ANTS in my house!

[wandaweberg]

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Ok - I have been in my home for 3 years and nary an ant. And now as of this weekend I am having ANTS come into my place. It’s not even near a doorway or window. They are come from underneath my dishwasher in my kitchen.

What is the best way to get rid of them?

Also, was not sure the appropriate place to post this?



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[Seveen]

Re: ANTS in my house!

i know you're allergic to cats - what about these?




sounds like you are going to need to pull the dishwasher out and see what's going on back there before spending money on an exterminator - usually $45 or so for treatment

[R00TS]

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Have you cleaned lately [img]/forums/images/graemlins/704555_dwl.gif[/img]
sorry couldnt resist [img]/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] Theres a product called Terro
call the hardware about 5$ they will be gone by the next day. If you havent robbed that bank yet, you can detere
them with babypowder,cucumber peels and white vinagar in
a spray bottle.
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[wandaweberg]

Re: ANTS in my house!

Seveen - got any anteaters I can hire? [img]/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]


Roots - Have tried white vinegar - by rubbing some along the area they are coming from. Will the vinegar damage my linoleum floor? or the woodwork alongside the dishwasher?

Baby powder - cucumber peels AND vinegar in the same spray bottle? I have one of three of those ingredients and prefer something like that over chemical solution.

Is Terro a chemical?

Thanks ladies. So weird cause this has never happened before - and the dishwasher is in the MIDDLE of the room!!!!

[R00TS]

Re: ANTS in my house!

[img]/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] just the white v in the spray bottle. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]
no it wont hurt a thing.
now get that dish wsher outta of the middle of the room and clean you house! [img]/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[wandaweberg]

Re: ANTS in my house!

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[img]/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] just the white v in the spray bottle. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]
no it wont hurt a thing.
now get that dish wsher outta of the middle of the room and clean you house! [img]/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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The dishwasher is in the cabinetry - can I pull this out????

Mi kitchen IS clean.

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[Green_Biscuit]

Re: ANTS in my house!

Wanda! We are breathing, breathing, in....out....

IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR HOUSEKEEPING!!! Relax my dear. Go buy the little ant traps at any store. Grocery, Big box, heck, even 7Eleven seels em. You know, the round ones. Get twice what is recommended. put them on the floor, in food cabinets, and on the counter. GONE! (Brand name not required.)

[wandaweberg]

Re: ANTS in my house!

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Wanda! We are breathing, breathing, in....out....

IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR HOUSEKEEPING!!! Relax my dear. Go buy the little ant traps at any store. Grocery, Big box, heck, even 7Eleven seels em. You know, the round ones. Get twice what is recommended. put them on the floor, in food cabinets, and on the counter. GONE! (Brand name not required.)

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Thanks Green Biscuit - they are driving me CRAZY! [img]/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]

Especially since they seemed to come out of nowhere. Major bummer man!!!

[R00TS]

Re: ANTS in my house!

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Mi kitchen IS clean.

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[wandaweberg]

Re: ANTS in my house!

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Mi kitchen IS clean.

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Roots - I have been trying the vinegar the past two days but those pesky likkle critters are still invading mi home

Ya’ll will be happy to hear that I went and purchased 6 ant traps over the lunch hour. Will keep you posted on my progress.

Thanks GreenBiscuit and (everyone) [img]/forums/images/graemlins/70459-hugs.gif[/img]

[Green_Biscuit]

Re: ANTS in my house!

You are welcome Wanda! They will be gone in noooo time. No worries. Cool weather will bring all sorts of things, including mice. Let's not go there.

((((Roots))))) I am here. Everyday. I just don't always post. Life is crazy, with ten thousand interruptions. I kept track the other night, calling wach thing a "ball", like a ball in the air, you know. Two hours, fifteen balls. Not one of them was what I planned on doing...ROFL!

[wandaweberg]

Re: ANTS BE GONE!! from my house!

Thanks to everyone who helped me rid my home of those pests!

i would never have thought of "ant traps" on my own, never having had this pesky experience before. Gone in three days. !!!!! [img]/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]



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[niceniss]

Re: ANTS in my house!

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ANTS in my house!! [img]/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]



[/ QUOTE ] at wintertime? whey yuh live?

in Jamaica dem only show up in people's home during summer months... [img]/forums/images/graemlins/70402-thinking.gif[/img]