What do you use to get rid of ants?
By Diana
@dya80dya (36657)
August 12, 2023 3:33am CST
I have pets and pet food attracted ants. I can't use something toxic because I have cats. Ants won't stop and they keep coming. They can't be stopped because they are small and they come from our balcony. I tried different ways to get rid of them, but they keep coming from my balcony. Outside they have plenty of food, but they still prefer our house. I am so tired of problems because we have cats. They ate pet food. Now they attacked our food. They are in the kitchen.
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@allknowing (136446)
• India
13 Aug 23
Apart from using a mild insecticide NOTIX I keep food that attracts ants in water moats
I tried to upload the image of a water moat but it just does not upload.
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@allknowing (136446)
• India
19 Aug 23
@dya80dya You place water in a plate and then the bowl with the food is placed inside it The ants cannot reach the food.
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@crossbones27 (49463)
• Mojave, California
12 Aug 23
Straight poison sad to say. I hate it but my brother sprays our house outside with straight poison and it pretty much kills everything. Tiny bit of life of lizards but so small and disjointed, its kind of sad but no insects, makes family more happy. Why lizards so small if not poisoned themself no insects to eat. Its amazing how people effect things.
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@crossbones27 (49463)
• Mojave, California
12 Aug 23
@dya80dya Our dogs not allowed out how you know its wrong,To be fair insects are annoying but that is life in making and some things you should not mess with.
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@dya80dya (36657)
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12 Aug 23
@crossbones27 I wonder if we will have them during winter. We never had ants until now.
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@RebeccasFarm (89882)
• Arvada, Colorado
15 Aug 23
I use what they call ant hotels..they are small little traps.
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@RebeccasFarm (89882)
• Arvada, Colorado
21 Aug 23
@dya80dya Yes they work wonderfully..here they are.. Well I tried to put a pic of them but no good sorry.
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@salimaeed (35)
• Egypt
12 Aug 23
I believe that it's not possible to completely eliminate ants from the house 100% of the time, but their presence can be reduced by using specialized floor-cleaning materials designed to eliminate and repel ants.
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@salimaeed (35)
• Egypt
13 Aug 23
@dya80dya Oh, I think you should carefully choose a type that is effective against ants only and doesn't cause harm to humans or household pets
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