I keep getting a trail of little ants coming in from our side door over into our dog's food dishes. It's sooooo gross!!! I've must of killed thousands already by now. I need something to get rid of them, but it HAS to be child and pet friendly. Can anyone help??? Thanks!
Good Luck!!!!! ________________________________________ My young son and I discovered that ants do not like to cross chalk lines. To deter ants from entering our apartment building we drew a 1' thick chalk barrier across the patio. Also, we thought maybe the reason ants didn't like crossing chalk was that it was 'sharp' to their tiny bodies---it is just ground up minerals.
We thought talc might have the same effect. We tried baby powder. The ants never came back. May have been a combination of the talc and the fragrance may have disguised their trail/food source. __________________________________________ If you want to get rid of ants.. Spread raw grits on the ground (not instant grits, tho). Then, when the ants eat the grits & drink water... They die.
________________________________________ Our home was infested with ants. I tried everything, including ant traps. The most effective thing was, once I figured out where they were coming in, was lavender oil. They HATE it!! I put a few drops in the cracks I suspected they were coming in, and they NEVER returned. SO every spring, before the weather starts to warm up, I will be dropping lots of lavender oil around my kitchen. _______________________________________ Hi, I found that if I left some fresh garlic cloves broken-up on a paper towel, on the kitchen counter, right by where I'd see the ant's coming down our kitchen wall, they seemed to disappear and I haven't seen any since.
