Pharaoh ants are among the most difficult pest ants to eliminate standard sprays cause them to split into multiple colonies. XtermaPro uses specialist baiting protocols to eliminate them completely.
Pharaoh ants are tiny (1.5-2mm), light yellow to orange ants that thrive in heated buildings year-round. They're a major problem in apartment buildings, condominiums, hospitals, and restaurants. Unlike most ants, they form multiple queens per colony and will split (bud) when threatened, spreading the infestation further which is why amateur treatment almost always makes things worse.
Signs of a pharaoh ant infestation:
Pharaoh ants are considered a public health concern they're known to seek moisture and can infiltrate medical dressings, IV bags, and sterile environments. In residential buildings, they contaminate food and are extremely persistent. Spraying them without proper baiting causes budding and spreads the colony.
Pharaoh ants cannot be treated with residual sprays this causes budding and makes the problem worse. Our technicians use specially formulated slow-acting bait gels placed along active trails. Workers carry the bait back to every queen in the colony, eliminating the infestation at its core. Treatment is thorough and multi-point.
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Pharaoh colonies have dozens of queens and will split (bud) into multiple new colonies if you spray them. One aerosol can turn one nest into ten. They need a bait only approach so the workers carry active ingredient back to every queen.
Pharaoh ants are tiny, about 1.5 to 2 mm long, and pale yellow to light brown with a darker tip on the abdomen. You usually see them on counters, in bathrooms, and around electrical outlets, especially in apartment buildings, condos, hospitals, and care homes.
They can be. Pharaoh ants are known to carry salmonella and staph bacteria on their bodies. This is why they are a serious concern in hospitals, long term care homes, and food service. In a home setting the main risk is food contamination.
Expect 4 to 8 weeks of scheduled visits. The bait programs we use are slow acting on purpose so workers share it colony wide before they die. A faster fix is not safer, it is just resprayed activity.
Yes. Bait is placed in small amounts in cracks, wall voids, and out of the way corners, not on prep surfaces. We give you a list of dos and donts for the duration of treatment so you do not accidentally disrupt the bait program.
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