My apartment has ants. In the last few days, hundreds of the little buggers are making the trek from my patio into my kitchen. I called my building manager and he is going to spray the outside, but I am trying to get rid of them without poison inside. I have two dogs and a cat, and am very wary about using any type of bug repellant in the house. So far, I have dusted their trail with baking soda, then ran out of that so I tried Pepper (it was recommended). The pepper didn't seem to be working so well so I then tried baby powder. I THINK I found a small crack in the doorframe of the patio doors and that this was where they were getting in, so I doused it with baby powder. Here's hoping they are gone for good. Anyone else having bug issues?
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Use Diatomaceous Earth, the food grade kind NOT the swimming pool filter kind. Kills all insects and is harmless to everything else. It's inert, not a chemical compound. Those little ants marched into my house at the first thaw this spring, I sprinkled some diatomaceous earth around, swept it and the dead ants up the next day and they haven't come back. ;-) You can order it online, some feed stores carry it and some gardening shops. Just make sure it is not for a pool filter, that stuff has been chemically treated and is deadly poison to all.
The best thing I have found is Murphy Oil Soap which is actually made from vegetable oil. Just spray a diluted amount wherever the ants are entering and they'll be dead shortly. Best of all, it's safe around pets and humans.
I can't stand these little critters- partly becasue they come in an army! I don't kill spiders, but I will smoosh ants, silverfish(creepy), anything roachy, and flies.
I used comet to sprinkle- but then, it has bleach in it and not good for animals.
You can use mint or you can just buy a box of chalk and draw chalk lines.
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