Where Hackney's Ants Get In
Patio doors and gardens around Stoke Newington
The terraced houses around Stoke Newington mostly have small rear gardens, and ants nesting under paving slabs or at the edge of a patio find the gap under a patio door an easy way indoors once they're following a food trail. Once a trail is established, it tends to run the same route day after day until the nest itself is dealt with.
Older window frames around Clapton
In Clapton's older Victorian terraces, ants often use gaps around worn window frames and sills rather than doors, working their way in from a nest against the outside wall. A trail like this can be harder to spot at first because it doesn't cross open floor space the way a kitchen-door trail does.
Signs to Look For
- A steady trail of ants heading to and from a food source
- Small mounds of fine soil near patios, paving or skirting boards
- Ants appearing around windows, doors or kitchen units, especially in warm weather
- Winged ants indoors, which can signal a nest close by
Stopping Ants Coming Back Into a Hackney Home
Treating the trail deals with what's indoors now; sealing the gap it's using stops the next one starting.
