madylarian
The curmudgeonly
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Parkville, MD
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Re: Odorous house ant
said by aurgathor  :I've had them before, and they can be exceedingly difficult to get rid of without a full house fumigation. They're fairly small. We've been fighting them for years. They are usually found around water, so we most often see them in the bathroom and kitchen. We've has to contract with an exterminator who comes around on a regular basis. They spray around the entire outside perimeter of the house several times a year as you have to try to keep the ants from getting in. They also use enclosed poison baits inside. We still might see the occasional ant but at least there are no more swarms.
mady
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aurgathor
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Lynnwood, WA
| said by madylarian : They spray around the entire outside perimeter of the house several times a year as you have to try to keep the ants from getting in. They also use enclosed poison baits inside. We still might see the occasional ant but at least there are no more swarms. Spraying the perimeter is utterly useless if they're already resident in the house. As for baits, they don't work too well with well established odorous ant colonies, unless you can pinpoint all their locations. And when you "see the occasional ant", that's most likely just the tip of the iceberg.
I thought they were mostly gone until I did some work on my ceiling one day...  |
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madylarian
The curmudgeonly
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Parkville, MD
| said by aurgathor :Spraying the perimeter is utterly useless if they're already resident in the house. As for baits, they don't work too well with well established odorous ant colonies, unless you can pinpoint all their locations. And when you "see the occasional ant", that's most likely just the tip of the iceberg. I thought they were mostly gone until I did some work on my ceiling one day... Well, it's worked for me. Since we started doing both treatments I have not had the ant trails all over my kitchen counters and basement floors that I used to have. I think what we have are Pharoh/ferol/whateverthey'recalled ants. Still, I know it's an ongoing battle. They may still be in the house but as long as I don't see them....I can live with that.
mady
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aurgathor
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Lynnwood, WA | Pharaoh's are easier to deal with. |
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