I usually rely on a professional exterminator to remove ants and any other pests found inside or outside the house because I have pets and worry about their safety. If you do not have pets it is certainly worth the effort to try extermination on your own.
The first thing I would do is perform a through inspection of the entire outside circumference of your house looking for ant highways. A professional exterminator taught me to look for a trail of ants on the side of your house or somewhere around the foundation. If you find any trails you can possibly see where they are getting into your house and more importantly, follow them back to the colony.
If you are successful in locating the colony, there are several products you can use. I’m only familiar with the bait stations you place close to the colony. If the colony can’t be found, place the bait near their trail. The ants will eat the bait and then carry it back to the colony and ultimately eliminate all of them.
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Uh oh. I just removed a dead bush by my parents' front door and I saw evidence and activity of an ant colony. since they have periodic ant issues indoors, I bet this may be connected somehow. I sprinkled some Savin bug powder but hopefully their son-in-law might stop by later this week with some real ant bait to take care of the problem!
ReplyDeleteWhat ant bait do you recommend? We've had big ant problems the last two years. We are trying Terro right now. Any better suggestions?
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