Hello everyone, I have been inactive lastly, but I’m back. So now, here’s what this thread is about. One day, I saw some Trychomyrmex destructor ants entering to my house in a line, and I saw they were entering and exiting a hole on the floor. Now, I wasn’t taking this very seriously, but they quic…

Oye, put a line of Salvo (yes, the dish detergent) around the hole from where they are coming. Make a full circle. Put a line anywhere you see a line of them, to disrupt the line. You can also mix some with water in a spray bottle and spray it on them and it will kill on contact but be aware it wil…

You also need to remove ALL food sources, which for your keyboard likely means you (like many, including my family!) eat over your keys from time to time, and they have found crumbs inside. Turn the keyboard upside down and shake gently to dislodge food particles, then wipe the surface where the cru…

Salvo is potent stuff, he and I both live on the Peninsula, the ants here are quite something.

Mix some borax with a bait food. The worker ants will bring it back to the nest and the food will kill the other ants. I’m not familiar with this ant but the iNat page suggests they like white bread and peanut butter.

Since they are already over the house, this is pretty unfortunate. Still, If you know the entry point (points) place a thick line of any non-toxic fine powder around the entry area(s). This will create an impenetrable barrier to ants. Ants breathe through holes in their abdomen - sorry, thorax - …

Best of luck! I take the following approach when I get ants: Block Entry: Small Openings: Caulk whatever hole(s) they’re entering from. I prefer to use a clear, water-based type such as Alex Plus Clear, since they wipe away with a wet rag. Large Openings: Plaster them closed. Hidden Gaps: Large …

For some reason many ant species LOVE electronics. We had dataloggers out in some Monterey Cypress groves on the coast in California and the carpenter ants were obsessed with getting in any way they could to chew on the plastic surrounding the wires. We eventually had to epoxy everything inside old …

I used to get little black ants (aka pharaoh ants/trailing ants, Monomorium) in the house around cat food. Since I have “re-wilded” my yard - removing impermeable surfaces, improved soil, added plants, and stop paying for monthly pest control - they don’t bother me anymore. On the other hand, I have…

[image] vreinkymov: Erase Trail: Wash away the trail with water with a bit of soap and bleach. I’ve tried just soap but it doesn’t always work. Apply this to the outside trail too. I’m surprised it took so long for anyone to suggest.. cleaning your house. Mop your floors, clean all surfaces,…

Help: Ants got mad

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headsoup February 3, 2023, 12:43am 3

Or olive oil or similar, they won’t walk across oil.

Or diatomaceous earth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzoD0AaUzgo

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