Supernova Pest Control

🐜 Why We Ask You NOT to Spray Ants Yourself During Our Treatment 🐜
We know it’s tempting — you see ants, you grab a can of Raid, problem solved. Right? Not quite. Here’s what’s actually happening behind the scenes when we treat your home, and why that can of spray can undo everything.
When it comes to ANT control, there are primarily two types of products:

NON-REPELLENT products (what we use for ants)
These are invisible to ants. They walk right through the treated areas without knowing it, pick up the product on their bodies, and carry it back to the colony — sharing it with thousands of other ants and potentially the queen. No queen = no colony = problem solved at the source.

REPELLENT products (most store-bought sprays)
Ants can smell or sense these and will simply avoid the treated area or they will die on contact - killing only the foragers and sometime causing the ants to split the colony as a survival mechanism. You might see fewer ants in one spot, but the colony is alive and well — and often splits or relocates, making the problem worse.

After your initial service — don’t panic if you still see ants!
This is actually a GOOD sign. It means the ants are still active, still moving through the treated areas, and still carrying product back to the colony. That process takes a little time, and that’s exactly what we want. Give it a chance to work its way through the nest before drawing any conclusions.

Here’s the problem when both are used at the same time:
If you spray a store-bought repellent product while our non-repellent treatment is active, you create a barrier that stops ants from ever reaching our bait and product. They can’t carry it back to the colony. The whole process gets shut down before it has a chance to work.

That’s why we like to come back if you have issues, and provide a warranty with our service. That gives us control over what product is being used, and means that we’re not wrestling with some unknown product that has been applied.

Thank you!