Busy Ants!

When I was a kid, I noticed that ants traveled around on trails going like crazy back and forth… busy, busy ants.  They were fascinating to me as an 8 year old!  For some childish reason, I decided to smash them with a nail hammer all along their trail.  I guess it was my bad side thinking I was doing some good to rid the world of these ants. 

So, I crawled along this very long line of ants, not paying any attention to Mom watching me nearby.  Mom called out to me: “What are you doing?”  While still hammering I retorted, “I am killing ants!”  Mom did not like me doing this.  She told me that these ants were not doing anything wrong and that they were beneficial to the world.  I said: “you do not like them when they come into the kitchen.”  She explained that sometimes beneficial insects become pests when they get in our way, but these insects are not in the way and not being a pest at all – they are just part of nature being productive to their colony.  She said that I was just wasting time, not doing anything productive. 

I am not sure I totally understood what she meant that day, but I have not killed any more ants unless they are being pests to people!  This brings to mind a quote from Henry David Thoreau who used ants to make a point about being productive: “It is not enough to be busy, so are ants.  The question is: What are we busy about?”

Are You Ready for the Invasion of the Summer Bugs?

Bugs are showing up more everyday!  It is a sign that summer is here.  Flies, mosquitoes and wasps are some of the most annoying summer bugs.  Spiders build their webs in the doorway all summer long.  Those webs that we walk into everyday that seem to stick all over our head are actually beneficial since the spider is catching flying insects that are trying to get into our homes.  I would prefer to call in professionals like the ones at ACCA Pest Control (812-479-8905) to get rid of the flying insects and the spiders!

ACCA is getting more complaints about ants parading into kitchens and bathrooms.  Those pesty ants come marching in like they own the place.  The people who study these types of things, state that ant trails can come as far away as four miles!  A colony of ants usually have at least 100,000 members.  Some colonies have a million or more ants.  If those numbers are not bad enough, there are many colonies in our yards... and our neighbors' yards!!!  ACCA will fight these ants for you, give them a call to send out a fully trained, experienced ant terminator.

Have you heard all of the chirping and singing of the 13-year cicadas as you drive along in southwest Indiana?  They are a reddish colored good-sized insect that invades foliage in fields and woods.  Soon, the large cicada killer wasps will emerge to capture cicadas.  We already have seen many carpenter bees drilling into wood.  These black with yellow backs look like large bumble bees and can do lots of damage to wooden decks, fences and sides of buildings.

All of this talking about bugs can be an unhappy experience for many people.  Call the ACCA Professionals to develop a plan to eliminate or drastically reduce any and all of these pest problems - you will be glad you called.