-Eliminate all unwanted wood to reduce nesting sites in the yard, including old logs, stumps, or rotting landscape timbers
-Trim all tree and shrubbery branches so that they do not touch the structure. Also trim them so they do not contact wires that run to the home, also giving the ants a pathway.
-Store firewood and other lumber as far away from the home as possible and elevated off the soil
-Pick up fallen fruits and vegetables to eliminate ant food resources
