all of a sudden ants have been appearing out of nowhere .. in the kitched living room in my daughter's toy box the couch the ac vent and bathroom. and let me tell you all areas that have ants are clean!! where in the hell they coming from! they just came out of nowhere! wat is the best wat to get rid of them fast. anything else besides the spray since i got a lil girl in the house. and anything other then those ants traps... cause those seem to just bring more ants in and last a few days to actaully kill them
2006-07-31 12:57:07 · 16 answers · asked by L0Lziny0face 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Believe it or not, Windex kills ants. After killing the visible ants in the house, spray a light mist around the area that they are coming in. You just have to remember to refresh the area after shampooing or washing. It really does work.
2006-08-01 09:53:03 · answer #1 · answered by Lunagirl 4 · 9⤊ 1⤋
clean your house really good as there might be some hidden candy or sweets that have attracted them. If you have pets they may be attracted to the food, so merely put the pet food out of reach for them (make the ants work to find it). For instance no ants arrive for my cat's food bowl but if water is mixed with it I have a million ants around. If you've tried everything then call an exterminator. They will spray outside of your home as well. Maybe the season or flood waters, or anything really have made the ant hills active, or maybe they are lacking food. While the exterminator is there have them spray for other bugs and you'll be good for a longer while (and safer) than if you'd have used bug sprayed around your child.
2006-07-31 13:04:28 · answer #2 · answered by sophieb 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you have that many in that short a time - call Orkin or a similar company. They can use some strong stuff and put it in places where your daughter can't reach.
Try red pepper at your window sills and doorways. Ants don't like crossing it because it's hot.
2006-07-31 13:01:21 · answer #3 · answered by curiouschick18 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try salt. Plain salt. Spill some around their usual tracks. It proved to be remarkably effective at home. It's cheap, odourless and harmless for anybody but the ants :)
2006-07-31 13:30:33 · answer #4 · answered by nelabis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are the big black ants, the traps are useless.
The ants are looking for water, and since it is so hot and dry outside, they come in looking for moisture.
I use a bait that looks like sawdust. I got it from a professional exterminator
2006-07-31 13:02:07 · answer #5 · answered by thecat 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sevin dust on the outside perimeter of the house. I used it a few weeks ago and have not seen ants since.
2006-07-31 13:02:17 · answer #6 · answered by bradlandreth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe have to take your little one out and use the bombs they have for such things ,,,usually gets rid of all kinda pest ,,,but might want to see just where there coming in first and get rid of that first ,,,,sounds like someone used your address on there invites to a picnic ,,find that person and make them get rid of the critters ,,,
2006-07-31 13:02:57 · answer #7 · answered by Linda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try putting the traps outside the house instead of inside.
And if you can spray the outside of the house too!
Plus, if you can find them......flood the ant hills around your home.
2006-07-31 13:14:43 · answer #8 · answered by Sammi 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ordinary dish soap. Put about 20% dish soap & 80% water in a spray bottle and spray them and their trails. Works great, and won't hurt your kids or pets.
2006-07-31 13:03:34 · answer #9 · answered by luckyaz128 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I bought some stuff from Wal-Mart called "Terro". It worked for me. They eat this stuff and take it back to their nest, and it kills them all. It is not real expensive and a little goes along way.
2006-07-31 16:27:59 · answer #10 · answered by brandi_n_tren 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋