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Ants just won't give up on my house?
Ever since I moved into my house (8 years ago), I've been having ant problems annually. The biggest problem I have is little black ants coming into my house. They've made colonies behind my oven, in the wall crevasse, in the siding of the house, and in the heater behind my dresser. I've eliminated all those, but the problem is, they never know when to give up and move on; they keep making more colonies in the crevasses and areas I haven't sprayed or treated with homemade and chemical remedies. Right now, I'm dealing with 2 colonies in the kitchen in the wall and in a dish cabinet. It's driving me completely nuts; I've also sealed off any crack outside where they can come in through. I've tried mint, lemon juice, Raid, ant bait, and the other products they sell at Home Depot in the pest section. If anyone can help me, then that would be appreciated. Thank you!
I hired many exterminators, where they just pray borax into random crevasses and ask for 400 to 500 dollars. They don't try to eliminate traces of the nest, or even the nest altogether.
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- jean ann jLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
You might have pharaoh ants that like to invade homes and buildings. They usually like sugar and a bait that has sugar in it and borax is Terro. Placing the bait out will attract the ants and they will take it to their nests and in time, maybe a few days, the ants will be gone. Testing the ants with some sugar will tell you. If they do not want the sugar, a protein bait will be needed and Combat is a good one.
Source(s): Terro took care of the ants we had. - Anonymous8 years ago
You may have some water source aiding them, have it identified and repaired. Delta Dust is excellent in attics and wall voids coupled with maxforce granular bait. For a wet chemical I recommend Talstar or the generic equivalent Bifen IT. All chemicals can be purchased online just follow the labels.
