pile of poison sugar/other food, ants bring it to hive, entire hive dies. or are they too smart for this? i sprayed ant poison everywhere and ive used traps, no matter what, the ants just end up avoiding the area and moving somewhere else in my house.
They likely have their nest under your house. If you can find where they are coming in, plug the hole with white mint toothpaste! They will not eat through it to get back in! The abrasive wears down their jaws- ants hate mint- the detergent is not good for their tummies!
thanks for the advise. but i cant get under my house, nor do they only have one whole. its hard to explain but im in a neighborhood where the houses are all small and close together, and there is no elevations or basements or anyhting. they are inside the floor and walls so there is no way to just plug them up. whatever i try, they just go around it.
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Sprayable bug killers are meant to be sprayed directly on the bugs. Otherwise it will act as a repellent. I believe there are some types of poisons made specifically for that purpose, though- ants are actually somewhat attracted to it as a food source, take it back to the colony to feed queen, larva, etc. and soon enough, no more ant problem.
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I'm sure you do. Nematodes applied to the lawn and yard area kill flea larvae in the soil. Stop the Breeding cycle at the source. Click here to read up on them and order if you like. "Cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis)" are the most common fleas found on both cats and dogs. Flea eggs and adult feces fall off the host and accumulate where the pet rests, making these the prime flea breeding foci. Flea breeding in these areas can be reduced by establishing one clean sleeping area for the pet, choosing an area that can be cleaned easily on a regular basis, and using bedding material that can be laundered weekly or thrown away often if necessary. If human flea allergy is the cause of the complaint, pets should be excluded from areas of the house frequented by the person(s), or keep the people out of where the animal lives. That's my preference anyway (stay out of my room, I'll stay out of yours!). After all, which came first, the dog or the person? 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so i finaly seem to have solved my problem my ant count is down to about a hundered, and its mostly in my garrage. In case anyone is curious how to get rid of ants, i mixes cheap syrup from wallmart, with 20 mule team borrax (boric acid) found in the laundry detergent section My homemade 5$ pesticide completely rid me of ants (I hope) I will put some more out to finish them off, and kill any potential new queens
Use mushrooms, the thread pertaining to how mushrooms will save the planet shows how it effects them.
You can also put a lil bit of Murphy's Soap Oil mixed with water in a spray bottle. Spray them and it'll slowly eat away at them. If they digest it, it'll eat away from the inside too. I love ants, but if they become a pest, I'll kill them off. Last time I used the soap oil, I didn't see them for the rest of the season.
I think the best way to get rid of ants in your house is to keep all food sealed. If most is locked up; you won't see many, not enough to bother you at least.