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Doug B.
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Anyone have a solution for ants in the house?

I have big, fat black ones in the living room/dining room area (up near where the wall and ceiling meet), and small (really tiny) brown ones in the bath. Nothing in the kitchen, so I figure they are after moisture rather than food. It gets pretty dry here in So. Texas.

I've sprayed and vacuumed and sprayed again, even around the doors & windows as a barrier, and they still come in.

Any help??? [nutz]

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Doug

From: S. Texas | Registered: Mar 2004 | IP: Logged

zelinda
Great Gardener

posted

I've had the same problem the past week - ants in the bathroom. What I've been using is ammonia. First I identify their path and how they're coming in. Then I kill as many as I can with papertowel dipped in ammonia. Finally, I made a wad of toiletpaper dipped in ammonia and plug up the hole they use to come inside. This helps, but I don't know yet if it's a good long-term solution.

From: central texas | Registered: Jul 2004 | IP: Logged

papito
Super Gardener

posted

Here's some info from the University of California onAnts

Lately, I have been using ant & roach spray to control the ants that gets inside the house and it seemed to work.

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From: Northern California, Zone 9b | Registered: Jul 2003 | IP: Logged

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