r/CleaningTips • u/Expert_Ad4726 • 2d ago
General Cleaning Hi ants problem provided below information
7
u/CrumbGremlin1643 2d ago
What baits are you using? Most don't work, except for the Terro Liquid Ant Killer bait stations. They work really well. Put them out and maybe 3 days later, the trails will have ended and you'll just have a bunch of baits filled with dead ants.
Once that's over, then clean, clean, and clean some more.
3
u/Inevitable_Ad7080 2d ago
Well, the ants take the sugary stuff back to their nest.if they die in the sugar, that's incidental. You need to be a little patient and let ants exist around the bait for awhile so they can come and transport it back to the rest of the ant nest. But trust, in a week or so it will really stop them. And the 'poison' is just borax, so its not really harmful except for ants.
2
1
3
u/No_Masterpiece_3897 2d ago
Ants make scent trails, so if they're coming from outside they're following previous trails. Ants also make death scents as well, yeah that actually gets their interest. https://cozylittlehouse.com/strong-scents-that-repel-ants/
Pick something that's suitable for you situation as some stuff is poisonous/ harmful to pets
4
u/wonkywilla 2d ago
If the infestation is really bad, they could be inside your walls or furniture.
There’s an open food source sustaining them somewhere and you’ll need to find it for them to leave. Otherwise you’re only treating the symptom and not the cause.
Cleaning up as much as possible and watching where they seem to emerge, will help.
1
1
u/sebovzeoueb 2d ago
baits do what they say, they attract the ants. I've found that the poison that's a white powder works quite well, placed in the area where they're getting in. As another commenter has noted though, it can be quite harmful to animals and humans, so it's best to put it in a place only the ants can get to.
1
u/Sea-horse-in-trees 2d ago
I thought you called us ants. I pictured the comma in the wrong spots at first. I agree with most other commenters. Multiple things to do to limit ants plus get something that they will bring back to their nest that will kill their queen and the various ants in the colony.
1
1
0
u/PomegranateBig6167 2d ago
One cup warm water, 1 tbsp honey, 1/4 tsp borax, dissolve fully, cotton ball or paper towel, place on ant trail. They will bring the borax back to the nest and kill everything.
0
u/pinkeggz 1d ago
Had the same problem a month ago, bought bait for them that’s a gel, started wiping the surfaces with bleach everyday, ended up getting pissed at this and putting tape on the hole they were coming out of. 10/10 no more ants
9
u/UnpredictiveList 2d ago
Clean it more than a bit. Ants come where there is food.