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Dawn dish detergent! I had ants that were marching in a special place on the foundation of the house. I sprayed multiple times and they kept on marching. Out of frustration I took the Dawn bottle out and squirted it in the trail and it seems to have worked! Also put it across the floor at the overhead door to the garage and they have moved out of there, too. The little white "huts" by Raid seem to have some deterrent, too, but the Dawn is apparently keeping them outside.

dd

We have had the tiny buggers for years. I agree with June, they love Terro and bring all there friends. They come back bigger, stronger and more brave. I have tried cinnamon, bay leaves, vinegar, borax and everything else I have found on the internet. Nothing has worked. My husbands gets Terro and some other brand stakes to put in the yard next to the house. This is the only thing that has worked. I still find a rogue scout every so often but nothing like before. They were always in the bathroom but not this year. None in the bathroom, they all went to the kitchen instead.

maviskw

Used to have sweet-eating ants (the tiny ones) every year. Not this year. We had a few large ants for about a month this spring.

Sprinkle coffee grounds around the outside of the house up against the foundation and around the trees that have hummingbird feeders on them. I would try the grits or cornmeal also.

lindaschipper

I agree...Terro ant killer is the best.

zennia

I use sugar and baking soda. Found this idea on Pinterest and it really works. The sugar attracts them then they go back to nest and baking soda swells them up and kills them. No mess to clean up.

Roberta

Does anyone know that the little buggers can bite? We have these tiny black ants that come in and get on your end table next to the window and from their to my chair where they proceed to get on my arm and bite. How can something that small put its' tiny mouth on my ample arm area?

SewingSew

My grandma used to put lids with baking soda all along the edge of the kitchen counters. I have put a trail of puffed rice out before and that worked for me. It increases in size when they eat it and they explode.

Stitchit123

We had 5 weeks of of down pours and OMG the bugs are out of control. My SIL never uses any kind of sprays.There are so many natural ways to be rid of pesky bugs. She normally uses Orange and lavender oils but this year the ants are not affected. She went to the feed store to see if they had any ideas. He handed her a 12pk of Raid ant traps and told her if they did not work he'd triple her money back.Within 2 days no more ants. She placed them in each window sill and the corner of the kitchen and bathroom counter tops and one outside at the doors. The critter flea's and skeeters are not responding to any treatment I've gotten from the vet So I bathed all my furry ones in 1/4 cup each of orange and lemon oils in their oatmeal shampoo. They have no fleas and the skeeters leave them alone too-

Kitsie

How timely! Haven't had ants for a month, but this morning I noticed a few so I got out the Terro bottle. Too bad I left the open bottle on the window sill!

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At least they are in one place so Raid for Ants works!

ManiacQuilter2

I lived in a place where there must have been a huge community of them but they came back in every summer. I tied everything but they just kept coming back.