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Speaker 1 (00:03):
It's a form of home invasion being blamed on Sydney's weather,
which has been hotter and more humid than normal.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Ants have been on the move infesting homes and we're
being warned it's going to get worse.
Speaker 3 (00:16):
On the March in their millions outside and in when
they become unwelcome visitors.
Speaker 4 (00:21):
Pest controllers like Eduardo get the.
Speaker 5 (00:23):
Call very busy causing more havoc every year had some activity.
Speaker 6 (00:27):
Ants are trying to escape from some of the wet
weather that they're seeing, and now we're getting a bit drier,
warmer weather which is allowing the ants to walk around.
Speaker 4 (00:34):
Sydney has had around twenty four percent more rain than
average so far this year, with daytime temperatures a couple
of degrees warmer adding up to a more humid few months.
Speaker 6 (00:43):
Is actually the ideal kind of weather for ants to
survive and thrive.
Speaker 4 (00:48):
They're coming in to have a bit of a fiend,
lured by fruit trees and veggie patches outside, food bowls
from our pets making a coffee or tea, you drop
a bit of sugar, they're going to come up and
eat all that's calling in help the infestation spreading behind
the walls.
Speaker 5 (01:03):
It was very bad.
Speaker 4 (01:04):
Tried killing it off ourself first, but it didn't work.
As the colder weather kicks in. Experts say, people need
to be even more vigilant and may become less obvious,
but they're definitely still there, so they're going to go
straight into your walls, whether you can't see them, behind
your dishwashers, behind your fridges. Prevention as simple as keeping.
Speaker 5 (01:24):
Tidy, sprinkling, maintain your property, wipe down your benches, regular
vacuuming things.
Speaker 6 (01:29):
Like peppermine, oil and vinegar. They all act as a
really good way of deterring ants because they can no
longer smell each other.
Speaker 4 (01:35):
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