When I first moved into my present house, there were lots of ants anytime it rained. I think there was a colony under the cement slab foundation somewhere. For about five years I put out ant stakes (toxic, heavy metals and all that, but safe enough as long as there are no kids around) and the problem gradually diminished until now I hardly ever see any.
Nowadays I keep a spray can of pyrethrin-based stuff around, which is pretty safe around humans and pets, but I don't have to use it very often.
What used to really annoy me was the ants that crawled into my freezer and then died. I didn't have to kill them, but I did have to clean them up. I thought that was very unfair of them.
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Date: 2008-05-24 04:48 am (UTC)Nowadays I keep a spray can of pyrethrin-based stuff around, which is pretty safe around humans and pets, but I don't have to use it very often.
What used to really annoy me was the ants that crawled into my freezer and then died. I didn't have to kill them, but I did have to clean them up. I thought that was very unfair of them.