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Ants are invading my kitchen
Posted on 7/27/15 at 2:55 pm
Posted on 7/27/15 at 2:55 pm
Been living in home for 17 years and suddenly I have ants getting into my kitchen. I use Cyonara 9.7 pesticide and just put in new order because I ran out last time I used it a few months back. However, I spoke to expert at Do It Yourself Pest Control and he advised that the Cyonara is great contact killer but will not kill the colony. I need bait that invaders will eat or bring back to the nest.
Does anybody have a recommendation for best bait or method for killing these little bastards?
Does anybody have a recommendation for best bait or method for killing these little bastards?
This post was edited on 7/27/15 at 3:53 pm
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Posted on 7/27/15 at 2:56 pm to Bloodworth
Go outside, trace your driveway, likely they are along the edge of it somewhere. They like to follow that edge until they get into the house.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 2:58 pm to Bloodworth
Posted on 7/27/15 at 2:59 pm to Bloodworth
Terro liquid ant baits worked for me. I had those tiny little black ants (sugar ants maybe) in my kitchen. I put a few of those baits out and within a few days all the ants were gone.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 2:59 pm to SidewalkDawg
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Go outside, trace your driveway, likely they are along the edge of it somewhere. They like to follow that edge until they get into the house.
Thanks fellow NGA. I think the colony is in crawlspace somewhere. I was thinking of using bait inside kitchen and in crawlspace. I cant find the outside entry point.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 3:01 pm to Bloodworth
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Thanks fellow NGA. I think the colony is in crawlspace somewhere. I was thinking of using bait inside kitchen and in crawlspace. I cant find the outside entry point.
Could be under there, but I've also found the nests pretty far away from my house. Even alongside the road. They will go pretty damn far looking for food.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 3:01 pm to Skillet
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Terro liquid ant baits worked for me. I had those tiny little black ants (sugar ants maybe) in my kitchen. I put a few of those baits out and within a few days all the ants were gone.
Did you observe a lot of ant activity in traps and ignore it so they could bring poison back to colony?
Posted on 7/27/15 at 3:01 pm to Bloodworth
I tried some stuff that I bought at the store, but it didn't totally eliminate the issue, so I had a pest company come out and open a can of whoop-arse...
have you found the little holes where they are coming in and out?
have you found the little holes where they are coming in and out?
Posted on 7/27/15 at 3:02 pm to Bloodworth
I have winged ants, both large and very tiny winged ants, crawling into my upstairs bathroom from somewhere outside.
I have tried different sprays and nothing is working...
I have tried different sprays and nothing is working...
Posted on 7/27/15 at 3:04 pm to Chicken
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have you found the little holes where they are coming in and out?
Not yet. We did an addition to our home years back and the addition part sits on crawlspace outside which buts up to kitchen. I hate crawling under the house but will deliver the poison. I just want to make sure it is effective the first time.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 3:05 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Ants all in yo house like this
Posted on 7/27/15 at 3:06 pm to Bloodworth
Posted on 7/27/15 at 3:06 pm to Bloodworth
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Did you observe a lot of ant activity in traps and ignore it so they could bring poison back to colony?
I just noticed the few paths they were normally taking inside getting lesser & lesser each day until I no longer saw any ants...The baits were put along these paths.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 3:09 pm to SidewalkDawg
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Could be under there, but I've also found the nests pretty far away from my house. Even alongside the road. They will go pretty damn far looking for food
Gonna try the Terro liquid feeders. The only think I don't like is that it keeps them coming for a couple of days apparently but in order for it to work they need to go back and forth to colony with the poison in them. Could be interesting to observe! Never had ants like this before. Little black ones.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 3:15 pm to Bloodworth
Yes, Once you put the traps down leave the ants alone. It usually takes a few days then no more ants. Resist the urge to kill the ants in your house those ants are now working for you as Double agents.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 3:17 pm to Bloodworth
quote:look closer. Perhaps with a magnifying glass .Are they black or redish?
Little black ones.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 3:18 pm to bird35
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those ants are now working for you as Double agents.
My little friends 
Posted on 7/27/15 at 3:47 pm to Bloodworth
This works AND kills the colony. Had my first sugar ants about a month ago attacking the kitchen counter. I mixed about two tablespoons of Borax and one tablespoon of sugar and poured that behind the toaster oven. All ants completely disappeared in about four days. Google it.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 3:52 pm to DeoreDX
Posted on 7/27/15 at 3:54 pm to Geekboy
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This works AND kills the colony. Had my first sugar ants about a month ago attacking the kitchen counter. I mixed about two tablespoons of Borax and one tablespoon of sugar and poured that behind the toaster oven. All ants completely disappeared in about four days. Google it.
Yea I saw that and will try this if Terro fails. Thanks for the tip.
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