Ants getting into the house! (merged threads)

McKneff

Like macman says, your house is the food source so -

Watch your kitchen surfaces, never leave any grains of sugar, or sweep any
crumbs from your surfaces onto the floor. Keep any food in airtight containers,
that'll cap the little bustards lol
OMG, i am going to have nightmares tonight.

alliballi

Lol Annie I am havIng them to, my 6 yr old keeps going to see if they are there to kill them eek, and no I wont pour water down there sure my hubby would be happy, just need to keep spraying, funny thing is I am sure they bite or am I really going off my head !!!!

System

we had the same problem years ago the nest turned out to be under my concrete garden path and they were getting in via the living room in the tiny gap between the skirting boards ans the floor.oh silicones all around the join and havent had a problem since [touch wood !]

keith969

I found them on the kitchen windowsill and worktop a few days ago, finally found they were getting in through a small crack between the window frame and the tiles, so filled the crack with decorator's caulk and touch wood have seen none since.

jewelly

I've always found the powder works best. I apply it all around the edges of the room (kitchen in my case) and they don't come back till next year, so I repeat the process.

alliballi

Thanks all for the tips, will need to check for cracks, is it ok to put powder in the house aswell as outside?

socksandpants

Thank god for this thread! We have never, never before had a problem with ants, although we have seen a nest outside before but we quickly sorted this out. Then came in one day to find ants in a kitchen cupboard - they were not there the previous day, but suddenly loads of them in my food cupboard.
We have cleared the cupboard of food, thrown any half opened packets away (pasta etc) and as it was early evening on a bank holiday we were left to just cleaning the cupboard with a bleach spray until the next day. I spent half the night in the kitchen just trying to see where they were coming from and although the odd one appeared they were never in the same place so found it very difficult to see where they are coming from.

There is a slight crack in the corner of the wall underneath the cupboard, so am I best doing the bait thing to kill the nest before I fill in this gap or should I just fill the crack with a sealant straight away? I have read somewhere that is they are nesting in the cavity that they can cause some serious building damage

socksandpants

it gets worse! Put the bait down and washed the area where they were seen with bleach and thought there we go - this morning went into the cupboard where I store bread etc and there are loads in there! There was no ants in that cupboard yesterday at all, this cupboard is used so often in the day that if there were any in there previously they would have been noticed

gillnal72

i had ants that bad about 5 yrs ago, and the only way i cud get rid of them was to phone sumone out of the yellow pages, he was amazing nd came out 3 days in a row. cost a small fortune but it was peace of mind. they had made a nest in my cavities and window sills! good luck and i feel for you, it is such a horrid situation to be in

outlaw777

Hey,

Common house ants always seem to reappear in my kitchen every summer!:mad:

Whats the best and quickest way to get ride of these annoying creatures????