Why would they do this? I've never been mean to an ant in my life. Is this some sort of plot? An evil plan to MAKE ME LOSE WEIGHT??
OK, so Mom learned from one of her neighbors in the next building over that they too have been suddenly invaded. But HOW DOES THIS HELP ME?
Izzits! I went through that for three weeks! The pest man came and sprayed outside all along the foundation two times and still they came in. I hard mommy tell him that at least they had sense enough to come in out of the rain as when it rained for a week, they came though around the kitchen window to escape. Finally the awful flow stopped.
ReplyDeleteOh. I could stand to lose a few pounds. Maybe mom siced them on me?
ReplyDeleteAnts are horrible! Have your Mom put your food bowl in a shallow bowl of water, like a moat, ants can’t swim, they drown.
ReplyDeleteWe had a bunch of ants in our house too. They attacked the garbage can. The mom soon put an end to them with some ant motels. They go in...but never come out!
ReplyDeleteLike the Hotel California! LOL
DeleteOh noes. I hope they don't have to bring in poison to your place.
ReplyDeleteUgh! We hate ants too! It seems like every summer they go on a rampage. So far we've managed to avoid them coming in the house. But my human is being extra vigilant.
ReplyDeleteHow dare they steal your food! We get them in the summer too. Outdoors is okay because I go around with my spray can and spray down the holes I see them coming in and out of.
ReplyDeleteLast week we had them in the porch. Ivor came in for lunch and left his cap on the windowsill as usual. When he went to put it on again it was black with ants! I bought some bait stations and haven't seen them since.
We sometimes get those annoying things too!
ReplyDeleteThey are all over one of mum's hummingbird feeders!
We purr they go away soon.
Oh, Happy Belated Gotcha Say to you and Ivan!
Purrs,Georgia,Julie and JJ
Horrors! Ants are so bothersome, and we have our share too. Hope your momma finds a ant-free solution for you soon.
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I locate the ant mounds outside and place outdoor ant bait nearby. I have better luck fighting them outside than inside!
ReplyDeleteThat is awful!
ReplyDeleteDiatomaceous Earth works on any insects - and is harmless to animals. In fact, you can rub it into the pet's fur to discourage fleas Garden and farm stores have it.
ReplyDeleteDad was fighting the ant battle on his table for months since he will not spray because of us. They dont eat much so...
ReplyDeletePut Diatomaceous Earth on them and on their way : it works fine and is not dangerous for you. We wrote a blogpost about it. Purrs
ReplyDeleteWe get ant attacks every Summer. Some large ones and some very tiny ones. TBT says that, generally, having ants around the house is the best defence against termites. But too much of a good thing needs reduction.
ReplyDeleteHe put ant baits where they mostly come in. There are 2 kinds of ants, those that eat sugar and those that eat fat. Look for "dual baits".
Don't kill the ants you see around the baits. The scouts take the poisoned foods of which kind they like to feed the Queen. When she is poisoned, the colony dies.
The big ants are harder to control. I think they are just wandering. I put bait traps under the trash can and under a plastic mesh container topped with a brick so the cats couldnt get at it.
When the small ants found the baits on the counters they swarmed in for 2 days and I seldom see any now. Same with the large ones.
I still find the occassional one wandering around, but I deliberately guide the small ones to the bait. I feed the large ones to my Venus Fly Traps using tweezers.