Hurry before the ants tote us off!!!

[flmomof2]

Depends on the kind of ants. If they are the small sugar ants that come indoors, definitely Terro is the way to go. I had a HUGE ant problem on my lanai. Not sure the kind of ant, but not sugar ants. They were living under my spa, I think. Anyway, I was getting ready to call a professional, but decided to try an outdoor pest solution I got at WalMart. It is by Ortho, I think. Not a canned spray, but a large container with an attchable nozzle. It's used for roaches and palmetto bugs, too, which is a huge problem in Florida. I sprayed the trail for several days, and put down bait. It didn't kill them, but soon I saw big ants moving out (maybe Queens)? and haven't seen them back. Even though the spray said once every few weeks, I did it every day, and it solved the problem.

[ameeker]

When the ants showed up at our house this year I bought these little ant baits, they are off white and are oval shaped. I think they have something similar to the Terro in them, but we have small children and I didn't want to deal with poison control issue, so I tried these first. I got them at WM, a six pack for $4-5. So far so good, I've seen just a few ants since.

[AlInAz]

Last summer I had a bad problem with black ants coming in through the garage. I sprinkled Borax alongside cabinets and anywhere I thought they were tracking in. Each day I saw fewer and fewer until they were gone. Took about 2 weeks to eradicate them. I swept up the dead bodies and excess borax. Haven't had a problem with them this year. As someone mentioned, Borax ISN'T non-toxic, so if you have toddlers or pets, you will need to be very careful where you use it.

HTH
Allison

[zackzoeysmom]

thanks for all the suggestions. i bought the terro packs with the liqiud in them and the granules for outside. my trash can was surrounded yesturday so i put a pouch behind it and they were all over it. there are none back there today! i'm gonna get dh to put granule stuff out today. it would be so nice to be ant free!!