ants fol\u00adlow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cracks and cre\u00advices<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The smal\u00adlest ope\u00adnings in walls or win\u00addows ser\u00adve as ent\u00adry points.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Plants<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They can get into the house via pot\u00adted plants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Heat sources<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elec\u00adtri\u00adcal appli\u00adances or hea\u00adters offer warm hiding places.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How to recognize an ant infestation?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An ant infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon is indi\u00adca\u00adted by various signs that point to their pre\u00adsence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ant trails<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long lines of ants moving bet\u00adween the nest and the food source.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal ants<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scouts loo\u00adking for food.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Nest buil\u00adding<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Piles of soil or sand in cracks or on walls.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Odor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A slight\u00adly sweet smell can indi\u00adca\u00adte cer\u00adtain types of ants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dama\u00adged food pack\u00ada\u00adging<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Signs of ants gai\u00adning access.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Unsure?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ants or something else?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Are you unsu\u00adre whe\u00adther it is actual\u00adly ants? Our infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon ana\u00adly\u00adsis pro\u00advi\u00addes cla\u00adri\u00adty: Sim\u00adply upload a pho\u00adto of your find and recei\u00adve an expert assess\u00adment of the pest spe\u00adci\u00ades imme\u00addia\u00adte\u00adly. <\/p>\n\n\n\nLet pests be iden\u00adti\u00adfied now<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Where do ants hide?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ants look for pro\u00adtec\u00adted places in the house to build nests or find food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kit\u00adchen cabi\u00adnets<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Espe\u00adci\u00adal\u00adly near food.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Wall cracks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Small cracks offer ide\u00adal hiding places.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Under skir\u00adting boards<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dark and pro\u00adtec\u00adted are\u00adas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Behind elec\u00adtri\u00adcal appli\u00adances<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heat sources are attrac\u00adti\u00adve.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What are the consequences of an ant infestation?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An unt\u00adrea\u00adted ant infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon can have various nega\u00adti\u00adve effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hygie\u00adne risk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ants can trans\u00admit germs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Food con\u00adta\u00admi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open sup\u00adpli\u00ades beco\u00adme unusable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Struc\u00adtu\u00adral dama\u00adge<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some spe\u00adci\u00ades gnaw on wood or insu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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All\u00ader\u00adgic reac\u00adtions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pos\u00adsi\u00adble in sen\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adve indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How to prevent ants?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tar\u00adge\u00adted pre\u00adven\u00adti\u00adon can often avo\u00adid an ant infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Store food safe\u00adly<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Store in air\u00adtight con\u00adtai\u00adners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cle\u00adan\u00adli\u00adne\u00adss<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remo\u00adve crumbs and food resi\u00addues imme\u00addia\u00adte\u00adly, espe\u00adci\u00adal\u00adly next to win\u00addows and simi\u00adlar ope\u00adnings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Seal ent\u00adry points<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clo\u00adse cracks and cre\u00advices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Scent bar\u00adriers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use lemon peels, vin\u00adegar, or cin\u00adna\u00admon as a natu\u00adral deter\u00adrent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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When is an ant infestation reportable?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In pri\u00adva\u00adte house\u00adholds, an ant infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon is gene\u00adral\u00adly not repor\u00adta\u00adble. Howe\u00adver, an infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon with pha\u00adraoh ants in com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adty faci\u00adli\u00adties such as hos\u00adpi\u00adtals, schools, or reti\u00adre\u00adment homes is repor\u00adta\u00adble. An infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon with pha\u00adraoh ants can also lead to pro\u00adblems in pri\u00adva\u00adte hou\u00adses or apart\u00adments, as they can trans\u00admit dise\u00ada\u00adses. The\u00adr\u00ade\u00adfo\u00adre, report imme\u00addia\u00adte\u00adly! <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How to control ants?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Con\u00adtrol depends on the ext\u00adent of the infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon. Minor infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adons can often be trea\u00adted with home reme\u00addies, while seve\u00adre or deep-sea\u00adted infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adons requi\u00adre pro\u00adfes\u00adsio\u00adnal methods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vin\u00adegar solu\u00adti\u00adon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wipe ant trails with vin\u00adegar to remo\u00adve the scent trails.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bak\u00ading soda-sugar mix\u00adtu\u00adre<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lay out as bait to attract and con\u00adtrol ants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cin\u00adna\u00admon or chalk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sprink\u00adle bar\u00adriers at pos\u00adsi\u00adble ent\u00adry points that ants avo\u00adid.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Purchasable ant baits<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Com\u00admer\u00adci\u00adal\u00adly available and usual\u00adly con\u00adtain effec\u00adti\u00adve insec\u00adti\u00adci\u00addes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Pest con\u00adtrol<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the case of a seve\u00adre or recur\u00adring infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adon, a pro\u00adfes\u00adsio\u00adnal should be con\u00adsul\u00adted who will take tar\u00adge\u00adted and sus\u00adtainable mea\u00adsu\u00adres.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ther\u00admal methods<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use of heat to kill all stages of deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Pro\u00adfes\u00adsio\u00adnal methods offer a high suc\u00adcess rate and are par\u00adti\u00adcu\u00adlar\u00adly recom\u00admen\u00added for exten\u00adsi\u00adve infe\u00adsta\u00adti\u00adons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Effectively control ants with Thermo-bug\u00ae<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The most effi\u00adci\u00adent and sus\u00adtainable method for con\u00adtrol\u00adling ants in the house\u00adhold is the use of Ther\u00admo-bug\u00ae. The che\u00admi\u00adcal-free pro\u00adcess uses tar\u00adge\u00adted heat to safe\u00adly eli\u00admi\u00adna\u00adte all life stages of the pest \u2013 egg, lar\u00adva, worker, queen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Che\u00admi\u00adcal-free<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No pol\u00adlutant expo\u00adsure for humans, ani\u00admals, or the envi\u00adron\u00adment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Holi\u00adstic con\u00adtrol<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Relia\u00adbly kills ants in every stage of deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Gent\u00adle on inven\u00adto\u00adry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fur\u00adni\u00adtu\u00adre and pant\u00adries remain unda\u00adma\u00adged.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fast effect<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can be used as an acu\u00adte mea\u00adsu\u00adre \u2013 usual\u00adly in just one tre\u00adat\u00adment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ide\u00adal for sen\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adve are\u00adas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Per\u00adfect\u00adly sui\u00adted for house\u00adholds with child\u00adren or aller\u00adgy suf\u00adfe\u00adrers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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As a rule, ants are not dan\u00adge\u00adrous, but they can trans\u00admit germs and con\u00adta\u00admi\u00adna\u00adte food.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ants can get into the house through cracks, cre\u00advices, or via plants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon of cle\u00adan\u00adli\u00adne\u00adss, seal\u00ading of ent\u00adry points, and tar\u00adge\u00adted con\u00adtrol, e.g. with Ther\u00admo-bug\u00ae, is most effec\u00adti\u00adve.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Act now!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

with Thermo-bug\u00ae against ants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you want to get rid of ants per\u00adma\u00adnent\u00adly, Ther\u00admo-bug\u00ae is the safe solu\u00adti\u00adon. Our pro\u00adfes\u00adsio\u00adnal team ana\u00adly\u00adzes your case, advi\u00adses you trans\u00adpar\u00adent\u00adly, and reli\u00ades on an effec\u00adti\u00adve, che\u00admi\u00adcal-free method that relia\u00adbly kills all stages of deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment of the pest. Tog\u00ade\u00adther we will find the best stra\u00adtegy for your situa\u00adti\u00adon. With Ther\u00admo-bug\u00ae you trust in a pro\u00adven method \u2013 fast, safe and envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal\u00adly fri\u00adend\u00adly. <\/p>\n\n\n\nUse Ther\u00admo-bug\u00ae Now<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Thermo-bug\u00ae can do more than just bed bugs!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Learn how to iden\u00adti\u00adfy and con\u00adtrol various pests:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bed bugs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Meal\u00adworms<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cock\u00adroa\u00adches<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Moths<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fleas<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Wood\u00adworms<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Book\u00adli\u00adce<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Car\u00adpet beet\u00adles<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\nDis\u00adco\u00adver all pests now<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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