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Originally Posted by moonrise

We've got tons of the little black sugar ants. I don't know why in the world they're coming in the house, unless it's to escape the heat. I keep the kitchen counters spotless, and no dishes in the sink, but they're still crawling everywhere. We can't use sprays inside the house (we have birds), but Hubby has sprayed around the outside several times. Nothing seems to work long-term, not even boric acid. :(

It probably doesn't help matters that we live literally 10' from the woods. I guess they're strolling out of the woods and right into the house.

Too bad they're too small to be on our cats' "radars". They'll catch larger bugs in a heartbeat, but they just don't seem to notice the ants! :lol:

spray with vinegar!

Those are carpenter ants. They are not good to have. You need to spray your yard and around your house. God bless.

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Originally Posted by auntiehenno

I killed one the other day, but it was not easy, it would not DIE!

Yeah, those suckers are hard to kill. I usually have them start to come in around May. I have even had them in the dishwasher!. They seem to come into the kitchen so I spray all allong the foundation and around doors and windows. I usually take doing this a couple of times. Oh, and it hurts like heck if they bite you.