I have had the exterminators out to the house 7times!! I have tried the chaulk, boric acid and sugar, cloves, liquid ant killer and powders! I have 2 in door cats so I have to be careful. I am at my witts end!! anyone know anything else! I keep my house clean!! This morning there where ants on my computer desk and there was no food or drink in sight!! I am going crazy!
2006-12-12 04:52:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Okay so I tried the chalk around the outlets, I mixed up more boric acid and sugar, the exterminators was out agian and put piosen inthe walls, I also went out and got orange oil cleaner and spray that around the baseboards and this weekend I am going to go around a chaulk all the cracks they can get threw by the basebaords!! Thanks for all the help if anyone else has an idead please Share!!! I will post how everything gose after the weekend
2006-12-14 06:02:48 · update #1
There are two basic types of ants. One type loves proteins; the other, sugars. To find out what type you have, place a small ball of peanut butter next to some sugar water. The ants who love protein will love the peanut butter.
Once you know what type of ant is present, you'll know better how to get rid of them. The most common ones in a house are sugar loving ants. These are the ones that are the target of liquid ant killer, powders, boric acid, cloves and chaulk. To effectively kill protein loving ants, mix peanut butter with "taro" which is a liquid ant-killing product. The peanut butter will attract the ants and the taro will kill the colony.
If you have ever eaten at or near your computer, the ants are able to find small bits of food that you may not be able to see. They may also be attracted to your sweat.
I wish you all the best.
2006-12-12 05:05:18 · answer #1 · answered by ladydamorea 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try this Place a perimitor of Flour around the inside of your house. You know kinda like the boric acid. Put a line (you can use a small funel for this) arround the edge of the floors next to the walls. Something with the flour freaks them out. I had a similar problem and it worked. You do have to keep putting the flour down but afte a while the ants will leave
2006-12-12 13:03:26 · answer #2 · answered by JustAsk'n 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start cleaning the areas where you find the ants with a mixture of white vinager and water, about 2 tablespoons per half gallon of water. Repeat as needed.
2006-12-12 13:06:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes pour salt all around the outside of your house and if that don't work then time to get a new house...the ants cannot stand walking across it same with flour it will work too ants cannot stand the flour sticking to there feet or u can get a bunch of glue broads and put them around and see if that stops them it works well for spiders and mice and such
2006-12-12 13:04:36 · answer #4 · answered by starchild1701 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get rid of ants by using pest control.
I found the information at http://www.pests.in
2006-12-13 12:00:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋