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talastan · 04-07-2010, 09:35 AM

I bought a house this last fall and this is my first spring in it. Apparently it has started to be plagued with little black ants. I've tried the terro liquid baits and some basic home perimeter sprays, and they work for about a couple of days, but they still keep coming. Anyone here have any other ideas on how I can kill/get rid of the little ****ers?!

**OnTheWarpath15** · 04-07-2010, 09:35 AM

Antifreeze, duh.

Sofa King · 04-07-2010, 09:36 AM

kill them with fire

talastan · 04-07-2010, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

Antifreeze, duh.

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Originally Posted by Sofa King

kill them with fire

Edit: I guess I should specify that I have young kids and a cat, not to mention Sofa King I'd like to still be able to live in my house.

MOhillbilly · 04-07-2010, 09:47 AM

ant eater.

JD10367 · 04-07-2010, 09:47 AM

That's racist!

Brock · 04-07-2010, 09:48 AM

The only surefire cure is to put rattlesnakes into your crawl space.

**Saulbadguy** · 04-07-2010, 09:52 AM

I tend to ignore them and they go away.

Sofa King · 04-07-2010, 09:53 AM

set up a picnic site in the neighbors lawn.

NewChief · 04-07-2010, 09:55 AM

Don't use the terro liquid baits. They've proven to be ineffective in my experience.

Use the actual terro liquid. Put it on aluminum foil in several spots. If you get ants trapped in it or that die in it (which is what happens with the baits in my experience), then replace that piece of foil. I think the reason the traps fail is that ants eventually die in it or get trapped in it, and this dissuades the other ants from taking the liquid.

kc rush · 04-07-2010, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by NewPhin

Don't use the terro liquid baits. They've proven to be ineffective in my experience.

Use the actual terro liquid. Put it on aluminum foil in several spots. If you get ants trapped in it or that die in it (which is what happens with the baits in my experience), then replace that piece of foil. I think the reason the traps fail is that ants eventually die in it or get trapped in it, and this dissuades the other ants from taking the liquid.

This has worked well for us too.

allen_kcCard · 04-07-2010, 11:34 AM

The liquid bait traps work wonders for those ants at our house.

I've found the trick to be to get a swarm of them at them though....set out something they will go for...can of partially drank pop, a honey bun, anything like that, and wait for them to find it and let the colony know so that is is covered in the little bastards. Then, add the terro liquid bait and remove the other item.

They already have the scent trail for the ants to keep coming back to it there, and when all that is there is that bait, they will gorge themselves and pack the poison back to the nest. Sure, some die inside, but there is a lot of that stuff carried back to the nest and I've never seen them last more than 1 day once I hit a bit line of them.

If I put it out without the big swarm, it seems like they do get shy of the thing, but when they are coming there looking for specifc food it tears the next a new one.

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Originally Posted by NewPhin

Don't use the terro liquid baits. They've proven to be ineffective in my experience.

Use the actual terro liquid. Put it on aluminum foil in several spots. If you get ants trapped in it or that die in it (which is what happens with the baits in my experience), then replace that piece of foil. I think the reason the traps fail is that ants eventually die in it or get trapped in it, and this dissuades the other ants from taking the liquid.

Stevie.Wonder · 04-07-2010, 11:43 AM

I've never had an ant problem, so I apologize for the naivity.

It seems to me that the solutions have all been about killing a bunch of already problematic ants. What could the OP do the prevent the ants from returning/ever appearing?

DJ's left nut · 04-07-2010, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Stevie.Wonder

I've never had an ant problem, so I apologize for the naivity.

It seems to me that the solutions have all been about killing a bunch of already problematic ants. What could the OP do the prevent the ants from returning/ever appearing?

Terro will go back to their source and wipe out the whole nest.

Generally that takes care of it. Occasionally a new one will find the way in (if you haven't in the meantime). In which case, another tiny cardboard square and a few drops of this stuff will create another little anty genocide.

Stevie.Wonder · 04-07-2010, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Terro will go back to their source and wipe out the whole nest.

Generally that takes care of it. Occasionally a new one will find the way in (if you haven't in the meantime). In which case, another tiny cardboard square and a few drops of this stuff will create another little anty genocide.

So, Terro is de-facto pretty good shit? A + in the quality/cost ratio? Particularly in preventative considerations? Thanks.

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