An ant trail across the kitchen counter is just the visible tip — the actual colony, and often satellite colonies, are usually somewhere you'll never spot without tracing the trail back. Every Ant Control call in Hobart starts with tracing the trail's direction rather than guessing, which is what keeps us from treating the wrong side of the colony.
A technician checks for carpenter ant frass and moisture damage in addition to standard trail mapping.


Our Ant Control crew is trained on species-specific colony behavior, not just surface spraying.
We prioritize fire ant mound calls given the sting risk to kids and pets.
Pricing is quoted flat after inspection, covering both interior bait placement and exterior perimeter treatment.
We use non-repellent insecticide and slow-acting bait so the colony carries product back to the nest instead of scattering.
We trace frass (wood shavings) piles back to the actual nest location, often inside a wall void or damaged sill plate.
We use non-repellent bait specifically because a startled odorous house ant colony can split and multiply the problem.
We treat expansion joints and slab edges directly, which is where pavement ant colonies typically establish.
Fire ant mounds get direct mound treatment plus a broader yard bait application to catch satellite colonies nearby.
Commercial accounts get documented service visits with bait station placement suited to kitchen and retail environments.
A perimeter barrier around the foundation reduces new trails from forming after the initial colony is addressed.

Call +1-866-315-0243 and describe the trail location — kitchen counter, foundation, or yard mound — for the right Hobart dispatch.
Our mobile units stock separate bait types for carpenter, odorous house, pavement, and fire ants.
We trace the trail, identify the species, and quote a flat price covering interior and exterior treatment.
Guarantee coverage means continued trail activity after the guarantee window gets a free re-treatment.
We'd sprayed the visible trail ourselves for months with no luck. Non-repellent bait cleared the whole colony within two weeks.
Fire ant mounds near our kids' swing set got treated same-day, which was a huge relief given how close they'd built to the play area.
Having a documented ant program helped us pass our last health inspection without issue.
We didn't realize odorous house ants had multiple satellite nests until the technician explained why our own spray kept failing.

Nex Pest Control dispatches ant-specialized technicians throughout Hobart and nearby communities, with species-specific bait stocked on every vehicle. Whether you're dealing with a single trail or a full yard of fire ant mounds, the same crew and pricing structure applies everywhere we service Hobart.

Repellent sprays scatter the trail and can cause the colony to split into new satellite nests instead of dying off.
Carpenter ants prefer damp or already-damaged wood, so their presence sometimes points to a moisture issue worth checking.
Bait stations are enclosed and placed out of reach, and we'll walk you through placement locations during the visit.
Most trails noticeably decline within one to two weeks as the bait works through the colony.
Fire ants are treated with both immediate mound knockdown and a longer-acting yard-wide approach.
Commercial ant programs include documented visits so you have records ready for any health inspection.
One call to +1-866-315-0243 gets an ant specialist on your schedule today.
Call +1-866-315-0243