Ant-festation in the Kitchen

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Posted by: guest at May 2, 2008 3:22 PM

Spring is when ants reproduce. Look on the garden web for some effective do-it-yourself ideas on getting rid of them. I had good luck with vinegar.

Posted by: guest at May 2, 2008 3:22 PM

Good luck. I have the same problem, same time of year, every year. It's important to find the nest (easier said than done, however). We've tried various types of ant bait, boric acid, Raid, but they always come back. Look for any small holes at the base of your rear facade wall where it meets the ground and plug them up (after you eradicate the ants, of course). Keep your kitchen scrupulously clean and always dispose of your trash every day; don't leave it in the trash bin. Aside from that, I really don't know what else to do. An exterminator will only spray toxic chemicals all around, and that's out of the question for me.

Posted by: guest at May 2, 2008 4:58 PM

This happens to us every spring (not yet this year). We just use those little plastic ant traps from the grocery/hardware store that come in a 6 pack. They're gone in a matter of days. No tracking down holes or nests or anything. Just tuck those traps out of the way of kids/pets.

Posted by: guest at May 2, 2008 6:08 PM

I had luck with ant traps as well.

Posted by: guest at May 4, 2008 11:16 AM

I had ant problem from the bathroom tile cracks and some holes by the doors. Nothing in the kitchen, don't know what they feed on. Raid traps from the supermarket didn't work, didn't bother them at all. I used ants-b-gone, 3 for about $400, green little round continers which has poisons in them. The ants were very smart, I had to sprinkle some of the poisions on their trails by the holes. It took two days to get them out.
Good luck.

Posted by: guest at July 20, 2008 9:14 PM