Ants are foragers, always looking for food for their colony. They will go anywhere and can get in any place to find food. They can carry quite a bit more than what they weigh. These pests could be directly under your nose, moving through your home undetected, and being so small, they may be right in front of you without you even noticing them. If you have ants, you may wonder why they are in your home in particular. Read on for reasons why you have ants.

1. You Have Easy Access To Food

If ants are finding food in your home very easily, they will stay there to feed their colony and create their nest in your house. They may be in your crawl space or between your walls, carrying food all over your home to get it to their colony. You may not think your food is easily accessible, but you may have food laying out that you didn't realize. Food such as bags of dog food that aren't in a sealed container, or scraps of food still in your sink drain, or even food particles leftover on your stove, counters, or your floors. If you have easily accessible food, even if you don't consider it food, the ants will find it.

2. You Have Easy Access To Water

Believe it or not, ants are looking for a water source as well. If ants need water and you have a water leak somewhere in your home, you could have ants in your home. If you have a leak from your faucet, beneath your sink, or dripping down a pipe beneath your house, you may have ants coming in just for this alone. You may have spotted ants in these locations, as they are trying to get water in addition to food.

3. You Have Easy Access To Your Home

If you are wondering why you have ants and how they are even getting in, you more than likely have a hole or crack in your foundation that is making it very easy for these pests to get inside. Take a look around to see if you have some type of opening such as these in your foundation. If you have easy access, you may have ants and possibly some other type of pest in your home as well. 

If you have ants, these may be a few of the reasons why. Hire ant control professional for help to get rid of these pests.