Ants, ants, ants in my pants

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Permalink Reply by Stephanie Higgins on August 23, 2007 at 9:14am

We get them every summer in our house. Our house is an old New Englander from the 18 Centeries. Love the old styles they used, but we also have a dirt basement. Thats were the ants come in. We use the house style trapes. You can find any style they all work great. You can find them at any store like wal-mart or Home Depot. The trap has food in side the house and they bring it back you the nest and the colony dies. But you also have to treat outside as well, treat the nest itself. You can get that at Home Depot. It is a granular type application, much like fertilizer and is applied the same way. This should work great.

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Permalink Reply by Missie Cross on August 23, 2007 at 9:26pm

ants just creep me out- I have them every summer. What seems to work well is lemon- for an emergency when they're really thick, I use a lemon (or lime) air freshener that comes from the health food store and it completly wipes them out- kills 'em dead instantly. It's pricy, but a little goes a long way. ("Lemon/Lime Mate" is what I've been using, but probably any kind will do.)

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Permalink Reply by Desiree Gendron on September 10, 2007 at 3:45am

Ants won't cross a chalk line. It is so true, I've tried it. Find where they are coming in, and draw a heavy chalk line or circle around their entryway. You can always wash the chalk off your walls or floors later when they go away. I suggest the big chunky chalks, such as sidewalk chalk. Try this out. Lemme know how it goes. Good Luck!

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Permalink Reply by Katie Moore on October 21, 2007 at 6:23am

My house had an awful ant problem when I first moved in because it had been sitting empty for 8 months. Here's what I did- we have had ZERO ants since I did this. I followed their lines to see where they were entering my house, and then caulked up the cracks with clear caulk. This would probably be very effective for your faucet- it may also need new washers. I put poison baits OUTSIDE the house, the kind that go down into the ground. Then, I used strategically placed "house" baits indoors. I put them in corners, behind chairs, etc- all places the ants liked to hang out. It took me probably a month to get rid of them, but now I have none. Haven't seen one in 2 years, and they were all in our food, our carpets, our cats bowls, our bathroom, etc. We were very infested.
I have found all the non-poison ideas useless- People told me to use grits, cinnamon, etc. Totally useless.

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Permalink Reply by Lynne Davies on October 29, 2007 at 11:08am

How about a pet ant eater?

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Permalink Reply by Annabanana on October 30, 2007 at 10:14am

when i worked at a bakery
their solution to getting rid of them
was to wipe peppermint oil
where ever we say ants.
it worked. and it smells good too.
yeah i have the same problem with
well lots of different bugs
it sucks. its like hey get outta my cave!

wow would of never of thought of corn meal.

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Permalink Reply by Secret Jewellz on October 30, 2007 at 5:39pm

I know how you feel, i have been tackling ant problems around my home for the last month and i reckon the more i spray the more ants i'm getting, i think they love the stuff.
As Kris Kelley says ,i too am thinking of calling a company to do the job professionally , sorry i could not be of any help to you.

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