Why Are Sugar Ants Appearing in My Home?

If you’ve found sugar ants suddenly invading your space, it’s likely because they are looking for food or moisture. The question many homeowners ask is, “Why do I suddenly have sugar ants?” While it’s common for ants to invade homes during the warmer months, certain factors can make your home especially attractive to them. These factors include:

• Food sources: Sugar ants are highly attracted to sugary or greasy foods. Even the smallest crumbs or a spilled drink can attract them.
• Cracks and gaps in your home: Sugar ants are small but resourceful. They can squeeze through tiny cracks in doors, windows, and foundations to enter your home.
• Moisture: These ants are also drawn to areas with moisture, such as bathrooms, kitchens, or even basements.

Identifying these attractants is essential for stopping the invasion. With the right prevention methods, you can make your home much less inviting to sugar ants.

How do I get Rid of Sugar Ants?

Start Outside

Professional treatment always begins with removing outside attractants. That includes trimming bushes, moving wood piles, and inspecting nearby trees. You can’t treat what you don’t understand.

Foundation Treatment and Indoor Baiting

We apply a targeted product like Alpine WSG along the home’s foundation. Indoors, we bait along ant trails, often behind electrical faceplates or under baseboards. Sometimes we use bait trays when needed. If that still doesn’t work, we might drill into wall voids and inject expanding foam pesticides. That is our last-resort option when ants keep returning.

Schedule Matters

We typically do a follow-up visit 30 days after the initial treatment to address the egg cycle. Some cases resolve in one visit, but others need that second round to fully break the cycle.