OT: Army of ants has invaded

[dharmagirl]

Thanks, NavyDoc. I’ve got my husband on the task as we speak.

I dont mind an occasional ant, but when I looked down and saw them swarming in the carpet fibers, I swooned.

They were marching towards our pet kibble dishes. We also had watermelon that afternoon, and a very small amount of the juice seeped through our trash bag/bin.

Aaaaaaaarrrrrggghhhhh…

[Doofrat]

Use Terro ant killer. Works like a charm because it kills the queen. You can get it at Ace. The only problem is you have to deal with about two days of ants swarming the bait, then they disappear forever.

[Doofrat]

Use Terro ant killer. Works like a charm because it kills the queen. You can get it at Ace. The only problem is you have to deal with about two days of ants swarming the bait, then they disappear forever.

[Doofrat]

Use Terro ant killer. Works like a charm because it kills the queen. You can get it at Ace. The only problem is you have to deal with about two days of ants swarming the bait, then they disappear forever.

[Doofrat]

Use Terro ant killer. Works like a charm because it kills the queen. You can get it at Ace. The only problem is you have to deal with about two days of ants swarming the bait, then they disappear forever.

[Doofrat]

Use Terro ant killer. Works like a charm because it kills the queen. You can get it at Ace. The only problem is you have to deal with about two days of ants swarming the bait, then they disappear forever.

[Coronita]

Food isn't the problem. Water/heat is. Ants are looking for water.  Traditional sprays don't work well, because it just kills the ones you see and not the colony, they just move and go through another crack in the home.

Just the ant baits you get in traps and leave them around the ants. Let the ants walk in and out for the traps for about a week. They gradually get worse and then they start to go away after about a week. If you're afraid of the ant problem spreading, get your favorite hand-dishwashing soap and draw a "barrier" liberally with the undiluted detergent so that the ants can't cross-over to another location without going through the detergent. Most ants are smart enough to not cross into the detergent, and the ones that aren't will be quickly eliminated by darwin's theory of evolution.  I did this regularly my bay area home which has a huge ant problem regularly, since it's pretty hot there in the summer, and some of these older homes there have a 18inch crawl space underneath the house floor, which exposes lots of cracks etc.

Since I'm assuming this is a rental, don't do anything else after the ants go away. Otherwise, if it were your home, after the ant problems go away, I'd use some caulking to plug up the cracks where the ants were coming from.

Here in SD, I had an ant problem in CV when we first moved in. But we hired an exterminator that sprays the outside every two years, and we don't have a problem since.

 

 

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—– Sour grapes for everyone!

[Coronita]

Food isn't the problem. Water/heat is. Ants are looking for water.  Traditional sprays don't work well, because it just kills the ones you see and not the colony, they just move and go through another crack in the home.

Just the ant baits you get in traps and leave them around the ants. Let the ants walk in and out for the traps for about a week. They gradually get worse and then they start to go away after about a week. If you're afraid of the ant problem spreading, get your favorite hand-dishwashing soap and draw a "barrier" liberally with the undiluted detergent so that the ants can't cross-over to another location without going through the detergent. Most ants are smart enough to not cross into the detergent, and the ones that aren't will be quickly eliminated by darwin's theory of evolution.  I did this regularly my bay area home which has a huge ant problem regularly, since it's pretty hot there in the summer, and some of these older homes there have a 18inch crawl space underneath the house floor, which exposes lots of cracks etc.

Since I'm assuming this is a rental, don't do anything else after the ants go away. Otherwise, if it were your home, after the ant problems go away, I'd use some caulking to plug up the cracks where the ants were coming from.

Here in SD, I had an ant problem in CV when we first moved in. But we hired an exterminator that sprays the outside every two years, and we don't have a problem since.

 

 

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—– Sour grapes for everyone!

[Coronita]

Food isn't the problem. Water/heat is. Ants are looking for water.  Traditional sprays don't work well, because it just kills the ones you see and not the colony, they just move and go through another crack in the home.

Just the ant baits you get in traps and leave them around the ants. Let the ants walk in and out for the traps for about a week. They gradually get worse and then they start to go away after about a week. If you're afraid of the ant problem spreading, get your favorite hand-dishwashing soap and draw a "barrier" liberally with the undiluted detergent so that the ants can't cross-over to another location without going through the detergent. Most ants are smart enough to not cross into the detergent, and the ones that aren't will be quickly eliminated by darwin's theory of evolution.  I did this regularly my bay area home which has a huge ant problem regularly, since it's pretty hot there in the summer, and some of these older homes there have a 18inch crawl space underneath the house floor, which exposes lots of cracks etc.

Since I'm assuming this is a rental, don't do anything else after the ants go away. Otherwise, if it were your home, after the ant problems go away, I'd use some caulking to plug up the cracks where the ants were coming from.

Here in SD, I had an ant problem in CV when we first moved in. But we hired an exterminator that sprays the outside every two years, and we don't have a problem since.

 

 

[img_assist|nid=5962|title=selfportrait|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=80]

—– Sour grapes for everyone!

[Coronita]

Food isn't the problem. Water/heat is. Ants are looking for water.  Traditional sprays don't work well, because it just kills the ones you see and not the colony, they just move and go through another crack in the home.

Just the ant baits you get in traps and leave them around the ants. Let the ants walk in and out for the traps for about a week. They gradually get worse and then they start to go away after about a week. If you're afraid of the ant problem spreading, get your favorite hand-dishwashing soap and draw a "barrier" liberally with the undiluted detergent so that the ants can't cross-over to another location without going through the detergent. Most ants are smart enough to not cross into the detergent, and the ones that aren't will be quickly eliminated by darwin's theory of evolution.  I did this regularly my bay area home which has a huge ant problem regularly, since it's pretty hot there in the summer, and some of these older homes there have a 18inch crawl space underneath the house floor, which exposes lots of cracks etc.

Since I'm assuming this is a rental, don't do anything else after the ants go away. Otherwise, if it were your home, after the ant problems go away, I'd use some caulking to plug up the cracks where the ants were coming from.

Here in SD, I had an ant problem in CV when we first moved in. But we hired an exterminator that sprays the outside every two years, and we don't have a problem since.

 

 

[img_assist|nid=5962|title=selfportrait|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=80]

—– Sour grapes for everyone!

[Coronita]

Food isn't the problem. Water/heat is. Ants are looking for water.  Traditional sprays don't work well, because it just kills the ones you see and not the colony, they just move and go through another crack in the home.

Just the ant baits you get in traps and leave them around the ants. Let the ants walk in and out for the traps for about a week. They gradually get worse and then they start to go away after about a week. If you're afraid of the ant problem spreading, get your favorite hand-dishwashing soap and draw a "barrier" liberally with the undiluted detergent so that the ants can't cross-over to another location without going through the detergent. Most ants are smart enough to not cross into the detergent, and the ones that aren't will be quickly eliminated by darwin's theory of evolution.  I did this regularly my bay area home which has a huge ant problem regularly, since it's pretty hot there in the summer, and some of these older homes there have a 18inch crawl space underneath the house floor, which exposes lots of cracks etc.

Since I'm assuming this is a rental, don't do anything else after the ants go away. Otherwise, if it were your home, after the ant problems go away, I'd use some caulking to plug up the cracks where the ants were coming from.

Here in SD, I had an ant problem in CV when we first moved in. But we hired an exterminator that sprays the outside every two years, and we don't have a problem since.

 

 

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—– Sour grapes for everyone!

[jpinpb]

When I used to live in Carmel Valley, it was like living on an ant hill. FLU is right. They want water. Doesn’t matter how clean you keep your house. They’ll find a spec of something and they’ll be on it. Oh, the mornings coming down to my spotless white kitchen only to see a black trail of ants marching along. It would freak me out. I tried all kinds of stuff. Unfortunately, I hate to use chemicals and only used it when I was at my wits end. It was a constant battle. I don’t miss that. And I don’t have a good answer for you. Sorry. Hope someone else does. This is good information to know. I have heard of Terro and had limited success w/it. I lived near a canyon at the time and the supply of queens and ants are unlimited and endless.

[jpinpb]

When I used to live in Carmel Valley, it was like living on an ant hill. FLU is right. They want water. Doesn’t matter how clean you keep your house. They’ll find a spec of something and they’ll be on it. Oh, the mornings coming down to my spotless white kitchen only to see a black trail of ants marching along. It would freak me out. I tried all kinds of stuff. Unfortunately, I hate to use chemicals and only used it when I was at my wits end. It was a constant battle. I don’t miss that. And I don’t have a good answer for you. Sorry. Hope someone else does. This is good information to know. I have heard of Terro and had limited success w/it. I lived near a canyon at the time and the supply of queens and ants are unlimited and endless.

[jpinpb]

When I used to live in Carmel Valley, it was like living on an ant hill. FLU is right. They want water. Doesn’t matter how clean you keep your house. They’ll find a spec of something and they’ll be on it. Oh, the mornings coming down to my spotless white kitchen only to see a black trail of ants marching along. It would freak me out. I tried all kinds of stuff. Unfortunately, I hate to use chemicals and only used it when I was at my wits end. It was a constant battle. I don’t miss that. And I don’t have a good answer for you. Sorry. Hope someone else does. This is good information to know. I have heard of Terro and had limited success w/it. I lived near a canyon at the time and the supply of queens and ants are unlimited and endless.

[jpinpb]

When I used to live in Carmel Valley, it was like living on an ant hill. FLU is right. They want water. Doesn’t matter how clean you keep your house. They’ll find a spec of something and they’ll be on it. Oh, the mornings coming down to my spotless white kitchen only to see a black trail of ants marching along. It would freak me out. I tried all kinds of stuff. Unfortunately, I hate to use chemicals and only used it when I was at my wits end. It was a constant battle. I don’t miss that. And I don’t have a good answer for you. Sorry. Hope someone else does. This is good information to know. I have heard of Terro and had limited success w/it. I lived near a canyon at the time and the supply of queens and ants are unlimited and endless.

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