Question

Ok I need help.  I have a ant problem.Ok I need help. I have a ant problem. How do I get rid of them. I know apple cider vinegar in a jar kills gnats. But what about ants?  

Answer 1

These work unbelievably well. Put a few around the floor or counters and GONE. Think I got them at Target or Walmart. Pet friendly.  

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@varied yes! These are the best.  

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@varied these are the only things that worked for us!  

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@abattoir the little white ones suck

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@benoite59765 same, like the best ever. I would never buy anything else

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Yes, the white ones didn’t work for us either. The clear Terro ones were amazing though how they would draw out the ants in a line and then completely gone by the next day!  

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I tried cinnamon, diatomaceous earth, a non poisonous orange citrus spray, and the white plastic ant traps.  nothing worked! Almost had pest control come in. but tried the clear Terro gel & Terro traps as 1 last diy remedy. and it worked! 48 hours later completely eliminated any sight of them.  

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The white baits were useless here, too. The terro liquid works amazing which makes it disgusting.  But once you put those baits out DONT KILL ANY ANTS. They have to bring the bait back to their colony so they all die. It took about 48-72hrs before we noticed the number of ants finally reducing as they started dying. But we haven't seen a single ant since.  

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Love this bait. Only thing is to remember to put it out again after a couple of months to kill any of the ants that are attempting to repopulate. but this works great!  

Answer 2

Men in black!  

Answer 3

Wondering too! Maybe from all the rain but I need some ideas lol ❤

Answer 4

Terro ant traps - takes a day or two and they’ll be gone.  

Answer 5

Cinnamon - Not sure why it works but it does

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@boastful559 yes this. They do this in Mexico at the little food stands. Little bowls everywhere. No ants.  

Answer 6

I had my kids walk around the house outside and find where they they were coming from. Once we found them outside near the house I put outdoor bait traps out. It’s been a week and I haven’t been seeing them in the house anymore.  

Answer 7

Cinnamon or cayenne: but both can stain so use precaution. on newspaper for example. But honestly, the best is Terro. Clear gel tubes you put near where ants appear. Gone! So good I bring them to my relatives in the Czech Republic.  

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Terro is the only thing I've found that works

Answer 9

This! They are on sale for $4. 58 shipped! On my deal blog here,  
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?st...43189

Answer 10

I use cinnamon and I also spray apple cider vinegar both have worked for me

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And I have a bad case every year starting in Spring.  

Answer 11

Hi @nomo15780! If home remedies do not work and you need something stronger, my family owns Men in Black Pest Control Services Inc. and we’d be happy to help you. Please feel free to reach out to me directly with any questions  

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@pistole3 thank you for taking care of our  problem last year! We used your company last summer after trying out another company the previous two years, and so far no ants this year! That’s a first for us as each spring we’d have tons. If we see any this year we will be sure to get you out here.  

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Another vote for Men in Black Pest Control Services Inc.! We tried natural concoctions and Terro baits for six years before giving up. MIB did a one-time treatment last spring, and we still haven’t had a single ant return.  

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We used MIB when Terro stopped working

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@colas78614 Thank you for giving us a call! I'm so glad you aren't seeing any this year as it seems to be a very bad year for ants thanks to all of our crazy weather. Thank you all for recommending us! <3

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Your not alone we are being attacked by ants! Its so frustrating! I keep a really really clean house but they still find the smallest bit of food from the kids and i have a 1000 of them. So thanks for posting about it i was just screaming literally 20mins ago about how im going to have to call a exterminator! Im going to try terro first!  

Answer 13

Terro ant bait. Literally $6 and kills them all. We cousin the stop talking about it.  

Answer 14

Terro as well and then they didn’t even seem bothered by it so Men in Black came out!  

Answer 15

All the rain is causing them to come up and out of their nests and into our homes. Anderson Pest Control helps us out every spring!  

Answer 16

A border of corn starch! Or Clean Pest Services- had an ant prob 2 years ago and they were wonderful! No problems since.  

Answer 17

Only thing that worked for us. We tried cinnamon and other traps. We were close to calling an exterminator it was so bad. These were the best.  

Answer 18

We used a combination of water, Borax and sugar. Soak cotton balls in the mixture and leave them wherever you see the ants inside. We tried **everything** and nothing worked until this solution which worked really fast! Good luck!  
https://www.mashupmom.com/yes-borax...ants/

Answer 19

Aptive. Wonderful company that is environmentally friendly. We have a cat with asthma and we could not use the conventional chemicals.  

Answer 20

Seriously magic for this situation. Nontoxic!  
https://richsoil.com/diatomaceous-e...h.jsp

Answer 21

Are the big or little ants? Makes a difference in how you treat them. If you have little ants. We had an insane ant problem. They were building nests in the walls! Along with the exterminator (we used proactive pest care) check your mulch and home exterior or brick patios. When I looked under the new mulch at the old mulch that wasn’t removed last year, there were millions of them. I had a landscaper take out all of the old mulch and put new down. They also made nexts in the brick patio that we then sprayed.  

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@gynecocracy small

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@nomo15780 ours were too. We got rid of them through exterminator pellets (I’m sure the poison you buy in the store is the same thing), changing out the mulch and looking in the stones and spraying (home defense works too). Just be consistent. Good luck! Ants suck

Answer 22

Depending on the type of ant, but you can buy these little containers shaped like an apple on Amazon- works great for most of them!  

Answer 23

Look to see where they are coming in. Then wipe down their trail with vinegar or other cleaner. Sprinkle borax where they are coming in.  

Answer 24

I found that if you can find where they are coming in and caulking up any tiny holes works well.  

Answer 25

Find where they’re coming in and out down Terro Liquid Ant Bait. Works quickly!  

Answer 26

I agree with @griffey Terro Liquid Ant Bait works!  

Answer 27

Look up the recipe with borax. It is the best and we tried a lot. The ants flock to it so you’ll see a ton then that’s it