OT - need help, ant problem in my kitchen!
What I have done so far is to try to keep the counters clean, rinse any dishes that get left in the sink so there is nothing for them to eat, bought some ant traps at the store (they don't seem to be helping at all) and I have ant spray that I spray them with when I see a bunch of them and it kills them (then I have to clean dead ants off the counter which is also gross) but that doesn't stop them from coming back soon.
It is really bad. I have never had such a bad ant problem before. I would be calling an exterminator if I could afford it, because it is seriously that bad.
So what can I do to get rid of ants that does not cost much money? I cannot stand it anymore!
Kelly
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Do you know how they are getting in? Try to block them off at the pass, so to speak.
Big black ants or the little ones?
Ant traps usually help us out tremendously, not sure why you aren't having much luck with them.
You might need to do the old, pull out EVERYTHING in the cabinets and wipe them all down, trick. Sucks but sometimes it is the only way.
I feel for you - I can hardly sleep when we are having issues, I am afraid they are crawling on me in the dark!
Julie
They are little ones. I have had pretty good luck with the ant traps before so I'm not sure why there aren't helping. Maybe I somehow got defective traps?
I don't actually see where they are coming in but there is a small window in the kitchen over the sink and they might be coming in there. That's where I am seeing them the most, on the counter around the sink. But they are on the stove sometimes, too.
Everytime I am in the kitchen washing dishes or something, for a long time after that my skin just crawls. I keep itching and thinking I feel them crawling on me.
Kelly
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It is made by Raid. HTH!
Kelly
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They nest in the walls here, often in switch boxes and outlets. The exterminator here says bait only, sprays only spread them out, creating more nests.
Good luck killing them off! The Terro usually takes a day to work.
Sara in Maui
here is a list of things you could used from around the house in case the vinegar doest work..
1. lysol
2.baby power
3.bleach
4.salty water
but try the vinegar first.. spray it on and follow the trail..
you probably have this around the home you could try until one works and save your self lots of money
good luck kelly!!
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Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
