Every Summer, ants decide to invade my home in search of food. While I don't really mind them, I want to keep them from coming into my house. Too long have I not minded them. Too long I have showed them mercy. There has been only ONE year where they hadn't come into my home, and I forgot why that was... might have been the ant poison. My mom had prayed some ant poison around the house, and yet, they find other ways into my home. I thought of leaving a candy or something on top of their home so it would take them time to get out, but that would probably attract more ants. I see them on my dresser, and despite the fact I vacuumed a bunch of other ants, they came back! Who here has in directions for me to follow, and who else has ant problems?

Spray and keep spraying
Raid is good

I see. I suppose that would work... Raid does not work for us any longer, I'm afraid... just like how the spray my mom uses seems to have been adapted to as well.

I think I'll try that because that sounds like it'll be helpful and beneficial... I just need to not let my dogs get to it.

EDIT: I need to go to the store to buy some cinnamon.

Occasionally I'll see some but they don't ever stay long. I guess they are just passing through? xD

Good luck getting rid of them though! I hope the cinnamon works for you.

Cinnamon worked for me for blocking their trails and entryways - I had to use an animal-safe blocker because my chickens would've eaten any poison, so I tried it and it worked very well. Once ant season was over, just vacuumed it up.

Hope something works for you, having an ant invasion sucks :(

Kelz wrote:Occasionally I'll see some but they don't ever stay long. I guess they are just passing through? xD

Good luck getting rid of them though! I hope the cinnamon works for you.

That's lucky!

Metapod wrote:Cinnamon worked for me for blocking their trails and entryways - I had to use an animal-safe blocker because my chickens would've eaten any poison, so I tried it and it worked very well. Once ant season was over, just vacuumed it up.

Hope something works for you, having an ant invasion sucks :(

It's awesome you found a non harmful way to rid yourself of ants. Do you let your chickens run around without a fence area?