If ants settle in one location, it can be disruptive. Here you can find out when and why the animals stay in one place for longer and when ants disappear again.
When will ants disappear again?
The active period of the ants ends inOctober. The animals then disappear into their ant hole. There they seal the openings and disappear underground. They then spend most of the winter inCold rigidity.
Where do ants disappear to?
Ants can retreat to theirant nestunder stone slabs, incracks or other protected areas. The nest in particular offers the animals a place to retreat. Similar to an iceberg, an ant nest is not limited to the visible hill. The ant trails reach underground. When the ants disappear and ant trails are no longer visible, the animals have usually retreated to these protected places. Sometimes they also hide under a pavement. So not every ant infestation is directly visible.
When are ants no longer active?
Usually the active period of ants ends with the monthOctober The ants that survive the winter are frozen during the cold period. This means that the animals are no longer active and disappear from most people's sight. In spring the active months of the ants begin again and the ant colony becomes noticeable.
Tip
Relocate ant nest with flower pot
You don't have to fight small ant nests with ant poison. You can relocate the ants. Stuff a flower pot with wood shavings. Place the pot over the ant nest during warm months. Within a week the nest disappears into the protected pot. Then push a spade underneath and move the ant nest.
