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Old 10-01-2023, 07:09 AM
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My husband used to put mouthwash in the water pick. One day we noticed tiny sugar ants, a lot of them they seemed to come all at once. Looked up natural ways to get rid of sugar ants. It was cinnamon sticks and cloves. I put them in the corners of the drawer of the top of the sink, and it worked. I was amazed at how at and how they all seemed to come at once and leave at once and never spread to other parts of the house. Aren’t pests amazing.
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Old 10-01-2023, 07:10 AM
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Terro, they take it back to the nest and kill all their buddies.
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Old 10-01-2023, 07:25 AM
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We have an infestation of teeny/tiny bugs (maybe ants??) We don't know what gets rid of them. They're smaller than ants but the way they scurry reminds me of ants. They're around and in the kitchen sink plus a bathroom sink as well. I poured vinegar down one drain to see if it would work. Maybe bleach next???
I've had something called "ghost ants". They are very tiny. Your pest control company should be able to get rid of them.
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Old 10-01-2023, 07:27 AM
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We have an infestation of teeny/tiny bugs (maybe ants??) We don't know what gets rid of them. They're smaller than ants but the way they scurry reminds me of ants. They're around and in the kitchen sink plus a bathroom sink as well. I poured vinegar down one drain to see if it would work. Maybe bleach next???
Try using TERRO ant killer
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Old 10-01-2023, 07:31 AM
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We had an infestation in the spring of tiny reddish ants. Appeared to come from under the wax ring beneath the toilet bowl in the main bath. Thought they came from under the slab but never could spot them outside. Terro didn't phase them. Plain old Zevo and Raid for ants and roaches sprayed daily without fail and then Home Defense finally did the job.
Caulk around the perimeter of the toilet base. Pull the sconces around pipes from the walls and push steel wool into the openings, or seal them with expanding foam sealant. Put the sconces back for appearance.
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Old 10-01-2023, 09:51 AM
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Sugar ants? Ghost ants?
Advion Bait.
I was think Ghost Ants. We had them at our other villa and also at the current villa. Massey took care of them right away, haven't seem again.
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On AMAZON ….TERRO …Liquid Ant Baits (12 Bait Stations).
Give it a few days and it works great.
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Old 10-02-2023, 12:36 AM
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Baking soda or Boric acid you can buy from drug stores, sprinkle on dry. Also, for ants Grits in container
they will take to queen, they drink water and blowup.
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