Please Help Me Find A Solution!!

by mommahasapottymouth

OK, I am in desperate need of some help here. I have an ant problem. Sugar ants to be exact. And with all the information out there, I am a little overwhelmed.

I put out 4 small little ant bait things, supposed to kill in 24 hours. Yeah freakin right. Mind you, these 4 little trap things were placed about 8 feet apart. 2 on each end.

save your self the money and DON’T buy these!

My daughter is convinced they are spiders, and has been having little panic attacks every night before bed and every morning when she wakes up. I can no longer take it. I am willing to do anything to rid myself of these things!!

If you have ever had this problem, I am BEGGING you to lend me your advise. If you are going to comment with something mean, please save your self the time and just don’t comment at all!!

PLEASE HELP!!

Posted on May 31, 2012 at 8:02 pm in DIY solutions, Family, Home, kids | RSS feed | Reply | Trackback URL

Tags: Bugs, Children, DIY, family, hate, help, home, kids, outdoors, solutions, ugly

10 Comments to “Please Help Me Find A Solution!!”

Naomi
May 31, 2012 at 8:17 pm

Some ants like protein., others like sugar. If you have the type that like sugar, we’ve found success mixing 1 tablespoon of borax into a 2 cup jar of strawberry jelly. We leave bits of the jelly on lids placed near the places where the ants come in. It works pretty well, and if one of the kids gets into it, there isn’t enough Borax in there to do any damage. You can find Borax with the other laundry detergents in the grocery store.

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- mommahasapottymouth
  May 31, 2012 at 8:35 pm
  
  I have tons of Borax, my DH is a fisherman and uses it to cure eggs. I will look into it. how long before they are gone??
  
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  - Naomi
    June 1, 2012 at 10:44 am
    
    It depends on how many ants you have. We see a big difference in about a week.
  - mommahasapottymouth
    June 1, 2012 at 12:47 pm
    
    thank you!
bigsmileu1
May 31, 2012 at 8:55 pm

I heard that a line of cayenne pepper will stop the ants. I have never tried this, however, I hear it really works. 😉

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- mommahasapottymouth
  May 31, 2012 at 8:58 pm
  
  well maybe i will do a line on the wall and the jar of borax. I wonder though if maybe bombing the whole damn house would also work? 🙂
  
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  - bigsmileu1
    May 31, 2012 at 9:22 pm
    
    That, too, might work. LOL! Good luck. 🙂
Lisa
May 31, 2012 at 11:57 pm

If you can find the hole where they’re actually entering your house, put a little pile of talcum powder there. Then they can’t get in. Good luck.

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Chaotic Life, Happy Home
June 1, 2012 at 1:49 pm

Not sure if it works on sugar ants specifically, but try putting out some small piles of cornmeal. They can’t digest it…it may take a few days, but it worked on my black ants last year and I think they spread the word because I haven’t seen them since.

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- mommahasapottymouth
  June 2, 2012 at 6:06 am
  
  I tried the corn meal out side but it didnt seem to help. 😦
  
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