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So I went to lay my DCB down in his PNP, and I saw 2 ants in there
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Unless there is a huge ant hill on the exterior of your home, I wouldn't worry about calling pest control just yet. Spray your carpet with the foaming cleaner, let it settle and then vacuum it up. It'll look great, smell great and be clean with minimal effort. Check all of your basement windows and doors for cracks. This can easily be filled with a sealant and/or weather stripping. Here is a nice little article from Reader's Digest that gives multiple resolutions. http://www.rd.com/home/13-common-ite...g-rid-of-ants/ (I'd skip the Boric Acid though, if the little ones can get to the cracks, you'll be calling the Poison Control Center)
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I think the ants are in full force this year! I have had them. I sprayed Orkin Home Defense spray (I think that's what it is called) and it seems to work well. You can spray it inside along walls and outside along the exterior of your home. I have only seen some here and there since I have sprayed.
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I started to see thm today too, they are the big ones. I keep telling my kids not to say anything, but they yell when they see one. I told the pest controller (hubby) so he will spray tonight. Ill have to spray inside for the little ones this weekend i guess
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Not sure if it makes a difference, but it's the really small ants, not the regular (bigger-sized) ones you see most often outside. We would get them around our dogs' food bowl at our old house. I thought if I didn't have food to attract them down there, I wouldn't have a problem.
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I'm having a sugar ant problem here, too. I read that there's a bait made by Terro that can be bought on amazon that is great.
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I used little ant traps at my old house, but I can't do that now due to my 10 month old who would put it in her mouth
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Windex kills ants immediately, on contact. I guess you can't go spraying that willy nilly with the DC kids around though.
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I do the borax and sugar water on a cotton ball.
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I have the same problem. It seemed for like a week if there was a crumb anywhere there would be a trail of ants to it and I am sure it is from under my house since they are coming from spots in the base bored. We sort of noticed it when we moved in late last august but I guess we forgot about it.
I tried all the natural methods and then got some bait traps which they avoided like the plague. Finally I was so fed up that Friday night I spayed all the borders where they were coming from (multiply locations) and haven't seen them since. I still feel kind of bad since I hate to use poisen and stuff but they were getting everywhere. |
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I just learned that ants will not cross a chalk line. If you happen to know their entry point you can draw a line with chalk around the doorframe, window frame, etc. I also read that a sprinkle of cinnamon will also repel ants if you put it near their entry points.
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cucumber slices collect ants and then you can swipe them up w/ paper towels, etc. and dispose of them.
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Powdered sugar and baking soda does the trick nicely and is totally non toxic.
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