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Marthe48

(20,507 posts)
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 09:19 AM Mar 31

Seasonal invasion of ants has started

Grease ants. I saw some on the floor yesterday and swept them up. More on the counter and sink this morning, so I grimly washed the dishes, decluttered, and wiped the clear areas with pure ammonia.

Not quite Leiningen Versus the Ants. I tried to put up with them, but last year they breached the stove, and that is too much.

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Seasonal invasion of ants has started (Original Post) Marthe48 Mar 31 OP
Marthe, what do you call True Dough Mar 31 #1
What do you call a kinky ant? Marthe48 Mar 31 #2
No doubt True Dough Mar 31 #3
A disobedient ant? lastlib Mar 31 #6
An ant that sends pornographic texts? lastlib Mar 31 #10
What do you do with a dirty ant? lastlib Apr 1 #12
No doubt preferred True Dough Apr 1 #13
I stopped ant invasion with...... Ferryboat Mar 31 #4
I have grease ants Marthe48 Mar 31 #7
Sugar ants carried Boraxo back to the nest Ferryboat Mar 31 #8
I heard a long time ago that borax Marthe48 Mar 31 #9
I use terro ant bait. SheltieLover Mar 31 #5
I'm on the third floor and I still get ants. Rizen Mar 31 #11

True Dough

(22,763 posts)
1. Marthe, what do you call
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 09:27 AM
Mar 31

an ant that floats?

Buoyant!

An annoying ant?

Unpleasant!

An eccentric ant?

Extravagant!

An ant that is well dressed?

Elegant!

A sleepy ant?

Dormant!

An ant that lives far away?

Distant!

A genius ant?

Brilliant!

This joke?

Redundant!



Ants are a delicacy in some places. If you bake them in your oven, you might find them agreeable to your tastes!

Ferryboat

(1,149 posts)
4. I stopped ant invasion with......
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 11:01 AM
Mar 31

Powdered sugar and Boraxo. 50/50.

Place in a very small can near where ants are found. This can will be a permanent fixture for the time being. It can be tucked under furnishings, hidden behind.

It took 2 years to make ants a non issue. Still have these cans around the house. Replace ingredients 2X year.
Occasional ant wanders in, but not like when we bought the house. That was a horror show.
Sugar ants.

Marthe48

(20,507 posts)
7. I have grease ants
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 11:47 AM
Mar 31

They don't bother anything but any fat or oil. I hoped by wiping everything down with ammonia, I'd degrease and mess up their scent trails.

Maybe I can mix Boraxo with some fat.

Ferryboat

(1,149 posts)
8. Sugar ants carried Boraxo back to the nest
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 01:06 PM
Mar 31

Which laid waste to the hive. Maybe mix into the grease someway. The key is to get the mixture into the hive.

I tried commercial pest control along with everything else that is marketed for ants.
Nothing really worked until I stumbled upon this.

Marthe48

(20,507 posts)
9. I heard a long time ago that borax
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 01:11 PM
Mar 31

kills ants. Older relatives said that sprinkling borax across the door sills stopped them from coming in.

My friend said that she barrier spray on her home foundation, about once a year. She found that effective, but I don't remember which product.


SheltieLover

(66,770 posts)
5. I use terro ant bait.
Mon Mar 31, 2025, 11:07 AM
Mar 31

I hate using poisins, but absolutely cannot tolerate bugs in my house, esp the kitchen.

I've not seen any yet this spring. Past 2 years they would be all over coumter. Hopefully, it's wiped the nest out.

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