Besides these important chemical control procedures, there are several nonchemical techniques which can be used to help out. Trimming back vegetation that may provide runways for the ants onto the structure, and sealing or caulking entryways into a structure. In dealing with ants always keep one step ahead of their trails, whether during inspections to determine how they are getting into the structure and where they are traveling within a structure, or during treatment focusing on those areas where ants are likely to travel. Incorporating these ideas on trailing behavior into ant control programs will insure more effective inspections and more successful treatments, and allows for better control while minimizing the use of chemical pesticides. These nutrients are found either in liquid or solid form.
Ants naturally strive for a balanced diet to optimize the growth of the colony.
However, the amount of each of these three dietary requirements necessary for optimal growth may vary seasonally. As structural pests, the opportunity for ants to achieve a balanced diet is limited only by sanitation practices and the baits used to control them. Ideally, sanitation problems can be corrected, so that baits don't have to compete with other food items, thus forcing the ants to feed on whichever bait is provided. Although ant baits have a long history in pest control, there is renewed interest in their formulation and development. This new popularity of baits is most likely due to several factors, including public pressure to reduce pesticide use, current availability of insecticides ideal for baiting ants and numerous advantages which baits offer the pest control industry.