OT: Army of ants has invaded

[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.

[golfproz]

I put up with the ants for years. I finally called Terminex and I have not seen an ant since (3 years now). I tried all the store bought crap. The only thing that did work was Diazanon, but you can’t get that anymore. Something about making your kids grow extra appendages or something…. Don’t fight it just call a real exterminator. They have stuff that actually works. It’s the best $80 I spend (every 3 months).

[golfproz]

I put up with the ants for years. I finally called Terminex and I have not seen an ant since (3 years now). I tried all the store bought crap. The only thing that did work was Diazanon, but you can’t get that anymore. Something about making your kids grow extra appendages or something…. Don’t fight it just call a real exterminator. They have stuff that actually works. It’s the best $80 I spend (every 3 months).

[golfproz]

I put up with the ants for years. I finally called Terminex and I have not seen an ant since (3 years now). I tried all the store bought crap. The only thing that did work was Diazanon, but you can’t get that anymore. Something about making your kids grow extra appendages or something…. Don’t fight it just call a real exterminator. They have stuff that actually works. It’s the best $80 I spend (every 3 months).

[golfproz]

I put up with the ants for years. I finally called Terminex and I have not seen an ant since (3 years now). I tried all the store bought crap. The only thing that did work was Diazanon, but you can’t get that anymore. Something about making your kids grow extra appendages or something…. Don’t fight it just call a real exterminator. They have stuff that actually works. It’s the best $80 I spend (every 3 months).

[golfproz]

I put up with the ants for years. I finally called Terminex and I have not seen an ant since (3 years now). I tried all the store bought crap. The only thing that did work was Diazanon, but you can’t get that anymore. Something about making your kids grow extra appendages or something…. Don’t fight it just call a real exterminator. They have stuff that actually works. It’s the best $80 I spend (every 3 months).

[sdduuuude]

Yes – they are looking for water.

When I was in college, I had the perfect ant solution.
We put past-due meat and water outside the back door. They never came in after that. Yes, we had ants. but not in the house. The ants were happy. We were happy.

Not sure if my wife would be able to live w/ this solution as readily as my roomates.

[sdduuuude]

Yes – they are looking for water.

When I was in college, I had the perfect ant solution.
We put past-due meat and water outside the back door. They never came in after that. Yes, we had ants. but not in the house. The ants were happy. We were happy.

Not sure if my wife would be able to live w/ this solution as readily as my roomates.

[sdduuuude]

Yes – they are looking for water.

When I was in college, I had the perfect ant solution.
We put past-due meat and water outside the back door. They never came in after that. Yes, we had ants. but not in the house. The ants were happy. We were happy.

Not sure if my wife would be able to live w/ this solution as readily as my roomates.

[sdduuuude]

Yes – they are looking for water.

When I was in college, I had the perfect ant solution.
We put past-due meat and water outside the back door. They never came in after that. Yes, we had ants. but not in the house. The ants were happy. We were happy.

Not sure if my wife would be able to live w/ this solution as readily as my roomates.

[sdduuuude]

Yes – they are looking for water.

When I was in college, I had the perfect ant solution.
We put past-due meat and water outside the back door. They never came in after that. Yes, we had ants. but not in the house. The ants were happy. We were happy.

Not sure if my wife would be able to live w/ this solution as readily as my roomates.

[greekfire]

I get the logic behind putting water/food outside so that the ants don’t come inside. However, I would caution against putting out past-due meat as it will likely draw coons, rats, and other vermin, and it will generally stink. One alternative is to use a composter such as the Earth Machine:
http://www.earthmachine.com/

I bring this up because I installed 2 Earth Machines on the south side of the home we are renting and ant activity in our home has actually decreased this year as opposed to last. I had no idea of this theory until I scooped out some of the compost from the composters earlier this morning. I was shoveling it into a wheelbarrow and there were so many ants I got a bit dizzy because it looked like the ground was moving.

Even though you might be renting, I still would recommend sealing off as many access points as you can. Our guest bathroom was a particular problem and after studying the ant’s movements I noticed that they tended to enter from behind the medicine cabinet. I got so fed up that one day I removed the medicine cabinet and completely caulked the wall behind it.

As for the pet food dishes you can try putting the food dish in a pan or slightly larger bowl of water.

[greekfire]

I get the logic behind putting water/food outside so that the ants don’t come inside. However, I would caution against putting out past-due meat as it will likely draw coons, rats, and other vermin, and it will generally stink. One alternative is to use a composter such as the Earth Machine:
http://www.earthmachine.com/

I bring this up because I installed 2 Earth Machines on the south side of the home we are renting and ant activity in our home has actually decreased this year as opposed to last. I had no idea of this theory until I scooped out some of the compost from the composters earlier this morning. I was shoveling it into a wheelbarrow and there were so many ants I got a bit dizzy because it looked like the ground was moving.

Even though you might be renting, I still would recommend sealing off as many access points as you can. Our guest bathroom was a particular problem and after studying the ant’s movements I noticed that they tended to enter from behind the medicine cabinet. I got so fed up that one day I removed the medicine cabinet and completely caulked the wall behind it.

As for the pet food dishes you can try putting the food dish in a pan or slightly larger bowl of water.

[greekfire]

I get the logic behind putting water/food outside so that the ants don’t come inside. However, I would caution against putting out past-due meat as it will likely draw coons, rats, and other vermin, and it will generally stink. One alternative is to use a composter such as the Earth Machine:
http://www.earthmachine.com/

I bring this up because I installed 2 Earth Machines on the south side of the home we are renting and ant activity in our home has actually decreased this year as opposed to last. I had no idea of this theory until I scooped out some of the compost from the composters earlier this morning. I was shoveling it into a wheelbarrow and there were so many ants I got a bit dizzy because it looked like the ground was moving.

Even though you might be renting, I still would recommend sealing off as many access points as you can. Our guest bathroom was a particular problem and after studying the ant’s movements I noticed that they tended to enter from behind the medicine cabinet. I got so fed up that one day I removed the medicine cabinet and completely caulked the wall behind it.

As for the pet food dishes you can try putting the food dish in a pan or slightly larger bowl of water.

[greekfire]

I get the logic behind putting water/food outside so that the ants don’t come inside. However, I would caution against putting out past-due meat as it will likely draw coons, rats, and other vermin, and it will generally stink. One alternative is to use a composter such as the Earth Machine:
http://www.earthmachine.com/

I bring this up because I installed 2 Earth Machines on the south side of the home we are renting and ant activity in our home has actually decreased this year as opposed to last. I had no idea of this theory until I scooped out some of the compost from the composters earlier this morning. I was shoveling it into a wheelbarrow and there were so many ants I got a bit dizzy because it looked like the ground was moving.

Even though you might be renting, I still would recommend sealing off as many access points as you can. Our guest bathroom was a particular problem and after studying the ant’s movements I noticed that they tended to enter from behind the medicine cabinet. I got so fed up that one day I removed the medicine cabinet and completely caulked the wall behind it.

As for the pet food dishes you can try putting the food dish in a pan or slightly larger bowl of water.

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