Woman's disturbing infestation unearthed in kitchen drawer
The woman said the ant infestation popped up within days.
An Aussie woman is in shock after finding her kitchen drawers crawling with an entire colony of ants who have taken up residence in her home.
Beauty content creator Amelia Gartner shared her unfortunate discovery online, saying that just three days ago there were no ants in her kitchen at all, and now there's a "a f***load".
"It wasn’t until I opened the drawer that I saw everything inside," Sydney resident Amelia Gartner told Yahoo News Australia. Gartner said it was a "big shock" to find the back of her kitchen drawer overrun by an "ants nest" and believes the "foul" insects had only started using the space within the last few days of finding them.
Resident has 'no idea' what attracted the ants
The kitchen drawers were "completely empty" leaving Gartner puzzled as to what attracted so many to the area, however, she believes the recent wet weather may have something to do with it.
"It had been raining a lot so I think they were just looking for a place out of the rain. They weren’t there about 3 days before so they came in quick," she said. She joked that she feared one can of insect spray wouldn't be sufficient to repel the thousands of ants but confirmed she managed to get rid of them before calling in professionals.
"I sprayed them and cleaned it all out then had a professional pest control person come over to spray the place," she said.
Aussies express their sympathy and share ant stories
The black blanket of insects has seen hundreds empathise with Gartner, with others sharing their run-ins with ant colonies in the home.
"When I was like 10 I was holding the TV remote and then I looked down and my whole arm was covered in ants. They made a nest in the f**ing remote," one person revealed. "My mum once ate some wrapped lollies from a container in the dark in her bed watching TV. Mouthful of sugar ants," another terrifyingly shared.
How to deal with an ant infestation
Warren Bailey from ABC Pest Control previously told Yahoo News Australia that an ant infestation in the home is treatable. "If you use a good quality ant gel they'll take it back to the nest and wipe the nest out," he suggested.
However, considering the size of this particular infestation, it's recommended that a person bring in a pest control expert, as a store-bought gel might not be enough to wipe it out.
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Why would ants nest in a home?
Ants are almost always coming into homes in search of food and water, and, according to Bailey, it's important to look for something that could have attracted them to the infested spot, as common ants wouldn't generally seek out a drawer as a nesting place.
On top of food and water, in times of heavy rain colonies of ants may seek safe shelter in a building after their nests flood.
According to the Victoria Health website, there are over 4000 known species of ants in Australia and only a small few of their species are considered pests and nest in and around buildings.
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