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  • August 22, 2015 at 7:18 PM #21657
    Coronita
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    Forgot to call the exterminator this last quarter…And for the most part it was going ok…And then I leave a small cup of water unattended in one room, and WHAM!…Ants galore… Eliminate them from one room, they go through the cracks into somewhere else….Grrrrr….

    August 22, 2015 at 9:32 PM #788838
    paramount
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    I was in home depot the other day and there was a line forming to buy ant control stuff.

    The shelves were nearly empty and the employees were handing customers ant control spray as they broke down the pallets.

    August 22, 2015 at 9:36 PM #788839
    moneymaker
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    I heard after being tented for termites ants come as they like to eat the dead termites.

    August 22, 2015 at 9:58 PM #788840
    ltsddd
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    Give them some goodies to bring back to the nest/queen. The Terro liquid bait (the one in a bottle) have worked really well and cost-effective. Don’t get the ones in a tray/station.

    August 23, 2015 at 11:34 PM #788877
    njtosd
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    As a spray for small ant issues, a mixture of 1qt water, 1 teaspoon baking soda and 1 teaspoon dish soap works like crazy. They die in their tracks, and I don’t mind using it in the kitchen. It’s not a fix, but at least it can cut the problem down until you figure out where they are coming from.

    August 24, 2015 at 12:19 AM #788878
    scaredyclassic
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    they are kind fo impressive though.

    terro works for us, in bait traps

    August 24, 2015 at 5:43 AM #788883
    Hobie
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    I, too, live on an ant hill. After your Raid the inside of the house, try this:

    Boric Acid (teaspoon)(Rite Aid) and Karo Syrup (pint). Warm it up to aid in going into solution.

    Put in multiple small trays ( cut out bottom of red cup 😉 and place around the yard next to house.

    Be patient, it works and you don’t have to worry about your pets.

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