Ant Jokes, Anyone?
Sure, there are plenty out there. Here’s an example that a stand-up comic might throw this joke to the audience to elicit laughter: If the ant is perennially busy, how come it always has the time to show up at picnics? Ok, so maybe ant jokes can tickle one’s funny bones, but when these crawling social insects start their own brand of destruction, things take a more serious turn.
Ant Infestation Is A Serious Matter
For one, there is nothing funny about having a colony of this kind of pest in your lawn. They will swarm on anyone who accidentally steps on their colony. The fire ant packs a wallop of a bite, sometimes causing allergic reactions in people – especially kids – who are sensitive to its venom. It is also no laughing matter when a carpenter ant colony tunnels throughout your solid wood walls, floors, and household furniture. Also, there is the colony of the pesky white footed variety that invades your kitchen for leftovers, and their huge colonies can have an average population of 400,000 to over one million members. The thief ant might reduce you to tears of frustration if you discover that a colony has beaten you to your stash of sweets in the cupboard. Now, if you get bitten by a velvet ant, you would have no time to laugh at all. Its bite may cause a bacterial infection so severe that livestock have been known to die from it.
What Can Be Done About Ant Infestation?
So is this pest funny? In real life it is not. So, the sooner you rid your surroundings of its infestation, the happier you will be.
If you are planning a DIY extermination project, you’d probably be spending a lot of time and energy to do it but still end up with the same problem because you are not equipped or qualified enough to stop the infestation at its source. Even though you can take care of pest infestation yourself, professional extermination services pay in the long run. Contact a professional exterminator who will give you a free quote on the spot and do the job right away, leaving you with a peace of mind.
