my house is filled with black ants which crawl on food and make it stink. how do i get rid of them?
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my house is filled with black ants which crawl on food and make it stink. how do i get rid of them?
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Try mixing caster sugar & powdered borax 50/50 & leaving it for them to take back to the nest.
ants follow a trail.
get yourself some ant traps put it in the area of the trail. you will see more ants for a day or 2 to 3 days, but then, they will be gone. all dead.
they take the sweet poison back to the queen and the queen and nest dies.
i had this problem in a new house and believe me, i tried everything. i didn't even believe this would work, but it did. don't leave any sugar out, no cookies or candy. keep them in the frig. you have to remember a few crumbs for them is a feast! make sure you clean up really well after you get rid of them. Good Luck!
ants always follow a trail back to their nest. well on the way out as well. we have this problem every spring like many others (you are not alone lol!). 1 year the nest was in the hallway. once it was in my bedroom closet and once in another closet. when you locate the nest pour whatever ant killer you have down there. one year i used bleach and it worked like a charm. i think i used 2 or 3 capfulls. you will hear them sizzling if you like that kind of thing. i know i enjoyed it. after you destroy the nest yo can get that orkin pest control and spray it around all entrances and the complete exterior. this is a pretty effective preventer that lasted almost all summer last year. that was the 1st time we used it.
also a good homemade ant trap is a big bowl of honey/syrup by the nest. once they get in there they're stuck for good.
Here is a tip I just received about a week ago. Sprinkle Aspartame, the artificial sweetener found in NutraSweet and Equal. Sprinkle the contents of the packages around wherever ants are, whether in the house or outside. I understand it works "miracles" on getting rid of all kinds of ants including Fire Ants. I have not tried it so good luck!
Put all sweets and sugar away so ants can't get to them Refrigerator. Get this stuff called Protexall Ant Killer White and Blue bottle red top. It's a liquid put in area ants come from. It works
Windex. Sounds weird but use windex on the ones that are crawling all over, then buy the torro liquid put a few drops on a piece of paper, cardboard or foil. Put it where the trail is. The ones that are still in your home that you can't see will feed on that bring it back to the nest and all will die. BUt Windex works to kill them instantly. But you have to keep spraying, so use the poison too.
Do you know where they are coming in from? Sounds weird but if it is windows and doors try putting baby powder around the trim of the doors and windows. It also works in cars as well.
avoid dropping food crumbs, or food leftovers
ants can climb, so dont leave food on the counter
sweep the floor oftenly, good work out too
try every possible way to clean out food crumbs
like vacuum
ants don't like used coffee grounds or paprika and they are not poison.
put this where the trail starts
there is spray that is a green bottle it is some kind of killing spray it is the best