these are small real small black ants we try to keep eveything cleaned up, they seem to come out of the wood work, what can we do, we had them last year also, w need to get rid of them once and for all.
2007-04-08 01:37:29 · 10 answers · asked by trailerman_66 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
If the ants are very small, they are probably NOT carpenter ants, since those are at least 1/4" long. There is a product which works well to kill ants; it is a clear sticky syrup (a mixture of sugar, water, and borax) which is toxic to ants but harmless to humans and pets. You put about a teaspoonful on a flat jar lid in places either indoors or outdoors where you see ants crawling. They eat it, and bring it back to the nest, where it gets fed to the Queen of the ant colony. Once the queen dies, the colony disappears.
The product comes in a plastic squeeze bottle, and is made under various brand names. The one I have is made by Safer's, but other companies make it, too. Just ask at the hardware store or garden center, and they will know what you need.
2007-04-08 02:02:48 · answer #1 · answered by roo285 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call a professional Pest Control company.
If you use any of the home remedies listed above, you will scatter the ants and disrupt their scent trails. This might seem like it works but, they have just moved to a different part of the house.
Also, you will only kill the ants that you see and the colony will still continue to grow and they WILL come back.
I do not believe they are carpenter ants, unless you have seen them over the winter.
Regardless of the type of ants, call a professional.
www.pestworld.org will help you find a professional near you.
Just click on the consumer section and then click on find a professional/member. Enter in you Zip code and presto. alist of professionals that services your area.
2007-04-08 08:22:18 · answer #2 · answered by Bugman 2007 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like carpenter ants which can be nearly as bad a termites. You should call an exterminator. They are interested in wood, so keeping the place clean wont help.
2007-04-08 01:43:49 · answer #3 · answered by missourim43 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what I've heard, ants can't stand salt. Try and sprinkle some around the affected areas and see what happens. If that doesn't work, you might need to contact an insect exterminator.
2007-04-08 01:42:06 · answer #4 · answered by Paul Hxyz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boric acid. It's a powder you put in their path, The ants walk through it, carrying it to the nest. All ants die
2007-04-08 02:39:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
terro on the inside its a liquid ant killer and they take it back to the nest and on the outside spray all around your house bottem of doors windows that should keep them at bay
2007-04-08 01:47:12 · answer #6 · answered by wildrice64 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spray the area well with vinegar. They hate the stuff.
2007-04-08 03:49:11 · answer #7 · answered by 13th Floor 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's really strange ants can't live in cold climates!
so i advice you to call a specialist at once....!
2007-04-08 02:36:43 · answer #8 · answered by nosa-arch 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
believe it or not... Fantastik cleaning spray is the only thing that killed our ants
2007-04-08 01:50:17 · answer #9 · answered by angelpockets 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put garlic cloves in their trail and one on each corner of your house..........
2007-04-08 01:46:14 · answer #10 · answered by rock 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋