Posing a question to all of you homeowners and gardeners.
We've always battled ants at our house because it's older and has lots of small places they can sneak in. Every year we find new spots to fill with caulk and we lay down some serious nasty stuff to get rid of them.
(blech I hate using chemicals like that, but when it's the only thing making a dent...)
This year they've been extremely bad. I'm used to seeing one or two and then finding where they got in at.....but three times they've invaded in larger numbers this year. I'm talking from spring to now!
The kind of ant we have seems to not care about water as they keep trying to take over my bathroom (in the shower!). They've left the kitchen alone as of late, only trying there once. So I'm wondering, what do you guys do?
It's getting silly, I don't want to waste any more money on chemicals if they just aren't going to work and cinnamon hasn't stopped them a bit. Not even bleaching the entire bathroom (which was said to make the ants at the colony ostracize the bleach smelling ants) has worked. These are some tuff little guys.
We've bombed under the house and in the attic, seeded the yard with a spreadable seed like poison and sprayed the permiter several times. They just keep coming back.
To me it seems like they've got a nest somewhere we just haven't found the critical entrance yet. But I have combed the house. We've killed so many other bugs around our house the spiders are getting brave and exploring the floors for something to eat! (*shudders* I cannot stand spiders)
Help?
