I'm going to set my house on fire

robinsokj · October 2011

b/c I'm pretty sure that's the only way I'm going to get rid of these ants. The strongest poisons on the market aren't killing the fvckers.

BLT20051 · October 2011

Have you tried vinegar? I use that, works like a charm. I put it in a spray bottle and use it around the baseboards or if they have a specific point of entry, I spray that. The smell goes away as it dries so it doesn't stink all day.

I've also heard that mint gum(still in the wrappers) works..

CinemaGoddess · October 2011

Ok, Milton.

Are the ants playing their radio at a reasonable volume?

Cool

robinsokj · October 2011

Ah, thanks for a new idea. I haven't tried vinegar yet.

weelass24 · October 2011

I saw once on TV that you should feed the ants outside and they won't come inside.

OregonPachey · October 2011

I am sure you have, but have you tried Terro? That stuff has never failed me.

BLT20051 · October 2011

robinsokj:
Ah, thanks for a new idea. I haven't tried vinegar yet.

I use the regular white distilled. A friend used the apple cider kind and it worked as well.

Le Olive · October 2011

Vinegar cures everything.

ASmallWonder · October 2011

I got rid of them by mixing Borax with some sugar (actually I used Crystal Light because that's all I had haha) and sprinkling it in the high volume areas. They were all dead by morning and never came back.

robinsokj · October 2011

05192007:
Cinnamon is a natural deterrant. It won't kill them but if you sprinkle it at the point of entry and anywhere else you see them, it will prevent them from coming back. We have horrible ant problems in the spring and summer thanks to the kids and the cinnamon has helped so far.

We tried that and it didn't help. Damn cinnamon immune mutant ants

Betsystar · October 2011

I agree with the vinegar idea. I also poured a bunch outside each entry to the house, they never came back.

nonoemily · October 2011

I went with the borax and it worked like a dream. They were eating the cat food this spring, and the cinnamon wasn't working for us, either. My poor cats would just sit and look at their food bowls, swarming with ants, they couldn't eat. It was sad.

staycee · October 2011

spray those suckers with hair spray. kills them pretty instantly.

Leila'sMommy · October 2011

Try Palmolive (the dish soap). Put it around where you see them coming in, and within a week they'll be gone. Works for us every time.

hippotree · October 2011

We had them last month and we tried everything. Only peppermint oil (mixed in a spray bottle and sprayed on counters, in the dishwasher, etc.) helped.

caffinated_tulip · October 2011

hippotree:
We had them last month and we tried everything. Only peppermint oil (mixed in a spray bottle and sprayed on counters, in the dishwasher, etc.) helped.

Oh man, I'll bet your house smelled amazing! I love peppermint oil.

shibby00 · October 2011

Lysol 4 in 1 kills ants, I swear. I don't even buy ant killer anymore, I just use the lysol. I first tried it out of desperation, I just spray directly on them, follow their line back to the wall, and spray the dickens out of their point of entry. I wipe up the initial 'kills' immediately but I leave it on the point of entry for a couple hours. Good luck, I HATE ants inside my house!!

JenniferJaneC · October 2011

We had a crazy ant infestation three years ago. It was terrible. They were coming over from the neighbor's house and we just couldn't get rid of them. We called Terminex. Best call we ever made.

MrsVonKikabee · October 2011

elmoali:
I got rid of them by mixing Borax with some sugar (actually I used Crystal Light because that's all I had haha) and sprinkling it in the high volume areas. They were all dead by morning and never came back.

I'm so glad they didn't come back from the dead. Can you imagine zombie ants?

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