http://www.businessthreadsonly.com/home/pests-home/how-to-deal-with-stubborn-ants-inside-your-home/ How to deal with | How to deal with people Thu, 12 May 2011 09:04:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.businessthreadsonly.com/home/pests-home/how-to-deal-with-stubborn-ants-inside-your-home//comment-page-1#comment-661 igylaya Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:57:49 +0000 http://www.businessthreadsonly.com/?p=365#comment-661 I never thought I should bring ant samples to an entomologist to better determine ho we can rid of them…I just knew that ants, when they come marching in, means I have likely left food scraps somewhere. Then, I clean-up. But if the ant infestation is really big in one’s home, maybe the entomologist is a great idea. Generally, I observe where they are coming from and where they are going. I would wipe the trail with a mixture of water, alcohol and dishwashing liquid. (I observed that it kills most insect on contact. I also use this and spray it on bugs at times. I read that with ants, it not only kills them but also destroys their chemical trail, making it more difficult for other ants to follow.) Then, with a cotton swab with petroleum jelly or citronella, I would wipe the area they were targeting and they stop bothering. I never thought I should bring ant samples to an entomologist to better determine ho we can rid of them…I just knew that ants, when they come marching in, means I have likely left food scraps somewhere. Then, I clean-up. But if the ant infestation is really big in one’s home, maybe the entomologist is a great idea. Generally, I observe where they are coming from and where they are going. I would wipe the trail with a mixture of water, alcohol and dishwashing liquid. (I observed that it kills most insect on contact. I also use this and spray it on bugs at times. I read that with ants, it not only kills them but also destroys their chemical trail, making it more difficult for other ants to follow.) Then, with a cotton swab with petroleum jelly or citronella, I would wipe the area they were targeting and they stop bothering.

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