How do I keep ants from invading?

[shortylickens]

If I drop a crumb and clean it immediately the bastards are crawling all over the place an hour later.

We've got a pest control dude coming this friday but until then I need to slow their roll.

Would cleaning up with vinegar help? Rubbing alcohol? Bleach? Ammonia? (Not at the same time)

 

[shortylickens]

is there some sort of decoy I can put outside to distract them?

Should I find the ant nest hive and pour gasoline in there?

What if I released a hundred frogs and let them gorge?

 

[master_shake_]

white chalk outline around your house.

ants won't walk over chalk.

 

[mizzou]

spray exterior with a bug killer. You may need to clean tye heck out of your floora to erase any preexisting chem trails left by ants

 

[paperfist]

I had the same problem. Bastards were everywhere! Even under the mouth wash bottle.

I used this:

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Raid-Double-Ant-Baits-4-ct/11046003

They say not to kill them as it could be the scout and if you have those baits it'll take it back to where they came from to kill the colony. Took a few days but they worked.

Tried 3 or 4 other traps and the ants laughed at them. Tried bleach, rubbing alcohol, dish soap in water, borax. None of that crap worked unless of course you sprayed them directly, but a few hours later they were back.

 

[paperfist]

is there some sort of decoy I can put outside to distract them?

Should I find the ant nest hive and pour gasoline in there?

What if I released a hundred frogs and let them gorge?

An ant eater would be more effective

 

[TheGardener]

Call a professional?

 

[ivwshane]

Old post but this is what works for me.

http://m.homedepot.com/p/Hot-Shot-MaxAttrax-Ant-Bait-4-Count-HG-2040W-6/100166165/

Put it where the ants walk, do not kill them. Eventually you will get a ton of ants going toward the bait. They will go back to the colony where the poison will take affect and kill the whole colony including the queen. After one day no more ants.