Tiny Ants
Mar 24, 2021 22:41:11 #
Has anyone out there been bothered by tiny ants in their homes this Spring? We have been inundated with them and nothing we do will get rid of them for more than a few hours. These are very small and are no larger than a spec of dust and are annoying as hell.
Mar 24, 2021 22:46:23 #
Sound like sugar ants looking for Spring food.
Try Raid ant traps for a week or three until the ants remain outside,
or take the bait back to the nest.
Try Raid ant traps for a week or three until the ants remain outside,
or take the bait back to the nest.
Mar 24, 2021 23:01:45 #
fjdarling
Loc: Mesa, Arizona, USA
I had some like that - tried for years to get rid of them on my own. A few months ago the exterminator said they are red ants and left some bait for them when he did some termite work for me. The bait got rid of them completely.
Mar 24, 2021 23:05:52 #
We deal with them every spring. Our exterminator provides us with a bait which they carry back to their nest. Takes a week or two, but definitely works.
Mar 25, 2021 00:57:21 #
No trouble at home but once hunting in southern AL, I climbed up on a large 5' high ant hill to look for a dog that was lost. Didn't find the dog but found dozens (hundreds?) of tiny red ants chewing on my legs. Finally went home, took off my pants and hosed them off me. Tiny little ants with big chewers! Harry PS Near Satsuma AL, 10 or 15 miles N of Mobile. Lots of birds (quail) - and ants!
Mar 25, 2021 05:31:05 #
TriX wrote:
We deal with them every spring. Our exterminator provides us with a bait which they carry back to their nest. Takes a week or two, but definitely works.
Exactly. It reminds me Spring is here. I use the liquid ant bait and it works.
Mar 25, 2021 06:59:58 #
Hamltnblue
Loc: Springfield PA
Go to an exterminator that sells to the public.
Get the granular ant killer and place it near where you see them ( but away from kids and animals). The ants will be gone quickly.
Get the granular ant killer and place it near where you see them ( but away from kids and animals). The ants will be gone quickly.
Mar 25, 2021 08:37:24 #
jsmangis wrote:
Has anyone out there been bothered by tiny ants in their homes this Spring? We have been inundated with them and nothing we do will get rid of them for more than a few hours. These are very small and are no larger than a spec of dust and are annoying as hell.
Borax. This is a powder that is much safer than poisons. Ants get it on their bodies and carry it back to the den. For whatever reason it is deadly to ants but not toxic to humans.
Mar 25, 2021 08:44:59 #
Bridges wrote:
Borax. This is a powder that is much safer than poisons. Ants get it on their bodies and carry it back to the den. For whatever reason it is deadly to ants but not toxic to humans.
Environmentally safe Borax works great for us, every year. It's commercially available in a solution (Terro, for one) that the ants can't resist. I put a single drop on a few small (1/2 inch) squares of foil or wax paper and stick them out of the way where I see ants. Within minutes I see 7 or 8 ants feeding on the drop and within a few days, no more ants. Works for all size ants and a single 2-ounce bottle has lasted me about 10 years, so far.
Mar 25, 2021 09:16:23 #
Mar 25, 2021 09:29:47 #
Terro ant bait. A liquid that you put out near their trails. Just as drop here and there. They eat it and go back to the nest and die. Ants keep their nest clean by canabalizing the bodies of dead members of the colony, so one dead ant can kill many more. It is pretty effective stuff.
Mar 25, 2021 10:15:10 #
Any granular ant bait works well. The smaller granules work best for sugar ants. Patience is the key as they have to take the bait back to the nest and feed the colony. Don't spray or there are no workers to take the bait back to the colony..............
Mar 25, 2021 10:29:26 #
I've always said ants are there to clean up the crumbs we leave unnoticed.
Mar 25, 2021 11:24:29 #
Not yet! You have to hope that those tiny ants don't grow to be huge. I've seen sci-fi movies like that. 
Mar 25, 2021 13:04:20 #
JFCoupe
Loc: Kent, Washington
My wife makes a solution of 1.5 TBLS of Borax, 1/2 cup of sugar and 1.5 cups of boiling water. Mix and dissolve Borax and sugar. Then soak cotton balls in the solution. Place in appropriate locations. Ants will swarm to the cottonballs and carry the borax back to the nest. Probably in 3-4 days you find almost no ants.
Repeat as needed.
Repeat as needed.
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