I have a ten month old crawling daughter, and I'm pregnant. I can't find the way they are getting in, they only show up when there are stray crumbs on the floor. I'm pretty sure they are just living in my carpet (it's berber) but no matter how many times a day I vaccuum, they keep showing up.
2007-04-17 09:01:22 · 7 answers · asked by Naomi K 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Get ant traps.
2007-04-17 09:05:44 · answer #1 · answered by lilmsclay 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Every year at this time if 1 crumb is on floor ants will come in and find it the best thing is get some raid and spray all base boards in house window openings door openings inside and out I went all around outside house and I had a million dead ants this a.m. I swept up for now not going to mop for few days I do this every year always works and I have 5 kids! 1 chip is all it takes and we have an army of ants! Good Luck!
2007-04-17 09:42:07 · answer #2 · answered by lori_love_emmalee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know that this will help- but somewhere I heard that they don't like citrus, such as lemon or orange. If you have a mortar and pestle, what you can do is take dried lemon rind (such as what you see in the spice racks in the store), grind it to a powder, mix it with baking soda, then sprinkle it on your carpet and vacuum later. A friend showed this recipe to me for carpet freshener, but it might work against ants too.
Good luck!
2007-04-17 09:13:23 · answer #3 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, they dont live in your carpet.. they live underneath your house, and in your yard... the carpet isnt a suitable environment for ants..
the deal is that when you leave food on the floor.. ants will come to it, and leave there homes for hours, days, and possibly weeks if it means that they get to eat and feed their queen...
So try putting down a bit of gasoline on the outside of your doorsteps... just a half of cup or so... and then try to keep all the crumbs off the floor.. try eating where there is tiled floors, so it is easy to clean up...
gasoline is strong enough to kill plants too... so dont get it on the grass... it will stay there for a little while... and once it is dry, it is harmless to the kid, unless he like licks it constantly... lol..
but try that...
2007-04-17 09:07:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
With your daughter crawling and you expecting you might try spraying the foundation outside with ant killer. I also I have a friend that has ant problem they have stakes now you can put outside around your house close to the foundation and it kills ants. I think you can get them @ Lowes Menard's anywhere like that.
2007-04-17 10:11:21 · answer #5 · answered by ruthie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look around your house. Look everywhere. Even in your bathroom. If there's a crack, thats probably where they're coming from.
also, don't be afraid the ants will never go away, keep on vacuming and make the house safe for your daughter.
2007-04-17 09:07:24 · answer #6 · answered by negima_classic 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get an anteater from the pet-store. you get a new pet, and hey presto! your ants disappear. win win win
2007-04-17 09:39:59 · answer #7 · answered by doughboy_uk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋