Ants!?! - Page 2

june72 · 05-15-2007, 02:49 PM

I keep a spray bottle of bleach water and spray the counter with that. So far it has worked wonders!

blessedwith3boys · 05-15-2007, 03:04 PM

We had a major ant problem and the only thing that ended up working for us was to buy a can of Raid. We even had them in the bathroom. I was told to find the ant trail and sprinkle corn starch but I couldnt' find how they were getting in. The Raid for ants worked wonderfully.

Kimberley · 05-15-2007, 07:41 PM

i read to use cornmeal just put it out and they will tajke it home with them and they can';t digest it so it kills them.never tried it though. we have some ants in our house to, i just squash tehm when i see them there aren;t that many here.

Lucky Mom · 05-16-2007, 03:51 AM

I've read that small piles of cornmeal work. They eat it and leave, but they can't digest it, so they die.

Good luck!

-Lucky

Fluttergirl · 05-16-2007, 11:39 AM

Kat and I went out of town for a week to visit my mom and when I got back last night I found that our apartment had been invaded with ants.

I hate to use chemicals because Kat is into EVERYTHING, so I got after them with the vacuum cleaner. I was worried that they might crawl out of the vacuum cleaner, but apparently the heat or turbulence kills them. The pest guy should be here in a couple days, so I'll keep vacuuming up ants until then.

mommytosa · 05-16-2007, 03:07 PM

We are in the same boat! I get down on my hands & knees and wipe down the kitchen floor under ds' chair about 5 times a day. I still find a straggler here & there, but as long as I clean, they seem to stay in check. Now, the other morning I left & forgot to wipe down his chair. He has fruit for breakfast and the chair was covered with ants! Luckily it is a booster & I just took it off & threw it outside.

Good luck. I'm going to try the raid!