Getting rid of ants??

mrssisler

I really don't want to set out those little ant houses.

 Any ideas for getting rid of them? I used vinegar which I read stop a chemical they release to that other ants can't follow their trail. 

They aren't bad, but I have a some persistent that I can't get rid of! My kitchen is clean...I wiped along the baseboards, as well.We haven't seen them anywhere else

Any other ideas?

jennyk213

Sprinkle cinnamon at their entry.  I found that I had to reapply it every couple days.

You can also mix borax with a little sugar water if you want to kill them.  If they aren't attracted to the sugar water, try mixing it with some ground meat.  

crunchyNMmama

Chalk has always been my ant fix.  Ants won't cross a chalk line, so we always line the outside of our house with chalk if we get ants.  It was also great to draw outlines around our kitchen windows.  Ants also hate peppermint, so I put peppermint oil in little dishes where needed instead of ant traps.  These were my remedies when I live in NorCal and here in New Mexico.  I hope you find something that works for you. 

Mrs.MauiBride24

I've also heard cornmeal (which can be messy indoors).  I think they eat it and it explodes in their stomach?  Not sure.

SuperGreen

jennyk213:

Sprinkle cinnamon at their entry.  I found that I had to reapply it every couple days.  

This is what we do too.  We reapply probably every three days for about 2 weeks.  The ants usually stay away for a few weeks until one of us (*cough* DH *cough*) leaves dishes with food on them in the sink overnight.

MMP

Terro Liquid Ant Killer is just borax mixed with sweetener. The ants will swarm the liquid for a day, then take it back to the nest and kill them all.

 

belovedbride07

SuperGreen:

jennyk213:

Sprinkle cinnamon at their entry.  I found that I had to reapply it every couple days.  

This is what we do too.  We reapply probably every three days for about 2 weeks.  The ants usually stay away for a few weeks until one of us (*cough* DH *cough*) leaves dishes with food on them in the sink overnight.

My ants are cinnamon-resistant.  They just march right through it.