i have problem with small ants in the kitchen ?? HELP?
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i have problem with small ants in the kitchen ?? HELP?
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i have problem with small ants in the kitchen ?? HELP?
September 28th, 2010 at 2:36 am
get an anteater
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October 15th, 2010 at 4:36 pm
If you can locate their point of entry, sprinkle cinnamon. Ants will not cross it. It will not kill them, but it will repel them.
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October 30th, 2010 at 6:36 pm
Little bottle of Raid liquid ant “stuff”. They gobble it up and take it back to the nest. Should only take 1 or 2 days to get rid of them. Check out your local hardware store. The bottle is a bit bigger than eye treatment solutions and it’s red.
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November 11th, 2010 at 11:36 pm
Comet Cleanser. I have used this is the past.
Ants leave a trail for others to follow. This kills the trail, the ants pick it up and then they lose their way. Eventually, they stop coming back.
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November 22nd, 2010 at 9:36 am
Spray with bleach and water around and in your window seals.or there is a product called Terro Ant Killer is very good.you can get it at ant local hardware store or Walmart.
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November 30th, 2010 at 9:37 pm
My grandma always swore by boric acid powder. It’s available at drugstores. Just sprinkle it around where they’re coming in. Ask the druggist if it is hazardous to children or pets.
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December 8th, 2010 at 10:38 am
happens in the spring a lot where i live. try to keep all food tightly covered, and at the very least rinse dishes in the sink. i use ant traps under the sink and dishwasher. mostly they are harmless and go away on their own once it gets very warm out.
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December 15th, 2010 at 1:36 am
Buy ant houses or bug spray for that area in your home. Wipe out the sink well because they are attracted to water, just as much as crumbs. Keep the kitchen disinfected and swept often as well as taking out the trash.
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December 20th, 2010 at 10:36 am
Poison is about the only thing that works if you have ants. Either that or make sure your kitchen is spotless. Don’t leave any pet food around on the floor or food on the counters. Poison is the only thing I’ve had luck with. I hate to use it on them, its bad karma………….
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December 25th, 2010 at 2:37 am
ants are coming into your home because they have detected a food source. The first step in eliminating your ant problem lies in identifying the food source that they are attracted to. If you can identify the source, try removing it altogether, or at least sealing it in a container that would prevent the odor from escaping. The second step in eliminating ants is identifying their nest location and the path they take from their nest to their food source. Unlike many pests, ants do follow a regular trail, so it is important that you find it as part of the elimination process. The final elimination step consists of either repelling the ants or actually killing them. Repelling them does not guarantee that they won’t find another route to their food source, but killing them does not guarantee that another ant colony won’t discover the source later. This is the case whether you use chemical pesticides or natural alternatives
Ants can be repelled by vinegar, cayenne pepper, citric extracts, bone meal, cinnamon, cream of tartar, salt, and perfume. You will have to keep trying different repellents to find the one your ants aren’t willing to tolerate. Place lines of the selected repellent at points of entry and at various points along their path
There are two ways to kill ants. The first is to dehydrate them by laying out piles of instant grits ( a corn product usually located in the cereal section of the grocery store) at the point of entry and along their trail. They will think of the grits as a food source and consume the pellets. The grits will in turn absorb moisture from the ant’s body, thus killing it (instant grits are specially formulated to absorb water more rapidly than regular grits, thus they are more effective). The second method to kill ants is to feed them a mixture of 1 part active dry yeast, 2 parts molasses, and 1 part sugar. They will be attracted to the sugar in the mixture and will eat it readily. Once consumed the yeast will produce gas in the ant, and because they can’t expel the gas, it will kill them.
Another method of elimination involves the elimination of the nest. If you can find the nest, you can try pouring boiling water over the nest. If that isn’t sufficient, you can try adding cayenne pepper to the boiling water, or using citrus extracts. If you have multiple nests, you could dig up a bucket of ants from one nest and dump it on another nest. Ants are very territorial, and they will readily hunt and kill invading colonies.
Finally, if you make way through these alternatives and have not found relief from your ant problem, call in an exterminator.
good luck
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December 28th, 2010 at 9:36 pm
NOT SURE OF THE NAME- BUT IF YOU VISIT THE PET SHOP AND ASK FOR S/THING TO CLEAR MITES FROM A PIGEON HUT , THAT SPRAYED WHERE THE ANTS ARE WILL KEEP THEM AWAY FOR GOOD ” THIS IS MY FOURTH YEAR WITHOUT THEM .YIPPEE
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December 31st, 2010 at 5:43 pm
found this site for you.
http://www.tipking.co.uk/tip/4347.html
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January 3rd, 2011 at 3:39 am
I was told by a local pest control operator, because I was having the same problem, the following and it has worked for me so far. My little friends we coming in around my sink and window area, which happens to be where I keep my coffee pot, She said they love the smell of coffee grounds, so I relocated my coffee pot further from the window. She also told me to go beneath the sink at the very back where the wall and the caniet meet and put a line of Dawn dishwashing liquid there. She said they will not cross that line. I also laid a small this line of it along the back of my kitchen counter at night too, because it seemed that was when the little rascals were making their entrance. I did the dawn thing for a few days, but really, since I moved my coffee pot, I have not saw any ants since. Good Luck!!
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