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they're invading!!

I have little itty bitty ants everywhere!  This morning I found like 100 of them congregating in my bathroom!!  Does anyone know of a kid- safe method to kill these guys?

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  • This is how I spent Wednesday. Ortho elementals spray is soybean based and kid safe. I got it at Home Depot.

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  • uh me too!!! dh just sprayed!
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  • OMG thank God it's not just my house. I freaked out the other day when I saw them. I put a whole bunch of boric acid out (I guess they take it back to their nest and die) and since Tuesday I haven't seen too many, other than dead bodies. ICK!
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  • You can use sugar to create a trail towards the window or to get them in one spot so you can remove them.  Good luck!
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  • we discovered ants in out house on EASTER SUNDAY with 15 people here and my 5 year old nephew screaming BUGS BUGS BUGS!  fun times!  we ended up calling an exterminator, which is supposedly kid and pet friendly.  it turned out to be carpenter ants so we had no choice.  he said it was because of what the landscapers do this time of year that attracts them.  we figured out what vent they were coming in from and we sprayed "off" inside there until the exterminator came.  that kept them out until he came the next day.  he sprayed one wall in my house and all around the outside and they're gone.

    you might want to try Ortho Home Defense for the outside of your home.  your spray it around the perimeter.  this is the first year we didnt use it (just ran out and needed to buy more) and we got ants.  we've never had a problem before and my backyard is heavily wooded.

    but yeah, it's gross.  my skin was crawling for the past few days with phantom bugs.

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  • Terro traps, spraying Fantastik at entry points, and cinnamon work well.

     

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  • US TOO!!  and i have to admit that.im glad to read that im not the only one. And nic.. how funny... my little cousin was over on easter screaming the same thing!!  i was mortified! We sprayed last year and for the most part we didnt see as many as we saw the year before. i think the outside spray did the trick.   But still one or two every so often.  i want them gone for good.  N: would you mind sharing how much the exterminator was?
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  • oh and i put white vinegar in a bowl near my back door.  i think some are getting in thru there.  since i put the vinegar out i haven't seen them (in that part of the house).
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  • If you see any hills in your yard, sprinkle baby powder on them.  (It suffocates them and is friendly to animals and kids)
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    Terro traps, spraying Fantastik at entry points, and cinnamon work well.

     

    The terro traps are amazing!!  We put these out 2 years ago and haven't had any ants since!!
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  • thanks for the help ladies! i'll have to see what I can see.  Normally I wouldn't post something that like for fear of embarrassment, but when i asked around at work just about everyone had ants!
  • ME TOO...just found them tonight. Ewwwwwww

    Lilac- It looks like a baby powder  bomb exploded. DH is going to WTF happened when he walks in tonight. It did seem to kill though.

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